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Tag "Shia Islam (Shiism)"

tag name: Shia Islam (Shiism) type: Religions, Middle Eastern
web link: Shia_Islam_(Shiism)
references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam
related tags: - Islam
referring tags: Akhbari (Shiite school); Atabat (Holy cities); Imams; Ismailism; Twelfth Imam; Usuli (Shiite school); Walaya (Authority)

"Shia Islam (Shiism)" appears in:

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  1. Foad Seddigh. Analysis of the Salient Features of Risáliy-i-Ja'faríyyih, An (2019). — This treatise, one of the major writings of the Báb, was written before He had disclosed His compl...
  2. Todd Lawson. Authority of the Feminine and Fatima's Place in an Early Work by the Bab, The (2007). — While Tahirih inspired many in Europe and eventually America, she is very much a daughter of her own...
  3. Zackery Mirza Heern. Báb and 'Alí Muhammad, Islamic and Post-Islamic, The: Multiple Meanings in the Writings of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad Shírází (1819-1850) (2023). — Writings of the Bab can be understood as a commentary on the Qur'an, the original Qur'an, and divine...
  4. Ahmad Nur Fuad. Babi Movement in Iran, The: From Religious Dissent to Political Revolt, 1844 (1998). — Development of the Babi movement and the political implications of its religious teachings, as seen ...
  5. Hutan Hejazi Martinez. Bahá'ísm: History, Transfiguration, Doxa (2010-05). — An outsider's view of the role of ideologies in a postmodern era, focusing on Baha'i history, conver...
  6. Khazeh Fananapazir. Bahá'u'lláh as fulfilment of the theophanic promise in the Sermons of Imam 'Alí ibn Abí Ṭálib: Translation of al Tutunjiyya, Iftikhár and Ma'rifat bin-Nurániyyat (2007). — Translations of Tutunjiyya "Sermon of the Gulf," Iftikhar "Sermon of Iftikhar," and Ma'rifat bin-Nur...
  7. Moojan Momen. Comparison between the Commentary and Interpretation of an Islamic Tradition by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Ayatu'llah Khomeini, A (2017). — On different interpretations of the hadith regarding taqlid, "to follow (legal interpretations)," as...
  8. Said Amir Arjomand. Consolation of Theology, The: Absence of the Imam and Transition from Chiliasm to Law in Shi'ism (1996). — Overview of the Shi'i doctrine of occultation, or the "Hidden Imam," and how this idea evolved into ...
  9. Ahang Rabbani. Conversion of the Great-Uncle of the Báb, The (1999 Spring). — The history of Haji Mirza Sayyid Muhammad (1798-1876), maternal uncle of the Bab.
  10. Said Amir Arjomand. Crisis of the Imamate and the Institution of Occultation in Twelver Shiism, The: A Sociohistorical Perspective (1996-11). — Background of the history and theology of concepts like Qa'im, Mahdi, ghayba, and the hidden twelfth...
  11. Vahid Rafati. Development of Shaykhi Thought in Shi'i Islam, The (1979).
  12. Jonah Winters. Dying for God: Martyrdom in the Shii and Babi Religions (1997). — Religious and cultural meanings of martyrdom/witnessing, and their role in Shi'i and Babi history.
  13. Encyclopaedia Iranica. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history (1982-2023). — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
  14. William F. McCants, John Walbridge, Frank Lewis, et al.. Richard C. Martin, ed. Encyclopedia of Islam and The Muslim World (2004). — Articles on Abdu'l-Baha, the Bab, Baha'u'llah, the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, Hujjatiya, Persian langua...
  15. Juan Cole. Ideology, Ethics, and Philosophical Discourse in Eighteenth-Century Iran (1989 Winter). — Intellectual biography as a discipline assumes that the life and thought of an individual can shed l...
  16. Said Amir Arjomand. Imam Absconditus and the Beginnings of a Theology of Occultation: Imami Shiʿism Circa 280-290 A. H./900 A. D. (1997). — Examination of the end of the 9th century and events following the death of the eleventh Imam, and t...
  17. Juan Cole. 'Indian Money' and the Shi'i Shrine Cities of Iraq, 1786-1850 (1986-10). — On the political economy of the Shi'i shrine cities of Iraq, theological and pilgrimage centers whic...
  18. Todd Lawson. Joycean Modernism in a Nineteenth-Century Qur'an Commentary?: A Comparison of The Báb's Qayyūm Al-Asmā' with Joyce's Ulysses (2015). — Comparison of the formal structure of the two works and themes such as time; oppositions and their r...
  19. Stephen Lambden. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. List of Baha'i Studies and Translations. — A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links ...
  20. Ismael Velasco. Logos, Mythos and Kerygma: The Logic of Reconciliation and the Occultation of the Promised Qá'im in Bábí-Bahá'í Scripture (2004). — Theological background of the Twelfth Imam in Shi'i Islam, comprehensive interpretation of Baha'u'll...
  21. Juan Cole, Moojan Momen. Mafia, Mob and Shiism in Iraq: The Rebellion of Ottoman Karbala 1824-1843 (1986). — On the role of gangs in urban social history of the 19-century Ottoman empire; with a decline in gov...
  22. Michael W. Sours. Maid of Heaven, the Image of Sophia, and the Logos, The: Personification of the Spirit of God in Scripture and Sacred Literature (1991). — The Logos in Christianity and the Maiden for Baha'u'llah can be equated as one and the same eternal ...
  23. Stephen Lambden. Messianic Roots of Babi-Bahá'í Globalism, The (2005). — Contrast of the continuity between the globalism of the Bab’s Qayyum al-asma’ and Baha’u’lla...
  24. Farshid Kazemi. Mysteries of Alast: The Realm of Subtle Entities and the Primordial Covenant in the Babi-Bahá'í Writings (2009). — One of the more esoteric concepts in Shi'i and Shaykhi thought is the "realm of subtle entities," '...
  25. al-Sharif al-Radi. Tahera Qutbuddin, trans. Nahj al-Balághah: The Wisdom and Eloquence of 'Alí (2024). — Critical edition and translation Imam Ali's orations and reflections, showcasing his wisdom on piety...
  26. Bahá'u'lláh. Adib Masumian, trans. One Who Related the Existence of the Qáʼim, The (2015). — One-paragraph passage related to the coming of the Mahdi.
  27. Jonah Winters. Origins of Shi'ism: A Consensus of Western Scholarship (1996). — Shi'ism, representing about 10% of the umma, is often regarded as illegitimate by the majority Sunni...
  28. Richard N. Frye. Persia (1968). — Excerpt from a book on the history of Iran. Includes mention of Baha'i schools in the early twentiet...
  29. Ismael Velasco. Prolegomenon to the Study of Babi and Baha'i Scriptures, A: The Importance of Henry Corbin to Babi and Baha'i Studies (2004). — On the foremost Western authority on the Islamic philosophy of Persia, one of the most influential I...
  30. Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad. Denis MacEoin, trans. Questions of Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad occasioning the Revelation of the Kitab-i-Iqan (1997-06). — Translation of the questions submitted to Baha'u'llah by Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad, the maternal un...
  31. Ismael Velasco. Reflections on Baha'u'llah's Claims to Being the Return of Imam Husayn (2020-06). — On Imam Husayn in Shi'a Islam, expectations of his return, his place in Babi theology, and various r...
  32. Roshan Danesh. Reflections on the Concept of Law in the Bahá'í Faith, Some (2014). — The concept of law in the Baha’i Faith; its early Islamic context; the nature of legal language an...
  33. Linda Walbridge. Reforming the Marja` at-Taqlid: The Baha'i Example (1997). — Shi'i leadership paradigms and the marja` at-taqlid, "clerical exemplar" or "religious guide."
  34. Bahá'u'lláh. Adib Masumian, trans. Regarding Jaʻfar-i-Kadhdháb ('Jaʻfar the Liar') (2016). — One-paragraph passage about the mystical cities Jabulqa and Jabulsa and the truthfulness of a figure...
  35. Wanden Mathews LaFarge. Relation of the Báb to the Traditions of Islám, The (1930). — Discussion of prophecies made by Muhammad concerning his son-in-law Ali and the division which divid...
  36. Moojan Momen. Religious Background of the 1979 Revolution in Iran (1995).
  37. Todd Lawson. Role of Wonder in Creating Identity, The (2023). — The term badi', "wondrous" or "new," is used dozens of times by the Bab in his proclamatory work the...
  38. Todd Lawson. Seeing Double: The Covenant and the Tablet of Ahmad (2005). — The Tablet of Ahmad is believed to have special potency. "Seeing double" means both looking at the w...
  39. Ali ibn 'Abu-Talib. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Sermon of Recognition with Luminousness (Khutbih-i-Ma'rifat bin-Núráníyyat) (2001). — A sermon by Imam Ali, of interest to Baha'is because (1) it was often quoted by Shaykh Ahmad Ahsa'i...
  40. Juan Cole. Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i on the Sources of Religious Authority (1993-10). — How did Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i understand the structure of authority in Shi`ism, specifically the r...
  41. Juan Cole. Shi'i Clerics in Iraq and Iran, 1722-1780: The Akhbari-Usuli Conflict Reconsidered (1985 Winter). — A debate which came to shape Shi'i jurisprudence, between those who believed that only the Imams sho...
  42. Jonah Winters. Shi'i Qur'an: An Examination of Western Scholarship (1997). — In the Kitab-i-Iqan (pp. 84-89) Baha'u'llah rejects the charge that the text of the Bible has been t...
  43. Moojan Momen. Shi`i Islam (1995). — Overview of Shi'a Islam, including a section on its relations to the Baha'i Faith.
  44. Marzieh Gail. Six Lessons on Islam (1953). — A brief overview of Islam, particularly Shi'a Islam, and its relevance to the Baha'i Faith.
  45. Henry Corbin. Nancy Pearson, trans. Spiritual Body and Celestial Earth: From Mazdean Iran to Shi'ite Iran (1977). — An analysis of interrelated themes in Iranian religion, including the angelology of Mazdaism and Isl...
  46. Stephen Lambden. Translation of the Arabic Du'á' al-Sahar (The Dawn Supplication) or Du'á' al-Bahá' (The Supplication of Splendour) with Select Expository Scriptural Writings of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, A (2023). — Translation of and commentary on the Shi'i "dawn supplication" for the Islamic month of Ramadan, and...
  47. Juan Cole. Treatise on Leadership: Introduction (1998-02). — Informal notes about and introduction to `Abdu'l-Baha's Risalih-i-Siyasiyyih (1893).
  48. Christopher Buck. Unique Eschatological Interface, A: Baha'u'llah and Cross-Cultural Messianism (1986). — Tracing themes of messianism through the Occidental religions.
  49. Moojan Momen. Usuli, Akhbari, Shaykhi, Babi: The Tribulations of a Qazvin Family (2003-09). — The emergence of the Usuli school in the evolution of Shi'is jurisprudence and theology in 18th and ...
  50. William F. McCants. Wronged One, The: Shí'í Narrative Structure in Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of Visitation for Mullá Husayn (2002). — On the martyrdom of Mulla Husayn, the structure of sacrificial and devotional narratives, and Shi'i ...

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  1. 1843-12-31 — Passing of Siyyid Kazim-i-Rashti, the disciple and self-proclaimed successor of Shaykh Ahmad, in Kar...
 
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