the present study aims to examine the boundaries and criteria for exaggeration and degradation from the views of allameh majlesi and sheikh mufid. both theologians have referred to similar notions as limits and criteria for exaggeration, including a belief in the divinity and prophecy of the infallible imams, a belief in the reincarnation and :union: of the infallibles with god, or believing th...

This article discusses the fundamental differences in adoption of religious law on both sides Ahlusunnah (Sunni) and Shiah. The two schools always reach conclusion that majority Indonesia is a Sunni school thought. itself Akidah stage through stages which include prioritizing Qur'an, Hadith, Ijma Qiyas. While problem Shiah teachings greatly affects their methodology ijtihad, among others: first...

the book, the divine guide in early shi'ism, by dr. mohammad ali amir mo'ezzi is one important work in the study of shiism in the west. employing the method of phenomenology, amir mo'ezzi is concerned with the essence of imamiah shiism by appeal to the early and original works of imamiah (in particular, hadith collections). in his view, the essence of shiism is the theory of imam...

in shī‘ism, the imams (a.s.) have been the perpetuators of the holy prophet’s (a.s.) prophetic mission. clarifying their role in perpetuation of the above-mentioned mission is among the questions that the thinkers have always inquired about. given the undeniable doctrines of the finality of the prophethood, this question has to be answered in a way that no other prophets are made out of the ima...

Symbolic interactionism, applied in the context of Muslim clerics, suggests that society is constructed based on lived experiences and shared symbolic meanings where people see themselves social environment through eyes others. For this study, data collected from in-depth interviews were examined to investigate viewpoints occupational pathways American born imams. Thus, study explored responsib...