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Shiʿism (book)
1943 book by Ahmad Kasravi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shiʿism (Persian: شیعهگری, romanized: Šiʿigari) or Read and judge (Persian: بخوانند و داوری کنند, romanized: Beḵᵛānand o dāvari konand) is a book written by Ahmad Kasravi that deals with criticisms of Shia Islam. Shiʿism is one of Kasravi's three books criticizing what he calls a bad religion. The book caused a great deal of controversy during Kasravi's lifetime, and even led him to court; But before the legal process could be completed and the verdict was issued, several members of the Fadaiyan-e-Islam, with the fatwa and support of Ruhollah Khomeini and led by Navvab Safavi, stabbed Kasravi to death in court.[1] Shiʿism in his time was one of the first books to deal with the critique of Shia Islam, and following this book, many authors criticized religion in Iran.[2] Kasravi was one of the first thinkers and writers to express views on Shiʿism that are still debated.
Author | Ahmad Kasravi |
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Audio read by | Qasim Qaradaghi |
Language | Persian |
Series | Read and judge |
Genre | Nonfiction, Religious criticism |
Published | 1943 |
Publication place | Iran |
ISBN | 9780939214396 |
Preceded by | Baháʼísm |
Followed by | varjavand bonyad |