TY  - UNPB
ID  - 707
UR  - https://bahai-library.com/winters_origins_shiism_scholarship
WT  - Baha'i Library Online
T1  - Origins of Shi'ism: A Consensus of Western Scholarship
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A1  - Winters,Jonah
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Y1  - 1996
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M3  - Personal; Articles-unpublished
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LA  - English
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AB  - Shi'ism, representing about 10% of the umma, is often regarded as illegitimate by the majority Sunnis. Using Western historiographical methods, I examine three key events occuring during the life of Muhammad that are used to legitimize Shi'i origins.
N1  - This paper was not meant to examine the origins of Shi'ism, but rather Western scholars' own discussion and perceptions of the origins of Shi'ism.  The paper does not mention the Bahá'í Faith. However, it is illuminating for understanding many of the themes of the Bahá'í Revelation, both its Sacred Writings and also some of its teachings.
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KW  - Covenant
KW  - Imam Ali
KW  - Imams
KW  - Islam
KW  - Shia Islam (Shiism)
KW  - Sunni Islam (Sunnism)
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