FYI Shiism deviates from the dominant Sunni Islam by arguing that leadership within the Islamic community has been entrusted by God to the family and bloodline of the Prophet Muhammad. IMAMS are the True Leaders of the Faith. The last of the Imams, known as MAHDI or Hidden IMAM, has in fact been concealed by God and is expected by the Shia to reappear at the end of Time to restore justice and equality to a c corrupted world. In this regard, Shiism resembles Christianity. Moreover it emphasizes the martyrdom of these decedents of Muhammad, many died at the hands of Sunni rivals in particular. However, Shiism has long been connected to, if not directly involved in politics. The Safavids cultivated within Shiisms religious leaders (or ulema) a powerful higher clergy, known as Ayatollahs, who are sometimes compared with bishops in Roman Catholicism. This too deviates from the more decentralized Sunni Islam; it is the clergy of Shiism who play a critical role in modern Iranian politics. Sharing Information for you to think about and learn from that I am reading on Iran for my Comparative Politics Class-Political Change in First and Third World Countries. Author Marcette Fochier
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:52:55 +0000
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