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Protecting the Citadel of Islam in the Modern Era: A Case of Shiʿi Mujtahids and the Najaf Seminary in Early Twentieth‐Century Iraq

The concept of protecting the Citadel of Islam ( Hifẓ Bayzat al‐Islam) , is common in the lexicon of Shiʿi political jurisprudence. It refers to those Islamic principles and foundations without which the existence of Islam and the Muslim community would be in danger.

Shi’a Minorities in the Contemporary World

New comparative perspectives on Shi’a minorities outside the Muslim world Key features Provides comparative insights into Shi’a Muslim communities across the globe, set in Muslim minority contexts Makes an important contribution to understanding the glob

Khandan-i-Ijtihad: Genealogy, history, and authority in a household of ‘ulama in modern South Asia | Modern Asian Studies | Cambridge Core

Revisiting the debate on how Islam’s ‘learned men’ (‘ulama) have sustained their religious authority through changing historical circumstances, this article offers a longue durée account of the so-called ‘Khandan-i-Ijtihad’: a family of renowned scholars and jurists who have held scholarly and popular precedence within South Asia’s Shi’i clerical networks for some 250 years.

Norm and Dissidence: Egyptian Shiʿa between Security Approaches and Geopolitical Stakes

Valter, Stéphane. “Norm and Dissidence: Egyptian Shiʿa between Security Approaches and Geopolitical Stakes.” CIRS Occasional Paper no. 23. Doha, Qatar: Center for International and Regional Studies, 2019.

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Les Imams et les Ghulāt. Nouvelles réflexions sur les relations entre imamisme “ modéré ” et shiʿisme “ extrémiste ”

Abstract L’article examine la complexité voire la confusion qui marque la notion de ghulūw à travers l’étude des ouvrages hérésiologiques et doctrinaux dans leur grande diversité. L’étude montre que tous les thèmes qualifiés d'” extrémistes ” se trouvent intégrés, d’une façon ou d’une autre, dans le corpus doctrinal shiʿite dit “ modéré ” ; tous sauf un : l’antinomisme ( ibāḥa ).

Corrigenda:
P. 9, 4e ligne avant la fin : ‘ālim > ‘ālam (2 fois)
P. 17, milieu : walāyatanā > walāyatinā
P. 22, 3e ligne avant la fin et p. 23, ligne 2 : ma‘rifa > ma‘rifat
P. 22, note 80, ligne 4 : Abū Bakra > Abū Bakr

Digital Technology and Pilgrimage: Shiʿi Rituals of Arbaʿin in Iraq

Since the collapse of the Baʿathist regime after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, Shiʿi Muslim rituals, in particular the annual commemorations of Arbaʿin, have seen a revival in popularity. Based on two fieldwork studies conducted during Arbaʿin in 2016 and 2017, the present study attempts to examine the changing characteristics of the rituals.

Shia Influence in the Axiology of Malay Culture – Volume 17, Issue 1, 2020

Over the years, there are various research on cultural development seen from socio-historical perspective. The uniqueness of Islam in Malay region as it is diverse and open to outside influences is important to be look at; as it differs greatly from

Muslim-Christian Polemics in Safavid Iran

Explores theological debates between Muslims and Christians in Iran in the 17th and early 18th centuries Provides case studies on Muslim-Christian polemics in early modern Iran Contributes to our understanding of interreligious relations in the Islamic

Persian Poetry, Sufism and Ismailism: The Testimony of Khwājah Qāsim Tushtarī’s Recognizing God | Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society | Cambridge Core

Abstract Khwājah Qāsim Tushtarī’s recently discovered Recognizing God (Maʿrifat-i Khudāy taʿālā) is one of the only texts known to have survived from the early Alamūt period of Ismaili Muslim history. This article analyses the work in the context of the “new Invitation” (daʿwat-i jadīd) to the Ismaili faith that al-Shahrastānī (d.