Description
The Origins and Early Development of Shi'a Islam - S. H. M. Jafri / Hardcover / Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195793871 / 978-0195793871
ISBN-10: 0195793870
Title: The Origins and Early Development of Shi'a ...
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
This book reconstructs the development of an Islamic ideal in the form of Shi'ism It traces the Shi'a response to this ideal, from its origins among a group of the Prophet's Companions until the Imamate of Ja'far as-Sadiq, by which time all the fundamental elements of Shi'ism had appeared.
S. H. M. Jafri is at University of Karachi.
`An asset for historians and theologians and would serve as reference material for research oriented scholars.' --Mohsin S Jaffri, Tapestry.
`A formidible historical account (with) well researched material...highly analytical approach which is both convinving and enlightening.' --Mohsin S Jaffri, Tapestry.
`A formidible historical account (with) well researched material...highly analytical approach which is both convinving and enlightening.' --Mohsin S Jaffri, Tapestry.
