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Ayatollah Shariat Sangelaji [1891–1944] was a Persian-Shi’a reformist.
Influenced by Salafi ideas like many in the ‘30s/‘40s, these are some key points where he differed with mainstream Twelver Shi’as, based on a 2022 book.
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Ayatollah Shariat Sangelaji [1891–1944] was a Persian-Shi’a reformist.
Influenced by Salafi ideas like many in the ‘30s/‘40s, these are some key points where he differed with mainstream Twelver Shi’as, based on a 2022 book.
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Ayatollah Shariat Sangelaji [1891–1944] was a Persian-Shi’a reformist.
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"Sangelaji was influenced by Wahhabism’s critique of a number of Shīʿite concepts, including pilgrimages to the graves of the Prophet and the Shīʿite imams […] rejection of Shīʿa’s idea of the twelfth imam, al-Mahdī […]"
"Sangelaji was influenced by Wahhabism’s critique of a number of Shīʿite concepts, including pilgrimages to the graves of the Prophet and the Shīʿite imams […] rejection of Shīʿa’s idea of the twelfth imam, al-Mahdī […]"
3/11
"Khomeini launched a fierce attack on those who had criticized Shīʿa during the interwar period […] he names only a handful of individuals, but Sangelaji is mentioned at four points."
"Khomeini launched a fierce attack on those who had criticized Shīʿa during the interwar period […] he names only a handful of individuals, but Sangelaji is mentioned at four points."
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"Another area in which Sangelaji was clearly influenced by contemporary thinking was his agreement with representatives for Salafism that Jewish converts to Shīʿa were one of the reasons for the unreliability of Shīʿite ḥadith collections."
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"Another area in which Sangelaji was clearly influenced by contemporary thinking was his agreement with representatives for Salafism that Jewish converts to Shīʿa were one of the reasons for the unreliability of Shīʿite ḥadith collections."
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"Another similarity with the Jews, according to Sangelaji, was that the representatives of Imāmiyya Shīʿa saw themselves as chosen and believed that their followers were assured a place in paradise because of their love for and veneration of the Prophet’s descendants."
"Another similarity with the Jews, according to Sangelaji, was that the representatives of Imāmiyya Shīʿa saw themselves as chosen and believed that their followers were assured a place in paradise because of their love for and veneration of the Prophet’s descendants."
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"According to Sangelaji, it was clear that Shīʿite jurists and Shīʿites in general were guilty of polytheism, shirk, and unbelief, kufr, from the fact that they put their trust, tawakkul, in the Prophet, the Shīʿite imams and the angels whom they treat as intermediaries."
"According to Sangelaji, it was clear that Shīʿite jurists and Shīʿites in general were guilty of polytheism, shirk, and unbelief, kufr, from the fact that they put their trust, tawakkul, in the Prophet, the Shīʿite imams and the angels whom they treat as intermediaries."
7/11
"Sangelaji was deeply critical of the interpretations made by theologians who had been inspired by philosophical traditions of thought […] non-Arabs translated the Qurʾan into other languages and relied on philosophical, theological, legal & Ṣufist terms & concepts […]"
"Sangelaji was deeply critical of the interpretations made by theologians who had been inspired by philosophical traditions of thought […] non-Arabs translated the Qurʾan into other languages and relied on philosophical, theological, legal & Ṣufist terms & concepts […]"
8/11
"Sangelaji’s critique of Islamic philosophy is strongly reminiscent of the critique directed by one of Salafism’s founding figures, the theologian Ibn Taymiyyah (1263 1328), at Islamic philosophy and the theological tradi- tion that made use of arguments based on reason."
"Sangelaji’s critique of Islamic philosophy is strongly reminiscent of the critique directed by one of Salafism’s founding figures, the theologian Ibn Taymiyyah (1263 1328), at Islamic philosophy and the theological tradi- tion that made use of arguments based on reason."
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"Sangelaji wrote one of his most famous books Tawḥid-e ebadat (Unity of Worship—Monotheism) after making the pilgrimage to Mecca. The interesting thing about this book is that in large part it resembles a book titled Kitab al-Tawḥid (The Book of Monotheism) […]"
"Sangelaji wrote one of his most famous books Tawḥid-e ebadat (Unity of Worship—Monotheism) after making the pilgrimage to Mecca. The interesting thing about this book is that in large part it resembles a book titled Kitab al-Tawḥid (The Book of Monotheism) […]"
10/11
Ends the book about his influence on *many* important post-WWII Iranian figures, such as Dr. Ali Shariati.
Even if the author’s biased, it’s a great read.
Source : Mohammad Fazlhashemi, "Shiʿite Salafism?" [2022]
Ends the book about his influence on *many* important post-WWII Iranian figures, such as Dr. Ali Shariati.
Even if the author’s biased, it’s a great read.
Source : Mohammad Fazlhashemi, "Shiʿite Salafism?" [2022]
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