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9780195793871

The Origins and Early Development of Shi'a Islam

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    9780195793871

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    0195793870

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-04-04
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

This book reconstructs the development of an Islamic ideal in the form of Shi'ism It traces the Shi'a response to this ideal, from its origins among a group of the Prophet's Companions until the Imamate of Ja'far as-Sadiq, by which time all the fundamental elements of Shi'ism had appeared.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations
Preface
Conceptual Foundationsp. 1
Saqifa: The First Manifestationsp. 27
'Ali and the First Two Caliphsp. 58
The Re-emergence of the 'Alid Partyp. 80
Kufa: Stage of Shi'i Activitiesp. 101
The Abdication of Hasanp. 130
The Martyrdom of Husaynp. 174
The Reaction after Karbalap. 222
The Struggle for Legitimacyp. 235
The Imamate of Ja'far as-Sadiqp. 259
The Doctrine of the Imamatep. 289
Bibliographyp. 317
Indexp. 323
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