Najm Al-Din Yousefi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4461318 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Najm Al-Din Yousefi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Najm Al-Din |
| FAMILY NAME | Yousefi |
| SIGNATURE | YOUSEFI N A |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Chico |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8518-0335 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rowḍeh, Popular Preaching and Sociopolitical Critique in Tehran of the Naṣirī Period (1848–1896)
This article seeks to investigate an unprecedented rapid rise of rowḍeh ceremonies as part of the larger Shī‘ī mourning rituals and commemoration of the Karbala tragedy during the reign of Nasir al-Din Shah (1848–96). It argues that the Qajar elite, especially the Shah himself, in tandem with popular preachers played an instrumental role in promoting these long-standing rituals. While the Shah used mourning ceremonies to project an image of a dev…
Confusion and Consent
This essay examines the Islamic land tax ( kharāj ) during the first wave of the Arab conquests (ca. 12–24/633–50) and the following century and a half. Highlighting the confused state of land tax and landholding, it argues that Sunni jurists incorporated land tax into Islamic law despite the lack of Qurʾānic injunctions and prophetic tradition. In doing so, they drew upon Qurʾānic concepts such as fay’ and ghanīma while reinterpreting a vast bod…
Division and Discord among the Shia ʿUlamāʾ
This essay delves into the 1927 anti-conscription movement and the causes of its failure. It argues that the Shia ʿulamāʾ of Iran and Iraq suffered from endemic divisions within their ranks, which in turn kept them from agreeing on a unified position against the extensive socioeconomic and military reforms under Reza Shah. The essay sheds light on the government’s use of religious justification that facilitated modern reforms. It also demonstrate…
Islam without Fuqahāʾ
This paper seeks to advance the existing scholarship on Persian secretary and belles-lettrist, ʿAbd Allāh Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ (d. 139/757) and his Risāla fī ’l-Ṣaḥāba (Epistle Concerning the Entourage) . It argues that the Risāla , addressed to the second Abbasid caliph al-Manṣūr, set out to tackle the political ills of the caliphate, especially the crisis of political legitimacy. As the first documented articulation of the Islamic polity, the Risāla…
Part Two
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Secular Sciences and the Question of “Decline”
The fate of secular sciences in Islamic civilization has been the object of intense historical investigation. Historians have long sought to explicate the seemingly mysterious reduction of knowledge production in late medieval Islam. The present article attempts to grapple with this phenomenon by focusing on the social elements of knowledge production at the local, rather than the global level. It argues that the transmission of ancient knowledge…
Sciences, Crafts, and the Production of Knowledge
Two successive sessions held at the Sixth Biennial Conference of Iranian Studies in London (3-5 August 2006) mark the occasion for publishing the present volume. The organizers and session chairs, Elaheh Kheirandish and Carol Bier ("Geometry in Medieval Persian Sciences and the Arts") and Najm al-Din Yousefi ("Science and Technology in Medieval and Early Modern Iran") found sufficient common ground among their diverse subjects and approaches to c…
Confusion and Consent
This essay examines the Islamic land tax ( kharāj ) during the first wave of the Arab conquests (ca. 12–24/633–50) and the following century and a half. Highlighting the confused state of land tax and landholding, it argues that Sunni jurists incorporated land tax into Islamic law despite the lack of Qurʾānic injunctions and prophetic tradition. In doing so, they drew upon Qurʾānic concepts such as fay’ and ghanīma while reinterpreting a vast bod…
Secular Sciences and the Question of “Decline”
The fate of secular sciences in Islamic civilization has been the object of intense historical investigation. Historians have long sought to explicate the seemingly mysterious reduction of knowledge production in late medieval Islam. The present article attempts to grapple with this phenomenon by focusing on the social elements of knowledge production at the local, rather than the global level. It argues that the transmission of ancient knowledge…
Part Two
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Secular Sciences and the Question of “Decline”
The fate of secular sciences in Islamic civilization has been the object of intense historical investigation. Historians have long sought to explicate the seemingly mysterious reduction of knowledge production in late medieval Islam. The present article attempts to grapple with this phenomenon by focusing on the social elements of knowledge production at the local, rather than the global level. It argues that the transmission of ancient knowledge…
Sciences, Crafts, and the Production of Knowledge
Two successive sessions held at the Sixth Biennial Conference of Iranian Studies in London (3-5 August 2006) mark the occasion for publishing the present volume. The organizers and session chairs, Elaheh Kheirandish and Carol Bier ("Geometry in Medieval Persian Sciences and the Arts") and Najm al-Din Yousefi ("Science and Technology in Medieval and Early Modern Iran") found sufficient common ground among their diverse subjects and approaches to c…
Islam without Fuqahāʾ
This paper seeks to advance the existing scholarship on Persian secretary and belles-lettrist, ʿAbd Allāh Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ (d. 139/757) and his Risāla fī ’l-Ṣaḥāba (Epistle Concerning the Entourage) . It argues that the Risāla , addressed to the second Abbasid caliph al-Manṣūr, set out to tackle the political ills of the caliphate, especially the crisis of political legitimacy. As the first documented articulation of the Islamic polity, the Risāla…
Division and Discord among the Shia ʿUlamāʾ
This essay delves into the 1927 anti-conscription movement and the causes of its failure. It argues that the Shia ʿulamāʾ of Iran and Iraq suffered from endemic divisions within their ranks, which in turn kept them from agreeing on a unified position against the extensive socioeconomic and military reforms under Reza Shah. The essay sheds light on the government’s use of religious justification that facilitated modern reforms. It also demonstrate…
Confusion and Consent
This essay examines the Islamic land tax ( kharāj ) during the first wave of the Arab conquests (ca. 12–24/633–50) and the following century and a half. Highlighting the confused state of land tax and landholding, it argues that Sunni jurists incorporated land tax into Islamic law despite the lack of Qurʾānic injunctions and prophetic tradition. In doing so, they drew upon Qurʾānic concepts such as fay’ and ghanīma while reinterpreting a vast bod…
Rowḍeh, Popular Preaching and Sociopolitical Critique in Tehran of the Naṣirī Period (1848–1896)
This article seeks to investigate an unprecedented rapid rise of rowḍeh ceremonies as part of the larger Shī‘ī mourning rituals and commemoration of the Karbala tragedy during the reign of Nasir al-Din Shah (1848–96). It argues that the Qajar elite, especially the Shah himself, in tandem with popular preachers played an instrumental role in promoting these long-standing rituals. While the Shah used mourning ceremonies to project an image of a dev…
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