'Thou glorious kingdome, thou chiefe of empires': Persia in seventeenth-century travel literature [PDF]
Bringing together a range of little-considered materials, this article assesses the portrayal of Persia in seventeenth-century travel literature and drama.
Houston, Chloe
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From ‘Islamism’ to ‘Spiritualism’? The Individualization of ‘Religion’ in Contemporary Iran
In the first four centuries of Islam in Iran, mosques were arguably the only sacred places for Iranian Muslims to pray. It was only after the invasion of the Mongolians and the resulting expansion of Shi’ism and Sufism throughout the country that ...
Hossein Godazgar
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The Position of Mosque of Kufa in the Political Disputes between the Opponents and Associates of Sovereignty from 17 to 132 A. H [PDF]
This research with the aim of investigating the political position of mosque of Kufa from 17-132 A.H, tries to answer the question on how the political activity of fore and against of caliphate was in mosque of Kufa in this span of time and what was its ...
Seif Hatam Abd Ali Al- Na’mani +2 more
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Zeid Ibn e- Sabet and His Role in the History of Writing Holy Quran [PDF]
The issue of collecting Holy Quran and the determinative role of Zeid Ibn e- Sabet (45 After Hijrah) is considered as a controversial issue in Holy Quran.
alireza Zakizadeh Ranani +2 more
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An Analysis of the History of Safavid Sufism and Shi'ism in Bahr al-Asrar Masnavi [PDF]
Sufism and Shi'ism in Iran's history has been discovered before any land and many Shia mysticism are Iranians directly or indirectly create great works in this field. One of the greatest thinkers of Iran's mysticism in the early Qajar period was Muhammad-
Mina Khadem Al-Foghra +3 more
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Shi’ah Symbols in Qazvin with Emphasis on Illustrated Historical Resources [PDF]
In this descriptive-analytic study with data and images collected through library and virtual methods, a number of Shi’ah themed manuscripts of the Qazvin school have been introduced.
Sattar Zolfi +3 more
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Shiʻa mystical theology: Notes on Sayyid Ḥaydar ĀmulĪ's 'Jāmiʻ al-Asrār wa Manbaʻ al-Anwār' [PDF]
There is a certain tendency among the scholars of Shī'ī Islam to synthesize Shī'īsm and Sufism within the Islamic context. Chief among these scholars is Bahā' al-Dīn Ḥaydar b. 'Alī b.
Amir Hossein Asghari Seyed
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Shi’i Islam is a broad subject encompassing history, theology, ritual, culture, and other topics. Several current monographs provide an overview of one or more of these subject areas. Two examples that come to mind are Pedram Khosronejad’s edited volumes
Sophia Rose Arjana
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Early Philosophical Shi'ism is a comprehensive study of the Isma'ili thinker and neoplatonist, Abu Ya'qub al Sijistani. Chapter one, which follows a brief preface that presents some general remarks about al Sijistani and the book's structure discusses ...
Mehdi Aminrazavi
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Political Status of Shi'ism from the Fall of Safavid until Karim Khan e- Zand [PDF]
Shiite religion prevalent in Iran in various forms and sects from the beginning of Islam could not be sanctioned until safavid time as well as the sanction of twelve-Imam Shi'ism.
Hossein Izadi, Fatemeh Pahlavanpoor
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