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Shiʿi Jurisprudence and Traditionist Thought (akhbārī)

This article begins by considering the main features of a discursive tradition and then illustrates how Astarabadi’s traditionist thought can be viewed as a discursive development within the Shiʿi juristic tradition.

Isma"ilism

The Ismailis constitute the second largest Shi"a community after the Twelvers in the Muslim world and are now scattered in more than twenty countries of Asia, Africa, Europe and America.

Meaning of Hadith & Traditions

In works on Islam, the word "hadith" usually refers to the sayings or "traditions" which have been transmitted from the Prophet. Muslims hold these to be the most important source of Islamic teachings after the Qur"an. Numerous works have been written in Western languages on the role of thehadith literature in Islam and a number of important translations have been made. But almost all Western studies have been limited to the point of view of Sunni Islam and based on Sunni sources and collections. Practically no one has paid any serious attention to the different nature of thehadith literature in Shi"ism and the different sources from which thehadiths are derived.

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