Protecting the Citadel of Islam in the Modern Era: A Case of Shiʿi Mujtahids and the Najaf Seminary in Early Twentieth-Century Iraq

The concept of protecting the Citadel of Islam (Hifẓ Bayzat al-Islam), is common in the lexicon of Shiʿi political jurisprudence. It refers to those Islamic principles and foundations without which the existence of Islam and the Muslim community would be in danger. During the Occultation Era, Shiʿi...

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Main Author: Kalantari, Mohammad R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Hartford Seminary Foundation 2020
In: The Muslim world
Year: 2020, Volume: 110, Issue: 2, Pages: 217-231
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