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Author Amir-Moezzi, Mohammad Ali, author.

Title Ali, the well-guarded secret : figures of the first master in Shi'i spirituality / by Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi ; with contributions by Orkhan Mir-Kasimov, Mathieu Terrier ; translated by Francisco José Luis, Anthony Gledhill
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]

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Description 1 online resource (399 pages)
Series Shii Islam: Texts and Studies ; volume 3
Shii Islam: Texts and studies v.3
Contents ʿAlī and the Quran -- Muḥammad the Paraclete and ʿAlī the Messiah -- Reflections on the Expression dīn ʿAlī : The Origins of the Shiʿi Faith -- Some Remarks on the Divinity of the Imam -- The Five Spirits of the Divine Man -- "The Night of Qadr" (Quran, Surah 97) in Early Shiʿism -- Tactical Dissimulation and Sealing of Prophecy -- The Precious Pearl Attributed to Rajab al-Bursī: 500 Quranic Verses about ʿAlī -- Icon and Contemplation: ʿAlī as the Face of God and Medium of Meditation
Summary "'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. With contributions by Orkhan Mir-Kasimov & Mathieu Terrier Translated from French by Francisco José Luis & Anthony Gledhill" -- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Translated from the French
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 13, 2023)
Subject ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Caliph, approximately 600-661.
Muḥammad, Prophet, -632.
ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Caliph, approximately 600-661
Muḥammad, Prophet, -632
Shīʿah -- Doctrines.
Shīʻah -- Doctrines
Form Electronic book
Author Mir-Kasimov, Orkhan, author.
Terrier, Mathieu, author.
Luis, Francisco José, translator.
Gledhill, Anthony, translator.
ISBN 9004522433
9789004522435
Other Titles Ali, le secret bien gardé. English