Shi’i Law and Leadership analyzes the influence of the nineteenth century scholar and head of the international Shi’i community, Mortaza Ansari. Although ethnically Persian, Ansari lived most of his life in the Shi’i center of learning in Najaf, Iraq. Ansari’s major contribution to Shi?i jurisprudence was his redefinition of essential legal terms. Additionally, he advanced a theory that made emulation of a living cleric a religious duty for all lay Shi’is. Ansari … More >>
Shi’i Law and Leadership: The Influence of Mortaza Ansari
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