İtikadî İslâm mezheplerinin önde gelenlerinden biri olan ve özellikle hilafet konusundaki görüşleriyle diğer fırkalarından ayrılan Şîa, günümüzde dünyanın pek çok yerinde mensubu bulunmakla birlikte Irak bölgesinde ortaya çıktığı ilk dönemden bugüne Ortadoğu coğrafyasında yayılmıştır. Birçok ülkede nüfus bakımından çoğunluğu teşkil etmeseler de Şiîlerin yaşadıkları ülkelerin veya bölgenin son d...

Conflicts occur when people believe that they are different from others and conflict in religion is no different. Religious conflicts Poso between Sunnis Shiites East Java have the effects of conflict, including protracted social friction, which prevents development a cohesive community. This research uses socio-legal approach, where study law combines approach legal sciences. Establishing way ...

although believing in the reappearance of imam mahdi is an islamic belief, it has an outstanding position in the shiite school. it can be said the main proof behind this position is that shiites have accepted his birth and life. regardless of the foundations and arguments of shiites, some sunni writers have sharply opposed this belief. ahmad b. taymiyya is one of these writers who has made cert...

rational explanation of the doctrine of imamat (spiritual leadership of the shi`ites) is one of the most important and efficient instruments that can prepare the ground for extension and propagation of this view in all over the world. so, in this article i want to study one of the first rational explanation of this view in islamic world which proposed by al- farabi. in the world of islam, farab...

rational explanation of the doctrine of imamat (spiritual leadership of the shi`ites) is one of the most important and efficient instruments that can prepare the ground for extension and propagation of this view in all over the world. so, in this article i want to study one of the first rational explanation of this view in islamic world which proposed by al- farabi. in the world of islam, farab...

among islamic sects there are two groups that disagree about the issue ofbada`: imamiyeh or shiites, from one hand considers bada` as one of theoriginal principles of islamic beliefs and in order to prove this believe theyhave proposed four reasons, among which the most important is the deletionand notation verse (mahv va esbat) in quran. on the other hand, sunni'sscholars are strongly aga...

as shiites we must know our imams. by understanding their deeds under different  conditions, we can modify our behavior to match theirs. by following their example we can be sure of the righteousness of our deeds and can promulgate their way of life in our social lives. among our imams, because of special period of time, imam ali and imam hossein (peace be upon them) are distinguished. their fo...

This study deals with the feudal rule of al-Mutawila, a Shiite sect settled in South Lebanon, Jabal Amel under Ottoman era during period (1804–1830). Despite abundance great many references on political and history Levant regime, there still remains large number issues which have not been tackled by historians. Of these is al-Mutawila was eschewed both Lebanese non-Lebanese historians what seem...

among factors causing disagreement of shiites and sunnis is commentatorial   hadiths. such hadiths are of great significance in the process of understanding as well as commenting on the quran–and even inferring juristic precepts. hence, attitude of muslims towards such   hadiths play a significant role in the process of formation of their beliefs and inferring islamic precepts. attitude of sunn...