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Page 9
... clergy and the general public . To the Shiah Muslim clergy , the claims made by the Báb were not merely heretical , but a threat to the foundations of Islam . Or- thodox Islam holds that Muhammad was the " Seal of the Prophets " and ...
... clergy and the general public . To the Shiah Muslim clergy , the claims made by the Báb were not merely heretical , but a threat to the foundations of Islam . Or- thodox Islam holds that Muhammad was the " Seal of the Prophets " and ...
Page 10
... clergy represented a system of power and authority parallel to that of the shah . Much of daily life was regulated by Islamic religious law under the juris- diction of mujtahids or doctors of theology . In theory , the judg- ments of ...
... clergy represented a system of power and authority parallel to that of the shah . Much of daily life was regulated by Islamic religious law under the juris- diction of mujtahids or doctors of theology . In theory , the judg- ments of ...
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... clergy in Iran is its very existence . Fundamentalist Muslim theology regards Muhammad as the last messenger whom God will send , and Islam as the final religion for all humankind . In this view , therefore , it is literally impossible ...
... clergy in Iran is its very existence . Fundamentalist Muslim theology regards Muhammad as the last messenger whom God will send , and Islam as the final religion for all humankind . In this view , therefore , it is literally impossible ...
Contents
The Bábí Faith | 6 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
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