The Formation of the Civilian Elite in the Syrian Province: The Case of Ayyubid and Early Mamluk Hamah [PDF]
The urban renaissance in northern Syria from the sixth/twelfth century onwards increased significantly the demand for scholars in order to staff newly arising civilian posts. This demand was in Hama initially satisfied with outside scholars, particularly
Hirschler, Konrad
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Zainab's traffic: spatial lives of an Islamic ritual across Southwest Asia
Abstract Since the 1979 Revolution, Iranian pilgrims have engaged in saint visitation (ziyarat) to sites in Syria. By travelling via Turkey on buses, and venerating Sayyida Zainab at their destination, these pilgrims disrupt conventional conceptions of not only Islamic ritual, but also Iranian mobility under sanctions.
Emrah Yıldız
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In all of the orders which are the institutions of Sufism the Hazrat Ali and Ahl al-Bayt are shown love and respect. In addition, the love of the Hazrat Ali and Ahl al-Bayt seen in the works of the Sunni Sufis has caused them to be perceived as Alawi ...
Ahmet ÖZKAN
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An Analytical Study of the Methods Used by the Infallibles in Referencing the Qur'an to Promote Qur'anic Culture in Society [PDF]
The status of the Qur'an and the Ahl al-Bayt-two enduring legacies of the Prophet (peace be upon him)-and the importance of adherence to them to avoid deviation are well established among Muslims.
Mohammad Mohaqqeq
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Trading religious and daily goods : Franciscans in semi-rural Palestine [PDF]
This chapter discusses how patterns of interaction were influenced by the beginning of the missionary activity in the 1620s and influenced it in turn.
Tramontana, Felicita
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The "Empathic Spirituality" Approach based on Armstrong's Reading of Axial Age Theory in Jaspers [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the reading that Armstrong draws from the Axis theory in order to provide a semantic approach to emerging from contemporary challenges, and to what extent this reading is based on Jaspers' thought about the Axis ...
Mohammad Hossein Kiani
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Analysis of Verse Tathir on the Infallibility of the Ahl-al Bayt (AS) from Shi’a and Sunni Commentators’ Perspectives [PDF]
There are verses with high frequency in the Quran about imamate (leadership), velayat and virtues of Ahl al-bayt (AS). One of the verses that commentators discussed its content is the verse of Tathir which is about dignity, infallibility and Imamate of ...
Kavous Rouhi Barandagh +1 more
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Typology of Critical Thinking and its Representation in Islamic-Iranian Civilization (from the Late 3rd Century to the Early 7th Century AH) [PDF]
The purpose of this study is to explain the true meaning of critical thinking and its role in the ups and downs of civilizations. In this research, using the descriptive-analytical method, at first two types of positive (i.e.
Masoud Motaharinasab +2 more
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Conduct studies of the Historical Sources Sunni Imams; (The case of Imam Muhammad Ibn Sjad and Soldiers on Damascus to Medina) [PDF]
Considering historical sources in Sira studies (study on biography and characteristics) is highly important. These sources have been underestimated in the area of producing written heritage among Shi'ites.
Abbas Mirzaei Nokabadi +1 more
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Spirituality and prayer in Shiite Islam [PDF]
In the first place, it should be understood what is meant by the terms in the title. Therefore, we shall take a brief look at the concepts “Shi’a”, “spirituality” and “prayer”.
Shaker, Muhammad K.
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