Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
ما سُل سيف على قاعدة في الإسلام كما سُل على الإمامة
English translation:
No doctrine caused more bloodshed in the history of Islam than the imamate
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Khalid W
Apr 26, 2008 14:23
16 yrs ago
Arabic term
ما سُل سيف على قاعدة في الإسلام كما سُل على الإمامة
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"ما سُل سيف على قاعدة في الإسلام كما سُل على الإمامة"
this is a quote from Shahrestani's "Al-Milal wa al-Nihal," a 12th century text on different branches of Islam. سُل is of course providing the most trouble here.
this is a quote from Shahrestani's "Al-Milal wa al-Nihal," a 12th century text on different branches of Islam. سُل is of course providing the most trouble here.
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Apr 26, 2008 14:56: Bubo Coroman (X) changed "Language pair" from "English to Arabic" to "Arabic to English"
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No doctrine caused more bloodshed in the history of Islam than the imamate (check the 1st reference)
Abbas Kadhim *Calling It Like It Is*- [ Traduzca esta página ]The imamate (political leadership): No doctrine caused more bloodshed in the history of Islam than the imamate. Here is the deal: ...
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History of the Abbasids « Exuberantly Exhilarating- [ Traduzca esta página ]... family business for them meant more bloodshed for the Umayyads to spill. ..... This sect believed that the Shia Imamate diverted to Muhammad in contrast ...
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Shia Islam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia- [ Traduzca esta página ]Imamate of the Family · Mourning of Muharram ..... Hanging will bring only more bloodshed | Bronwen Maddox: World Briefing - Times Online; ^ Al-Ahram Weekly ...
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Note added at 19 mins (2008-04-26 14:42:39 GMT)
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@@@@ Many a time, I search my answer in Google to give references and I find a direct hit, like this one :-) Good Luck @@@@
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Note added at 48 mins (2008-04-26 15:11:12 GMT)
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@@@@@@@@@@@@ By the way, if you're looking for "sola" as you pointed out, the correct equivalent is "unsheath" or "unsheathed" but I don't think you go down this road! @@@@@@@@@@@@
abbaskadhim.blogspot.com/2005_02_01_archive.html - 82k - En caché - Páginas similares
History of the Abbasids « Exuberantly Exhilarating- [ Traduzca esta página ]... family business for them meant more bloodshed for the Umayyads to spill. ..... This sect believed that the Shia Imamate diverted to Muhammad in contrast ...
synkronyzer.wordpress.com/category/history-of-the-abbasids/ - 102k - En caché - Páginas similares
Shia Islam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia- [ Traduzca esta página ]Imamate of the Family · Mourning of Muharram ..... Hanging will bring only more bloodshed | Bronwen Maddox: World Briefing - Times Online; ^ Al-Ahram Weekly ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam - 146k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 19 mins (2008-04-26 14:42:39 GMT)
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@@@@ Many a time, I search my answer in Google to give references and I find a direct hit, like this one :-) Good Luck @@@@
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Note added at 48 mins (2008-04-26 15:11:12 GMT)
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@@@@@@@@@@@@ By the way, if you're looking for "sola" as you pointed out, the correct equivalent is "unsheath" or "unsheathed" but I don't think you go down this road! @@@@@@@@@@@@
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no sword has been raised agains a principle in Islam like the one raised against the imamate
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سُل = drawn against
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Note added at 13 mins (2008-04-26 14:36:23 GMT)
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correction of typo:
no sword has been raised against a principle in Islam like the one raised against the imamate
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-04-26 14:35:25 GMT)
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سُل = drawn against
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Note added at 13 mins (2008-04-26 14:36:23 GMT)
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correction of typo:
no sword has been raised against a principle in Islam like the one raised against the imamate
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