The Transformation of Radjʿa Doctrine of Shiʿa: A Case Study on the Nusayrīs, the Druzes and the Bābī-Bahāīs by Aydın Bayram

“…As one of the main tenets of mainstream Shiʿa, the radjʿa doctrine is potentially open to radical interpretations. …”
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The Relationship between Religion and Politics from the Viewpoint of Shia Imamieh with Emphasis on the Doctrine of Mahdism and From the Perspective of the Qur'an and Narrations by ali maleki

“…2- What is the difference between Shia Imamiyah attitude towards this issue and the relation between religion and politics in the modern world? …”
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Analysis and Criticism of Mo'aviyeh's Correspondences to Imam Ali (pbuh) by kamran izadi, Mohammad Janipoor

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Rapprochement between Sunnīs and Imāmīs during the Crusades by Mohamed El-Moctar El-Shinqiti

“…Three factors seem to have underlined this sense of unity: doctrinal nearness, geographic proximity, and the political quietism of medieval Imāmism. …”
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Rapprochement between Sunnīs and Imāmīs during the Crusades by محمد المختار الشنقيطي

“…Three factors seem to have underlined this sense of unity: doctrinal nearness, geographic proximity, and the political quietism of medieval Imāmism. …”
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Islamic Theocracy of Shia Twelvers in Iran by Kasra Akhavan Azari, Mari Jože Osredkar

“…The Farsi concept transfers the authority, political and religious, to the Shia clergy called ruling faqih (ruling jurist). …”
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Karbala mourning among the Fāṭimid-Ṭayyibī Shīʿa of India: doctrinal and performative aspects of Sayyidnā Ṭāhir Sayf al-Dīn’s Arabic Marthiya, “O King of Martyrs” (Yā Sayyida l-Shu... by Qutbuddin, T

“…Simultaneously, it reflects the Fāṭimid-Ṭayyibī heritage, particularly the teachings of al-Muʾayyad al-Shīrāzī (d. 470/1078), including the fundamentals of their Imāmate doctrine and the salvific importance of weeping for Ḥusayn.…”

Textual Criticism In Shīʿa (PhD. Dissertation) by Peyman Ünügür

“…As an effective way of propagation and attracting more supporters, such groups used some reports fabricated in accordance with their views, and attributed them to the Imams of Shīʿa. The widespread practice of fabricating ḥadiths led way to the formation of a group reacting against such extremist ideas as well. …”
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Textual Criticism In Shīʿa (PhD. Dissertation) by Peyman Ünügür

“…As an effective way of propagation and attracting more supporters, such groups used some reports fabricated in accordance with their views, and attributed them to the Imams of Shīʿa. The widespread practice of fabricating ḥadiths led way to the formation of a group reacting against such extremist ideas as well. …”
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A Comparison between the concepts of redemption in Christianity and intercessionin Shia Islam by Mohsen Rabbani, Ahmad Reza Meftah

“…But doctrine of intercession is complementary part in Shia. …”
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Twelve Infallible Men: The Imams and the Making of Shi‘ism by Nicole Correri

“…But he analyzes how the biographies of the imams became standardized over time—for example, how martyrdom was attributed to all of the imams after Mufīd’s writings and how Mufīd in particular set the standard for these narratives contributing to a coherent Shi‘a community with clear boundaries. …”
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An Account of How to Apply Epistemological Issues to Practical Doctrines of Islamic Jurisprudence by Mohammad Hosein Safaei

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Mulla Sadra on the Continuity of the Walāya after Prophecy by محبوبه اسماعیل زاده نوقی, محمد حسین مهدوی نزاد, بیوک علیزاده

“…Belief in the walāya and the necessity of its continuity at all times has been considered as one of the principal and significant doctrines of Muslims in general and Shi’ā in particular without which religion is meaningless. …”
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Validation of Judicial Acts of the Islamic Ruler: A Comparative Study of the "Writing [Ketabat] of the Islamic Ruler over the Judge" in Shia and Sunni Jurisprudence by Seyyed Mahdi Mirdadashi, Siamak Qiasi, Ali Keshavarz

“…The discussion highlighted that the judicial authority of the Islamic ruler, as accepted in both Shia and Sunni jurisprudence, revolves around the dominance of higher over lower authority and the obligation of appointed judges to follow the appointing authority or the Imam. …”
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Favorable Investigating of the Scripture Reports on Christ (AS) and His Main Title in Sacred Sources by Seyyed Hossein Biriyai

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A Comparative Analysis of the Positive Effects and Consequences of Women's Apostasy in the Imami Religion and the Salafi Approach, Focusing on the Views of Imam Khomeini and Ibn Ta... by Hamzehali Bahrami, Maryamsadat Hashemi

“…Keywords: Apostate, Ibn Taymiyyah, Salafists, Imamiyyah, Imam Khomeini, Salafiyyah, female IntroductionOne Islamic ruling that has been used as a pretext to fight against Islam and portray it as rigid and anti-freedom is the focus on the doctrine of female apostasy. …”
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THE REACTUALIZATION OF ‘IṢMAH AL-A’IMMAH CONCEPT: Analysis on the Interpretation of al- Ṭabatabâ’î by Suraya Attamimi, Nurhayati Nurhayati

“…‘Iṣmah al-a’immah issue has been a polemic among the theology community of Sunni-Shia, particularly in the internal Shia. The Shia Ismâ’ilîyah and Ithnâ ‘Asyarîyah communities believe in the absolute ma’ṣûm character of their leaders/imam. …”
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The Judaic-Christian Perception of Purgatory in the Iranian Cinema by Mohammad Reza Javadi Yeganeh, Mohammad Aqasi

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Methodology of "Philosophical Kalam" in the Thought of Ibn Maytham Bahrani by Mahdi Ganjvar

“…Regardless of the diversity of methods and approaches which have existed in the science of Kalam since its very inception, one can still distinguish between three distinct general approaches in the explanation of ideological issues in the domain of Shia Kalam; first, traditional method and emphasis on religious texts and inattention to reason and its function in the understanding of Kalam issues; second approach is hermeneutical and esoteric method that not only underlines the authority and credit of reason and its role in the acquisition of knowledge and understanding of religious doctrines, it also considers the discovery of meanings and esoteric secrets from the words of Holy Book and Tradition impossible without the assistance of reason; third approach is the philosophical rationalism method in which the Kalam scholar struggles to explain the problems of Kalam using ontology and resorting to philosophical rules and judgments and with a philosophical style he discusses the divine truths and religious beliefs including monotheism, resurrection, prophecy and the secret of revelation of divine verses. …”
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A Review of the Similarities and Differences Between the Institutions of "Bankruptcy" and "Insolvency" [Iflas] in Islamic Law, with a Look at Iranian Law and the Common Law System by Behzad Pourseyyed, Mohammad Javad Heydari Horestani, Mohammad Javad Farahzadi

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