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Akhbari

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Noun1.Akhbari - a religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli; "Akhbari Shiism has never promoted political control"
religious movement - a movement intended to bring about religious reforms
Al-Iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic of Iraq - a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
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9789004157286 Scripturalist Islam; the history and doctrines of the Akhbari Shi'i School.
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Ali Akhbar Akhbari, his wife and two young daughters live in a tent a block from the convention center.
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3) A new institutional development in Shi'ism in the late eighteenth century, the rise of the Usuli school and the decline of the Akhbari provided a strong organizational ideology for ulama political action, further enhancing their power and influence in society.
The Egyptian and Iranian ulama at the threshold of modern social ... by Moaddel, Mansoor / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
 
 
 
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