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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The Zaydīs arose after the revolt of their fourth Imām, Zayd b. ‘Alī (d.122 / 740). Zayd was also the half-brother of Muh̩ammad al-Bāqir.
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The hayra (confusion) surrounding the death of the eleventh Imām was an opportunity for an opposing faction of Imāmi Shī‘īs to propagate what was to become Ismā‘īlī Shī‘īsm in Kūfa and later Iran.
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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.
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This articles give a brief biography of Imam al-Tabari and a describes his magnum opus; the Taʾrīkh al-rusul wa ’l-mulūk wa ’l-k̲h̲ulafā.
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This article discusses the compilation of the Qur’an in the time of the Prophet (sallahu alaihi wa sallam).
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Introduction This article examines the question as to whether Islam abolished polygamy. Some modernists claim that a careful examination of the verses on polygamy shows that the intention of Allah was to abolish polygamy. This article analyses this contention. Although a number of Muslim ‘thinkers’ reject polygamy in Islam, I will only critically examine the […]
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In this article we study the topic of Hadeeth and Sunnah, giving various scholarly definitions of both terms.
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In part 1 we discussed the importance of the topic. In this part we discuss the authority of the Sunnah
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In part 2, we looked at the authority of the Sunnah from as stated in various verses of the Quran. We now look at some further proofs, starting with the hadeeth.