A treatise of the Sharīf al-Murtadā on the legality of working for the government (Mas'ala fī 'l-'amal ma'a 'l-sulṭān)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2808033 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wilferd Madelung (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 18-31 |
| Publication date | 1980-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x0011050x |
| OpenAlex | W2169718213 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 1 |
The problem of the lawfulness of accepting and holding office under an illegitimate ruler posed itself in the Imāmī Shī'a from an early date. Imāmī Shī'ism considered the historical caliphate, with the exception of the reign of 'Alī b. Abī Ṭālib, as invariably usurpatory and illegitimate. The rule of the Muslim community in succession to the Prophet was the exclusive right of 'Alī and the Imams from among his descendants. They had been pushed aside from their rightful position, first by the three caliphs preceding 'Alī and later, by the Umayyads and the 'Abbāsids. On the other hand, the Imams from the fourth, 'Alī Zayn al-'Ābidīn, had ceased actively to seek to rule through the overthrow of the usurpatory caliphate. The sixth Imam, Ja'far al-Ṣādiq, rejected in particular any offer of help to restore him to his rightful position by force and strictly forbade his followers to engage in revolutionary activity on behalf of the Imams until the rise of the Qā'im Imam who would claim his right to rule with the sword. This quietist policy was consistently followed by his successors and came to be reflected in Imāmī belief and doctrine which did not anticipate a return of the Imams to rule before the coming of the eschatological Mahdī
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1920 - 2023 (104) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |