Item record: Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i on the Sources of Religious Authority

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Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i on the Sources of Religious Authority

Author	Juan Cole
Title of item	Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i on the Sources of Religious Authority
Date of this edition	1993-10
Language	English
Permission	author
Posted	2011-05-01 by Jonah Winters
Classified in	Unpublished Articles
URL	bahai-library.com/cole_shaykh_ahmad_authority
Abstract	How did Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i understand the structure of authority in Shi`ism, specifically the role of the ulama? Was he to be seen as an exemplar to be emulated, the first among equals, or a Sufiesque 'pole' channeling the grace of God?
Notes	Paper delivered at the Center for Iranian Studies, Columbia University. On a related topic, see also Shi'i Clerics in Iraq and Iran, 1722-1780: The Akhbari-Usuli Conflict Reconsidered.
Tags	Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsai; Shaykhism; Shiism
Page views	6299 hits since 2011-05-01
Last edited	2022-02-03 21:37 EST. See previous versions [archive.org]. Documents posted between 2003-2012 had various slightly different URLs and sometimes can be found in archive.org with addresses like bahai-library.com/file.php5?file=cole_shaykh_ahmad_authority.

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