By Thomas Finger Abstract: In our world today, countless people suffer from violence. Many nations are afflicted by the destruction of ongoing wars. Others live under constant threats of violence from other nations and militant organizations. Some...
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Mahdawiyyah, Fundamentalism, and Modernism
Relationship between Mahdawiyyah, Fundamentalism, and Modernism In his survey about contemporary intellectual movements in the Islamic world in the 9th article of his book, “The Need for a sacred Science,” Dr. Nasr explains that two...
Nasr’s View on Mahdawiyyah
In his book “Traditional Islam in the Modern World,” Nasr explained the Shi’ah and Sunni thoughts about politics and government after the prophetic era and underlined that Shi’ahs believe in the government and authority of just 12...