Twelver Shi’ism, the largest branch of Shi’ite Islam, tends to be viewed as fundamentally authoritarian, particularly as seen through the lens of the ideology of the Iranian government. Aun Hasan Ali, ...

What is a Fatwa? A fatwa is a legal interpretation or ruling in Islamic law issued by a Marja, the highest-ranking cleric in Twelver Shia Islam. Though not always legally binding, fatwas carry ...

The previous articles centered on the origins of Shiite Islam and its political history to examine the Shiite basis for ...

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Twelver Shiism is the largest branch of Shia Islam, and is defined by its belief in twelve divinely ordained Imams (rightful successors to Muhammad).

While the first three parts of the series explored the history of Shiite Islam and how the lack of an earthly imam formed ...

In Twelver Shi’ism, the Mahdi is the last imam in the line, believed to have born in the Muslim year 260 A.H. (873-874 A.D.) and to have entered a state of occultation, which means he is ...

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In 1960, Sheikh Mahmoud Shaltut, then Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Islamic Institute and the undisputed supreme Sunni authority of the time, issued a fatwa recognising both Twelver Shiism and Zaidism as ...

Shiism began to legitimately take Alawi converts. Even Bashar’s uncle Jamil converted to Shiism, then became the instrumental activist the religion needed.

Associate Professor Aun Hasan Ali’s book about Islam’s School of Hillah explores the dynamics and formation of Twelver Shi’ism, arguing that the faith was open to diverse intellectual traditions ...