Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
Based on a detailed analysis of several categories of sources, this book demonstrates that Shi‘ism is the religion of the Imam, of the Master of Wisdom, just like Christianity is that of Christ, and that ‘Alī is the first Master and Imam par excellence.
‘Alī, son of Abī Ṭālib, Muhammad’s son-in-law and cousin, is the only Companion of the Prophet who has remained to this day the object of fervent devotion of hundreds of millions of followers in the lands of Islam, especially in the East. Based on a detailed analysis of several categories of sources, this book demonstrates that Shi‘ism is the religion of the Imam, of the Master of Wisdom, just like Christianity is that of Christ, and that ‘Alī is the first Master and Imam par excellence. Shi‘ism can therefore be defined, in its most specific religious aspects, as the absolute faith in ‘Alī: the divine Man, the most perfect manifestation of God’s attributes, simultaneously spiritual refuge, model and horizon.
About the Author
Mohammad Ali Amir Moezzi, Ph.D. (1990) is professor of classical Islamic studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études (Sorbonne). A specialist of Shi‘ism, he is the author of a large number of monographs and articles, including (with Etan Kohlberg) Revelation and Falsification (Brill).
Table of Contetns
Chapter 1 ʿAlī and the Quran
Chapter 2 Muḥammad the Paraclete and ʿAlī the Messiah
Chapter 3 Reflections on the Expression dīn ʿAlī: The Origins of the Shiʿi Faith
Chapter 4 Some Remarks on the Divinity of the Imam
Chapter 5 The Five Spirits of the Divine Man
Chapter 6 “The Night of Qadr” (Quran, Surah 97) in Early Shiʿism
Chapter 7 Tactical Dissimulation and Sealing of Prophecy
Chapter 8 The Precious Pearl Attributed to Rajab al-Bursī: 500 Quranic Verses about ʿAlī
Chapter 9 Icon and Contemplation: ʿAlī as the Face of God and Medium of Meditation
Bibliographic Information
Title: Ali, The Well-Guarded Secret: Figures of the First Master in Shi‘i Spirituality
Author (s): Mohammad Ali Amir Moezzi
Contributers: Orkhan Mir-Kasimov & Mathieu Terrier
Translated from French by: Francisco José Luis and Anthony Gledhill
Publisher: BRILL
Length: 400 pages
ISBN: 978-90-04-52242-8
Pub. Date: 10 Nov 2022
