Shii News – ‘Aḥkām concerning the ahl al-bayt’ – N. Husayn
Posted in: Field-specific (academic)Aḥkām concerning the ahl al-bayt
Abstract Although Islamic law generally identifies all free Muslim males as equal members of society, irrespective of race or ancestry, a peculiar exception is made for those who claim patrilineal descent from the Arab chieftain Hāshim b. ‘Abd Manāf, the great-grandfather of the Prophet Muḥammad.
- September 08, 2020
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