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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]

open access: yesپژوهش نامه معارف قرآنی, 2017
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
doaj   +1 more source

Alevi Spatial Politics: Placemaking and the Negotiation of Visibility Across Diaspora and Homeland

open access: yesStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines Alevi spatial politics by analysing how space is produced, practised and negotiated across diaspora and homeland. Drawing on multi‐sited ethnographic research conducted among British Alevis in London and in Alevi villages in the Afşin–Elbistan region of Turkey, it focuses on cemevis (cem houses) as key sites of religious ...
Hayal Hanoğlu
wiley   +1 more source

Insider/Outsider/Transsiders of Transnational Migration

open access: yesStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Migration is individually and collectively a challenging but also a transformative praxis and process. In my proposal, I present these in the context of transnational migration of two multigenerational families whose pioneers originally migrated from Turkey to Germany.
Halil Can
wiley   +1 more source

A Study and Critique of the «Tark-i Awlà» Approach in Justifying Prophets' Lapses [PDF]

open access: yesPizhūhish/hā-yi Falsafī- Kalāmī, 2018
Ḥossein Atrak* Received: 10/07/2017     |      Accepted: 06/10/2018 Abstract This article delves into the study of the term «tark-i awlà» (abandoning performance of that which is better and doing that which is less than better) as an approach for ...
hossain Atrak
doaj   +1 more source

Little Fish in Big Ponds: The Pathways to Inclusion for Micro‐Minorities in Power‐Sharing Societies

open access: yesSwiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Emergent critique of consociations has focused on how micro‐minority ‘others’ are frequently excluded from the opportunities presented by power‐sharing systems, with dominant elites shutting them out. Therefore, a key question is: how do the political elites of micro‐minorities gain more meaningful inclusion by adopting or navigating the ...
Aleksandra Zdeb, Drew Mikhael
wiley   +1 more source

The Origins of the Shi‘a

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, 2013
This book will be of interest to scholars in a variety of fields and disciplines: Islamic studies (history, thought, institutions, and modern developments), history, religion, anthropology, and sociology, to name a few that immediately come to mind.
Todd Lawson
doaj   +1 more source

From Competition to Compartmentalization: Rethinking Türkiye‐Gulf Relations

open access: yesMiddle East Policy, Volume 33, Issue 3, Autumn (Fall) 2026.
Abstract For nearly a decade following the Arab uprisings, relations between Ankara and key Gulf capitals were marked by intense rivalry and proxy contestation across several regional arenas, notably in Egypt and Syria. Why did relations shift toward pragmatic cooperation after such prolonged polarization?
Betul Dogan‐Akkas
wiley   +1 more source

Philosophical Rationalism in Shia Kalam [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Philosophical Investigations, 2017
One important question that the emergence of philosophical or rational Kalam has raised is what rationalism in the so-called Kalami (theological) schools actually means.
Seyed Mohammad Ali Dibaji
doaj  

Voices from the minority: Understanding the acculturative experiences of British Shia Muslims

open access: yesPsychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, Volume 99, Issue 3, Page 912-930, September 2026.
Abstract Objectives The aim of this research was to understand the acculturative experiences of British Shia Muslims, with hopes for practitioners to better understand how to support this population. Design Qualitative methodology was used, utilising semi‐structured interviews. Braun and Clarke's (Thematic analysis: A practical guide, Sage Publications
Mahdiyah Datoo, Sanaa Kadir
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the Effect of Shiite Texts on the Imam Ali's (AS) Iconography in Thamesbi's Falnama [PDF]

open access: yesهنر اسلامی, 2018
Shiite texts contain a collection of Quranic exegesis, beliefs and narratives. They are result of centuries of Shiite efforts, especially Shi'a scholars, by collecting resources, reviewing content, and then writing and compiling them.
Zahra Shaghelani poor   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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