چکیده:
Following the superiority of the Usuli tendency of Shi'ism over the Akhbari tendency and its subsequent consequences, on the eve of the rise of the Qajars, the Qajar era's need to acquire religious legitimacy, authority, and the influence of scholars was revived after about a century of hiatus. The power of Usuli Shi'ism soon came into conflict with the sovereignty of the Qajars and caused profound transformations in the political and social spheres of Iran. One manifestation of this transformation was the emergence of powerful and influential scholars such as Seyyed Mohammad Baqer Shafti, known as Hujjat al-Islam, who was able to assert the power of Marja'iyya before the Qajar kings, particularly in the city of Isfahan. In this writing, we seek to answer questions regarding how the influence and authority of Seyyed Mohammad Baqer Shafti increased in Isfahan, especially during the reign of Mohammad Shah Qajar.
خلاصه ماشینی:
The Role of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Shafti in the Transformations of the Qajar Era Abstract Following the superiority of the Usuli tendency of Shiism over the Akhbari tendency and its subsequent consequences, on the eve of the emergence of the Qajars, the Qajar era's need to acquire religious legitimacy, authority, and the influence of scholars was revived after approximately a century of hiatus.
One manifestation of this transformation was the emergence of powerful and influential scholars such as Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Shafti, known as Hujjat al-Islam, who was able to assert the power of Marja'iyyah before the Qajar kings within his sphere of authority, especially in the city of Isfahan.
In this writing, we seek to answer questions regarding how the influence and authority of Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Shafti increased in Isfahan, particularly during the reign of Muhammad Shah Qajar.
One of these scholars is Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Shafti, known as Hujjat al-Islam, who, following the aforementioned series of factors, was able for many years to expand his sphere of influence and authority in Isfahan and some other points, and challenge the power of the Qajar kings, especially Muhammad Shah Qajar.
Since, during this period, England was always attempting to divert the Qajar sovereignty's attention away from Afghanistan and ultimately from India, the British minister, Sir John McNeill, after becoming disappointed that Mohammad Shah Qajar would not abandon the siege of Herat, wrote a letter to Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Shafti in Isfahan while returning from the Shah's camp near Herat.
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