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ICAIR publishes Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ between Taqiyya and Tabarrī
ICAIR has published Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ between Taqiyya and Tabarrī by Sayyid Mahdi Mahmoudi, edited by Mostafa Movahedifar.
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Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ Between Taqiyya and Tabarrī | Part 6: Did Shaykh al-Ṭūsī Omit the Closing Phrases?
In the concluding episode of this six-part lecture series, Ḥujjat al-Islām Sayyid Mahdī Maḥmoudī brings together the manuscript evidence presented throughout the series and addresses one of the strongest arguments advanced by those who claim that the closing phrases of Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ were later additions.
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Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ Between Taqiyya and Tabarrī | Part 5: Explaining the Variations in the Manuscripts
In Part 5 of this six-part video series, Ḥujjat al-Islām Sayyid Mahdī Maḥmoudī continues his examination of the manuscript evidence surrounding Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ, focusing on the remarkable variations found in the closing passages of the ziyārah.
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Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ Between Taqiyya and Tabarrī | Part 4: Taqiyya and the Manuscript Evidence
In Part 4 of this six-part lecture series, Ḥujjat al-Islām Sayyid Mahdī Maḥmoudī presents the central thesis of his research: that the variations found in some manuscripts of Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ are best explained not by textual alteration, but by taqiyya (dissimulation).
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