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Category Archives: Shi’ism
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Jun
Jun
Introduction For most of its Islamic history, the land of Iran was majority Sunni. The Shi’i Safavids, who took control of Iran in 1501, changed this forever. Unlike other Shi’i dynasties such as the Fatimids in north Africa and the Buyids in Iraq, the Safavids were successful in permanently changing the religious landscape of the […]
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Jan
Jan
The h̩adīth of Kisā’ (cloak) refers to an incident where the Prophet gathered Fāṭima, ʿAlī, al-Ḥasan, and al-Ḥusayn underneath his cloak
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Aug
Aug
This article describes the events that led to the martyrdom of Hussain (may Allah be pleased with him).
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Nov
Nov
Imamate is a cornerstone of Shi’i belief, one of the pillars of faith, and it distinguishes a Shi’i from a Sunni.
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Nov
Nov
The exact nature, as well as the origins of early Shī‘īsm prior to the ‘Abbāsid revolution and even during the early ‘Abbāsid period, is confused and obscure according to the various early written sources
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Nov
Nov
In this article we examine the history of early Shī‘īsm during the ‘Abbāsid period. This covers the period from Ja‘far al-Sādiq (d.765/148) to the death of the eleventh Imam Ḥasan al-‘Askarī.
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Nov
Nov
In the period (260-334/874 -945) early Shī‘īsm eventually developed into Ithnā ‘Ashariyya Shī‘īsm. To gain an insight into how this process occurred, I will examine five key Ithnā ‘Ashariyya works.