ABSTRACT
This chapter is divided into four parts. The first endeavours to give a brief historical background on the political development of the Lebanese Shi‘ites. The second part intends to survey Hizbullah's history between 19781984/5. The third part deals with Hizbullah's history over the years 1984/5 to 1990. The fourth and last part adumbrates Hizbullah's History from 1991 till 2005. Thus, I am interested in highlighting some basic facts of the development of the Shi‘ite community in general, and Hizbullah, in particular, by examining the important phases, figures, and dates in the lifespan of that social movement. 1
