Download or read book Spirituality of the Shi ism and Other Discourses written by Allamah Tabataba'i and published by Al-Burāq. This book was released on 2020-07-11 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents a series of twenty-one discourses related to the spirituality of Shi'ism and various key interesting topics in Islam.

Download or read book Spirituality of the Shiism and Other Discourses written by Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn At-tabataba'i and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is one of the many Islamic publications distributed by Talee throughout the world in different languages with the aim of conveying the message of Islam to the people of the world. Talee (www.talee.org) is a registered Organization that operates and is sustained through collaborative efforts of volunteers in many countries around the world, and it welcomes your involvement and support. Its objectives are numerous, yet its main goal is to spread the truth about the Islamic faith in general and the Shi`a School of Thought in particular due to the latter being misrepresented, misunderstood and its tenets often assaulted by many ignorant folks, Muslims and non-Muslims.Organization's purpose is to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge through a global medium, the Internet, to locations where such resources are not commonly or easily accessible or are resented, resisted and fought! In addition, Talee aims at encouraging scholarship, research and enquiry through the use of technological facilitates. For a complete list of our published books please refer to our website (www.talee.org) or send us an email to [email protected]

Download or read book Shiite and Spirituality written by Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-23 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents a series of twenty-one discourses related to the spirituality of Shi'ism and various key interesting topics in Islam.

Download or read book Spiritual Discourses written by Ayatullah Murtadha Mutahhari and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-11 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Criteria for humanity, spiritual freedom, nobility, worship and prayer, repentance, migration and jihad, and belief in the unseenThis book is one of the many Islamic publications distributed by Ahlulbayt Organization throughout the world in different languages with the aim of conveying the message of Islam to the people of the world. Ahlulbayt Organization (www.shia.es) is a registered Organization that operates and is sustained through collaborative efforts of volunteers in many countries around the world, and it welcomes your involvement and support. Its objectives are numerous, yet its main goal is to spread the truth about the Islamic faith in general and the Shi`a School of Thought in particular due to the latter being misrepresented, misunderstood and its tenets often assaulted by many ignorant folks, Muslims and non-Muslims. Organization's purpose is to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge through a global medium, the Internet, to locations where such resources are not commonly or easily accessible or are resented, resisted and fought! In addition, For a complete list of our published books please refer to our website (www.shia.es) or send us an email to [email protected]

Download or read book Spirituality of the Shi ism and Other Discourses written by Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn At-tabataba'i and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-11 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents a series of twenty-one discourses related to the spirituality of Shi'ism and various key interesting topics in Islam.This book is one of the many Islamic publications distributed by Ahlulbayt Organization throughout the world in different languages with the aim of conveying the message of Islam to the people of the world. Ahlulbayt Organization (www.shia.es) is a registered Organization that operates and is sustained through collaborative efforts of volunteers in many countries around the world, and it welcomes your involvement and support. Its objectives are numerous, yet its main goal is to spread the truth about the Islamic faith in general and the Shi`a School of Thought in particular due to the latter being misrepresented, misunderstood and its tenets often assaulted by many ignorant folks, Muslims and non-Muslims. Organization's purpose is to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge through a global medium, the Internet, to locations where such resources are not commonly or easily accessible or are resented, resisted and fought! In addition, For a complete list of our published books please refer to our website (www.shia.es) or send us an email to [email protected]

Download or read book The Spirituality of Shi i Islam written by Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-31 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second largest branch of Islam, with between 130 and 190 million adherents across the globe, Shi'i Islam is becoming an increasingly significant force in contemporary politics, especially in the Middle East. This makes an informed understanding of its fundamental spiritual beliefs and practices both necessary and timely. Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi is one of the most distinguished scholars of Shi'i history and theology, and in this volume he offers a wide-ranging and engaging survey of the core texts of Shi'i Islam. Examining in turn the origins and later developments of Shi'i spirituality, the author reveals the profoundly esoteric nature of the beliefs which accrued to the figures of the early Imams, and which became associated with their interaction between the material and spiritual worlds. Many of these beliefs have remained much misunderstood even within the wider Muslim world. Furthermore, Western scholarship has tended to follow the lead of the earlier orientalists and critics, viewing Shi'i teachings as marginal. In this study the author shows, by contrast, how central and creative the very nature of spirituality was to the development of Shi'i Islam, as well as to classical Muslim civilisation as a whole. In this comprehensive treatment, the esoteric nature of Shi'i spirituality emerges as an essential phenomenon for understanding Shi'i Islam.

Download or read book Shi ism and Film written by Nacim Pak and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Shi ism In South East Asia written by Chiara Formichi and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-11 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first work available in any language to extensively document and critically discuss traditions of 'Alid piety and their modern contestations in the region. The concept of 'Alid piety allows for a reframing of our views on the widespread reverence for 'Ali, Fatima and their progeny that emphasizes how such sentiments and associated practices are seen as part of broad traditions shared by many Muslims, which might or might not have their origins in a specifically Shi'a identity. In doing so, it facilitates the movement of academic discussions out from under the shadow of polemical sectarian discourses on 'Shi'ism' in Southeast Asia. The chapters include presentations of new material from previously unpublished early manuscript sources from Muslim vernacular literatures in the Malay, Javanese, Sundanese, Acehnese and Bugis languages, as well as rich new ethnography from across the region. These studies engage with cultural, intellectual, and performative traditions, as well as the ways in which 'Alid piety has been transformed in relation to more strictly sectarian identifications since the Iranian revolution in 1979.

Download or read book Shi ism written by ?usain Na?r and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an anthology of the most significant writing on the doctrinal, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions of Shicism. The works included here foster an interpretive understanding of Shicism in its dogmatic and cognitive aspects. The intent of this book is to balance the attention that has been focused on the political aspect of Shicism. Shicism is often seen, not only as an essentially political phenomenon, but as a creed of violence. Understanding Shicism in its total reality will encourage a more balanced approach to issues which are viewed mostly politically. While not denying the importance of political manifestations, this book offers an understanding of the often neglected religious beliefs and spiritual practices of this world community.

Download or read book Spiritual Discourses written by Ayatullah Murtad a Mutahhari - XKP and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Criteria for humanity, spiritual freedom, nobility, worship and prayer, repentance, migration, jihad, and belief in the unseen. al-islam.org - islamicmobility.com Translated by Dr. Aluddin Pazargadi Edited by Salman Tawhidi Published by: Islamic Propagation Org TehranThis book is one of the many Islamic publications distributed by Ahlulbayt Organization throughout the world in different languages with the aim of conveying the message of Islam to the people of the world. Ahlulbayt Organization (www.shia.es) is a registered Organization that operates and is sustained through collaborative efforts of volunteers in many countries around the world, and it welcomes your involvement and support. Its objectives are numerous, yet its main goal is to spread the truth about the Islamic faith in general and the Shia School of Thought in particular due to the latter being misrepresented, misunderstood and its tenets often assaulted by many ignorant folks, Muslims and non-Muslims. Organization's purpose is to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge through a global medium, the Internet, to locations where such resources are not commonly or easily accessible or are resented, resisted and fought! In addition, For a complete list of our published books please refer to our website (www.shia.es) or send us an email to [email protected]

Download or read book Shia Islam 3 Spirituality written by Hamid Kasiri and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Shi i Islam and Sufism written by Denis Hermann and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies Offering new perspectives on the relationship between Shi'is and Sufis in modern and pre-modern times, this book challenges the supposed opposition between these two esoteric traditions in Islam by exploring what could be called "Shi'i Sufism" and "Sufi-oriented Shi'ism" at various points in history. The chapters are based on new research in textual studies as well as fieldwork from a broad geographical areas including the Indian subcontinent, Anatolia and Iran. Covering a long period stretching from the early post-Mongol centuries, throughout the entire Safawid era (906–1134/1501–1722) and beyond, it is concerned not only with the sphere of the religious scholars but also with different strata of society. The first part of the volume looks at the diversity of the discourse on Sufism among the Shi'i "ulama" in the run up to and during the Safawid period. The second part focuses on the social and intellectual history of the most popular Shi'i Sufi order in Iran, the Ni'mat Allahiyya. The third part examines the relationship between Shi'ism and Sufism in the little-explored literary traditions of the Alevi-Bektashi and the Khaksariyya Sufi order. With contributions from leading scholars in Shi'ism and Sufism Studies, the book is the first to reveal the mutual influences and connections between Shi'ism and Sufism, which until now have been little explored.

Download or read book The Shi i World written by Farhad Daftary and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-25 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies The world's 200 million Shi'i Muslims express their faith in a multiplicity of ways, united by reverence for the ahl al-bayt, the family of the Prophet. In embracing a pluralistic ethic, fourteen centuries of Shi'i Islam have given rise to diverse traditions and practices across varied geographic and cultural landscapes. The Shi'i World is a comprehensive work authored by leading scholars from assorted disciplines, to provide a better understanding of how Shi'i communities view themselves and articulate their teachings. The topics range from Shi'i Islam's historical and conceptual foundations, formative figures and intellectual, legal and moral traditions, to its devotional practices, art and architecture, literature, music and cinema, as well as expressions and experiences of modernity. The book thus provides a panoramic perspective of the richly textured narratives that have shaped the social and moral universe of Shi'i Muslims around the globe.This fourth volume in the Muslim Heritage Series will appeal to specialists and general readers alike, as a timely resource on the prevailing complexities not only of the 'Muslim world', but also of the dynamic Shi'i diasporas of Europe and North America.

Download or read book Shi ism written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 55. Ann K S Lambton, ?Quis custodiet custodes: some reflections on the Persian theory of government? in Studia Islamica, Vol. 6 (1956), pp. 125-46. 56. Imam Khomeini, ?Program for the establishment of an Islamic government? in Hamid Algar (Transl.), Islam and revolution: writings and declarations of Imam Khomeini (Berkeley: Mizan Press, 1981), pp. 126-49 and 163-66. 57. Norman Calder, ?Accommodation and revolution in Imami Shi?i jurisprudence: Khumayni and the classical tradition? in Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 18 (1982), pp. 3-20. 58. Farhad Kazemi, ?The Fada?iyan-e Islam: fanaticism, politics and terror? in Said Amir Arjomand (Ed.), From Nationalism to Revolutionary Islam (London: Macmillan Press, 1984), pp. 158-76. 59. Shahrough Akhavi, ?Islam, politics and society in the thought of Ayatullah Khomeini, Ayatullah Taliqani and Ali Shariati? in Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 24 (1988), pp. 404-31. 60. J G J ter Haar, ?Murtaz? Mutahhar? (1919-1979): an introduction to his life and thought? in Persica, Vol. 14 (1990-1992), pp. 1-21. 61. Vanessa Martin, ?Religion and state in Khumain??s Kashf al-asr?r? in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Vol. 56, No. 1 (1993), pp. 34-45 62. Said Amir Arjomand, ?Shi?ite jurisprudence and constitution making in the Islamic Republic of Iran? in Martin E Marty and R Scott Appleby, Fundamentalisms and the State (Chicago: the University of Chicago Press, 1993), pp. 88-109. 63. Shahla Haeri, ?Obedience versus autonomy: women and fundamentalism in Pakistan and Iran? in Martin E Marty and R Scott Appleby, Fundamentalisms and Society (Chicago: the University of Chicago Press, 1993), pp. 181-213. 64. T M Aziz, ?The role of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr in Shi?i political activism in Iraq from 1958 to 1980? in International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 25 (1993), pp. 207-22. 65. Ahmad Kazemi Moussavi, ?The institutionalization of marja?-i taql?d in the nineteenth century Sh??ite community? in The Muslim World, Vol. 83 (1994), pp. 279-99. 66. Shahrough Akhavi, ?Contending discourses in Shi?i law on the doctrine of wil?yat al faq?h? in Iranian Studies, Vol. 29 (1996), pp. 229-68. 67. Sylwia Surdykowska, ?The spiritual aspect of jihad and Khomeini?s doctrine? in Acta Asiatica Varsoviensia, No. 13 (2000), pp. 75-84. 68. Evan Siegel, ?The politics of Shah?d-e J?w?d? in Rainer Brunner & Werner Ende (Eds.), The Twelver Shia in modern times: religious culture & political history (Boston: Brill, 2001), pp. 150-77. 69. Mortaza Motahhari, ?The fundamental problem in the clerical establishment? in Linda S. Walbridge, The Most Learned of the Shi?a (Oxford University Press, 2001), pp. 161-82. 70. Roswitha Badry, ?Marja?iyya and sh?r?? in Rainer Brunner & Werner Ende (Eds.), The Twelver Shia in modern times: religious culture & political history (Boston: Brill, 2001), pp. 188-207. 71. Talib Aziz, ?Fadlallah and the remaking of the marja?iya? in Linda S. Walbridge, The Most Learned of the Shi?a (Oxford University Press, 2001), pp. 205-15. 72. Charles Kurzman, ?Critics within: Islamic scholars? protests against the Islamic state in Iran? in International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society, Vol. 15, No. 2 (2001), pp. 341-59. 73. Juan Cole, ?Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa?i on the sources of religious authority? in Linda S. Walbridge, The Most Learned of the Shi?a (Oxford University Press, 2001), pp. 82-93. 74. Mahmoud Sadri, ?Sacral defense of secularism: the political theologies of Soroush, Shabestari and Kadivar? in International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society, Vol. 15, No. 2 (2001), pp. 257-70. 75. Mona Harb & Reinoud Leenders, ?Know thy enemy: Hizbullah, ?terrorism? and the politics of perception? in Third World Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 1 (2005), pp. 173-97.

Download or read book Shi i Islam in Iranian Cinema written by Nacim Pak-Shiraz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1999-07-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years there has been a remarkable surge in Iranian films expressing contentious issues which would otherwise be very difficult to discuss publicly inside the Islamic Republic of Iran - such as the role of clergy in Iranian society. Nacim Pak-Shiraz here highlights how many Iranian film directors concern themselves with the content of the religious and historical narratives of culture and society, sparking debate about the medium's compatibility or incongruity with religion and spirituality. She explores the various ways that Shi'i discourse emerges on screen, and offers groundbreaking insights into both the role of film in Iranian culture and society, and how it has become a medium for exploring what it means to be Iranian and Muslim after thirty years of Islamic rule. This is invaluable reading students and scholars of Film Studies and contemporary Iranian cinema, but also of the culture and identity of Iran more widely.

Download or read book Alternative Islamic Discourses and Religious Authority written by Dr Carool Kersten and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like anywhere else, the present-day Islamic world too is grappling with modernity and postmodernity, secularisation and globalisation. Muslims are raising questions about religious representations and authority. This has given rise to the emergence of alternative Islamic discourses which challenge binary oppositions and dichotomies of orthodoxy and heterodoxy, continuity and change, state and civil society. It also leads to a dispersal of authority, a collapse of existing hierarchical structures and gender roles. This book further argues that the centre of gravity of many of these alternative Islamic discourses is shifting from the Arabic-speaking 'heartland' towards the geographical peripheries of the Muslim world and expatriate Muslims in North America and Europe. At the same time, in view of recent seismic shifts in the political constellation of the Middle East, the trends discussed in this book hold important clues for the possible direction of future developments in that volatile part of the Muslim world.

Download or read book Shi ism written by Hamid Dabashi and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-07 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a Western world anxious to understand Islam and, in particular, Shi’ism, this book arrives with urgently needed information and critical analysis. Hamid Dabashi exposes the soul of Shi’ism as a religion of protest—successful only when in a warring position, and losing its legitimacy when in power. Dabashi makes his case through a detailed discussion of the Shi’i doctrinal foundations, a panoramic view of its historical unfolding, a varied investigation into its visual and performing arts, and finally a focus on the three major sites of its contemporary contestations: Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon. In these states, Shi’ism seems to have ceased to be a sect within the larger context of Islam and has instead emerged to claim global political attention. Here we see Shi’ism in its combative mode—reminiscent of its traumatic birth in early Islamic history. Hezbollah in Lebanon claims Shi’ism, as do the militant insurgents in Iraq, the ruling Ayatollahs in Iran, and the masses of youthful demonstrators rebelling against their reign. All declare their active loyalties to a religion of protest that has defined them and their ancestry for almost fourteen hundred years. Shi’sm: A Religion of Protest attends to the explosive conflicts in the Middle East with an abiding attention to historical facts, cultural forces, religious convictions, literary and artistic nuances, and metaphysical details. This timely book offers readers a bravely intelligent history of a world religion.