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Tag "Shia Islam (Shiism)"

tag name: Shia Islam (Shiism) type: Religions, Middle Eastern
web link: Shia_Islam_(Shiism)
references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam
related tags: - Islam
referring tags: Akhbari (Shiite school); Atabat (Holy cities); Imams; Ismailism; Twelfth Imam; Usuli (Shiite school); Walaya

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  1. Analysis of the Salient Features of Risáliy-i-Ja'faríyyih, An, by Foad Seddigh (2019). — This treatise, one of the major writings of the Báb, was written before He had disclosed His compl...
  2. Authority of the Feminine and Fatima's Place in an Early Work by the Bab, The, by Todd Lawson (2007). — While Tahirih inspired many in Europe and eventually America, she is very much a daughter of her own...
  3. Báb and 'Alí Muhammad, Islamic and Post-Islamic, The: Multiple Meanings in the Writings of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad Shírází (1819-1850), by Zackery Mirza Heern (2023). — Writings of the Bab can be understood as a commentary on the Qur'an, the original Qur'an, and divine...
  4. Babi Movement in Iran, The: From Religious Dissent to Political Revolt, 1844, by Ahmad Nur Fuad (1998). — Development of the Babi movement and the political implications of its religious teachings, as seen ...
  5. Bahá'ísm: History, Transfiguration, Doxa, by Hutan Hejazi Martinez (2010-05). — An outsider's view of the role of ideologies in a postmodern era, focusing on Baha'i history, conver...
  6. Bahá'u'lláh as fulfilment of the theophanic promise in the Sermons of Imam 'Alí ibn Abí Ṭálib: Translation of al Tutunjiyya, Iftikhár and Ma'rifat bin-Nurániyyat, by Khazeh Fananapazir (2007). — Translations of Tutunjiyya "Sermon of the Gulf," Iftikhar "Sermon of Iftikhar," and Ma'rifat bin-Nur...
  7. Comparison between the Commentary and Interpretation of an Islamic Tradition by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Ayatu'llah Khomeini, A, by Moojan Momen (2017). — On different interpretations of the hadith regarding taqlid, "to follow (legal interpretations)," as...
  8. Consolation of Theology, The: Absence of the Imam and Transition from Chiliasm to Law in Shi'ism, by Said Amir Arjomand (1996). — Overview of the Shi'i doctrine of occultation, or the "Hidden Imam," and how this idea evolved into ...
  9. Conversion of the Great-Uncle of the Báb, The, by Ahang Rabbani (1999 Spring). — The history of Haji Mirza Sayyid Muhammad (1798-1876), maternal uncle of the Bab.
  10. Crisis of the Imamate and the Institution of Occultation in Twelver Shiism, The: A Sociohistorical Perspective, by Said Amir Arjomand (1996-11). — Background of the history and theology of concepts like Qa'im, Mahdi, ghayba, and the hidden twelfth...
  11. Development of Shaykhi Thought in Shi'i Islam, The, by Vahid Rafati (1979).
  12. Devotional Wisdom: Commentaries on Prayer and Supplication in Imami Shí'í Islam, by Gianni Izzo (2025). — Dissertation exploring Shi'i supplication (du'ā'), analyzing commentaries by four scholars, includi...
  13. Dying for God: Martyrdom in the Shii and Babi Religions, by Jonah Winters (1997). — Religious and cultural meanings of martyrdom/witnessing, and their role in Shi'i and Babi history.
  14. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history, by Encyclopaedia Iranica Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (1982-2023). — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
  15. Encyclopedia of Islam and The Muslim World, by William F. McCants, John Walbridge, Frank Lewis, et al. Richard C. Martin, ed. (2004). — Articles on Abdu'l-Baha, the Bab, Baha'u'llah, the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, Hujjatiya, Persian langua...
  16. Hojjatiyeh, Mesbahiyeh, and Ahmadinejad, by Muhammad Sahimi (2010-09-29). — History of anti-Baha'i activities in Iran.
  17. Ideology, Ethics, and Philosophical Discourse in Eighteenth-Century Iran, by Juan Cole (1989 Winter). — Intellectual biography as a discipline assumes that the life and thought of an individual can shed l...
  18. Imam Absconditus and the Beginnings of a Theology of Occultation: Imami Shiʿism Circa 280-290 A. H./900 A. D., by Said Amir Arjomand (1997). — Examination of the end of the 9th century and events following the death of the eleventh Imam, and t...
  19. 'Indian Money' and the Shi'i Shrine Cities of Iraq, 1786-1850, by Juan Cole (1986-10). — On the political economy of the Shi'i shrine cities of Iraq, theological and pilgrimage centers whic...
  20. Iran: Religious Life, by Eric Hooglund (1991-01-01). — Descriptions of the principal religious communities in Iran.
  21. Joycean Modernism in a Nineteenth-Century Qur'an Commentary?: A Comparison of The Báb's Qayyūm Al-Asmā' with Joyce's Ulysses, by Todd Lawson (2015). — Comparison of the formal structure of the two works and themes such as time; oppositions and their r...
  22. List of Bahá'í Studies and Translations, by Stephen Lambden Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (2018). — A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links ...
  23. Logos, Mythos and Kerygma: The Logic of Reconciliation and the Occultation of the Promised Qá'im in Bábí-Bahá'í Scripture, by Ismael Velasco (2004). — Theological background of the Twelfth Imam in Shi'i Islam, comprehensive interpretation of Baha'u'll...
  24. Mafia, Mob and Shiism in Iraq: The Rebellion of Ottoman Karbala 1824-1843, by Juan Cole, Moojan Momen (1986). — On the role of gangs in urban social history of the 19-century Ottoman empire; with a decline in gov...
  25. Maid of Heaven, the Image of Sophia, and the Logos, The: Personification of the Spirit of God in Scripture and Sacred Literature, by Michael W. Sours (1991). — The Logos in Christianity and the Maiden for Baha'u'llah can be equated as one and the same eternal ...
  26. Messianic Roots of Babi-Bahá'í Globalism, The, by Stephen Lambden (2005). — Contrast of the continuity between the globalism of the Bab’s Qayyum al-asma’ and Baha’u’lla...
  27. Metaphorical Literalism and the Poetics of Reality: Ahmad Ahsá'í, Figuration, and the World of Images, by Todd Lawson (2024). — Overview of the life of Shaykh Ahmad; his thoughts about the technical rhetorical terms mithal, math...
  28. Mysteries of Alast: The Realm of Subtle Entities and the Primordial Covenant in the Babi-Bahá'í Writings, by Farshid Kazemi (2009). — One of the more esoteric concepts in Shi'i and Shaykhi thought is the "realm of subtle entities," '...
  29. Nahj al-Balághah: The Wisdom and Eloquence of 'Alí: Parallel English-Arabic Text, by al-Sharif al-Radi Tahera Qutbuddin, trans. (2024). — Critical edition and translation Imam Ali's orations and reflections, showcasing his wisdom on piety...
  30. One Who Related the Existence of the Qáʼim, The, by Bahá'u'lláh Adib Masumian, trans. (2015). — One-paragraph passage related to the coming of the Mahdi.
  31. Origins of Shi'ism: A Consensus of Western Scholarship, by Jonah Winters (1996). — Shi'ism, representing about 10% of the umma, is often regarded as illegitimate by the majority Sunni...
  32. Persia, by Richard N. Frye (1968). — Excerpt from a book on the history of Iran. Includes mention of Baha'i schools in the early twentiet...
  33. Prolegomenon to the Study of Babi and Baha'i Scriptures, A: The Importance of Henry Corbin to Babi and Baha'i Studies, by Ismael Velasco (2004). — On the foremost Western authority on the Islamic philosophy of Persia, one of the most influential I...
  34. Questions of Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad occasioning the Revelation of the Kitab-i-Iqan, by Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad Denis MacEoin, trans. (1997-06). — Translation of the questions submitted to Baha'u'llah by Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad, the maternal un...
  35. Reflections on Baha'u'llah's Claims to Being the Return of Imam Husayn, by Ismael Velasco (2020-06). — On Imam Husayn in Shi'a Islam, expectations of his return, his place in Babi theology, and various r...
  36. Reflections on the Concept of Law in the Bahá'í Faith, Some, by Roshan Danesh (2014). — The concept of law in the Baha’i Faith; its early Islamic context; the nature of legal language an...
  37. Reforming the Marja` at-Taqlid: The Baha'i Example, by Linda Walbridge (1997). — Shi'i leadership paradigms and the marja` at-taqlid, "clerical exemplar" or "religious guide."
  38. Regarding Jaʻfar-i-Kadhdháb ('Jaʻfar the Liar'), by Bahá'u'lláh Adib Masumian, trans. (2016). — One-paragraph passage about the mystical cities Jabulqa and Jabulsa and the truthfulness of a figure...
  39. Relation of the Báb to the Traditions of Islám, The, by Wanden Mathews LaFarge (1930). — Discussion of prophecies made by Muhammad concerning his son-in-law Ali and the division which divid...
  40. Religious Background of the 1979 Revolution in Iran, by Moojan Momen (1995).
  41. Resurgence of Apocalyptic in Modern Islam, by Abbas Amanat (2000). — Shi'i Mahdism, beliefs on the end of time, and overview of the rise of the Babi Faith.
  42. Role of Wonder in Creating Identity, The, by Todd Lawson (2023). — The term badi', "wondrous" or "new," is used dozens of times by the Bab in his proclamatory work the...
  43. Seeing Double: The Covenant and the Tablet of Ahmad, by Todd Lawson (2005). — The Tablet of Ahmad is believed to have special potency. "Seeing double" means both looking at the w...
  44. Seeing the Signs: The Imamate in Sayyid Kāẓim al-Rashtī’s (d. 1259/1843) Sharḥ Duʿāʾ al-simāt (2024-12). — The role of interpretation in al-Rashti's "Commentary on the supplication of signs" in articulating ...
  45. Sermon of Recognition with Luminousness (Khutbih-i-Ma'rifat bin-Núráníyyat), by Ali ibn 'Abu-Talib Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. (2001). — A sermon by Imam Ali, of interest to Baha'is because (1) it was often quoted by Shaykh Ahmad Ahsa'i...
  46. Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i on the Sources of Religious Authority, by Juan Cole (1993-10). — How did Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i understand the structure of authority in Shi`ism, specifically the r...
  47. Shi'i Clerics in Iraq and Iran, 1722-1780: The Akhbari-Usuli Conflict Reconsidered, by Juan Cole (1985 Winter). — A debate which came to shape Shi'i jurisprudence, between those who believed that only the Imams sho...
  48. Shi'i Qur'an: An Examination of Western Scholarship, by Jonah Winters (1997). — In the Kitab-i-Iqan (pp. 84-89) Baha'u'llah rejects the charge that the text of the Bible has been t...
  49. Shi`i Islam, by Moojan Momen (1995). — Overview of Shi'a Islam, including a section on its relations to the Baha'i Faith.
  50. Six Lessons on Islam, by Marzieh Gail (1953). — A brief overview of Islam, particularly Shi'a Islam, and its relevance to the Baha'i Faith.
  51. Spiritual Body and Celestial Earth: From Mazdean Iran to Shi'ite Iran, by Henry Corbin Nancy Pearson, trans. (1977). — An analysis of interrelated themes in Iranian religion, including the angelology of Mazdaism and Isl...
  52. Translation of the Arabic Du'á' al-Sahar (The Dawn Supplication) or Du'á' al-Bahá' (The Supplication of Splendour) with Select Expository Scriptural Writings of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, A, by Stephen Lambden (2023). — Translation of and commentary on the Shi'i "dawn supplication" for the Islamic month of Ramadan, and...
  53. Treatise on Leadership: Introduction, by Juan Cole (1998-02). — Informal notes about and introduction to `Abdu'l-Baha's Risalih-i-Siyasiyyih (1893).
  54. Unique Eschatological Interface, A: Baha'u'llah and Cross-Cultural Messianism, by Christopher Buck (1986). — Tracing themes of messianism through the Occidental religions.
  55. Usuli, Akhbari, Shaykhi, Babi: The Tribulations of a Qazvin Family, by Moojan Momen (2003-09). — The emergence of the Usuli school in the evolution of Shi'is jurisprudence and theology in 18th and ...
  56. Wronged One, The: Shí'í Narrative Structure in Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of Visitation for Mullá Husayn, by William F. McCants (2002). — On the martyrdom of Mulla Husayn, the structure of sacrificial and devotional narratives, and Shi'i ...

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  1. 1843-12-31 — Passing of Siyyid Kazim-i-Rashti, the disciple and self-proclaimed successor of Shaykh Ahmad, in Kar...
 
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