In this book, Nebil Husayn examines the enduring legacy of the nawasib, early Muslims who disliked ʿAli and his descendants. The nawasib participated in politics and discussions on religion at least until the ninth century. However, their virtual disappearance in....
Read More »PHD Thesis: The Memory of Ali b. Abi Talib in Early Sunni Thought
ro-‘Alid sentiment (al-mayl ilā ‘Alī, tashayyu‘) is a prevalent, trans-sectarian tendency (i.e. among Sunnīs and Shī‘īs) to venerate ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (d. 40/661) and his...
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