The book is structured into six chapters—Tawhid, Imamah, The Clergy, Government, Law, and Hadith—mirroring the structure of the pamphlet it intended to refute. Defense of Shi'a Tradition
Responds to criticisms of Shi'a Islam, particularly from the Baháʼí Faith. kashf ul asrar khomeini pdf
The book is divided into six chapters that mirror the criticisms it aims to debunk: The book is structured into six chapters—Tawhid, Imamah,
Kashf al-Asrar was written in 1943–1944 (1362 AH) when Khomeini was a mid-ranking cleric (Hujjat al-Islam, not yet Ayatollah). It is a work of theoretical mysticism (irfan) despite the title. Instead, it is a sharp political polemic against the secularism and Westernization of Reza Shah Pahlavi, as well as a response to a tract by the anti-clerical writer Ahmad Kasravi. This book contains Khomeini’s early, clear argument for Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Jurist) – a decade before his famous 1970 lectures. It is a work of theoretical mysticism (irfan)