Shī‘ah Traditions

Authors: Mohammad Fazlhashemi, Najam Haider, Farhad Daftary and Jonah Blank

Book length: 76 pages

Excerpt: The Shī‘ah divided among themselves over which of the descendants should be regarded as the rightful Shī‘ah imāms.

KUTUBNOTES

Test Your Knowledge

Recalling strengthens the memory.

3 questions
1. Which of the following is a central belief of Twelver (Imāmiyyah) Shī‘ah as described in the text?
2. Which doctrines and practices are attributed to Ismā‘īlī Shī‘ah in the source material?
3. According to the source, which statement best summarizes Batrī Zaydism?

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