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The Saudi Ulema and the Shi'a of Saudi Arabia

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dc.contributor.authorIsmail, Raihan
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:19:28Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T09:03:25Z
dc.description.abstractThe Sunni ulema (clerics) of Saudi Arabia have been known for their anti-Shi'a rhetoric since the establishment of the first Saudi state under the patronage of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab. To this day, they shape attitudes towards the Shi'a and influence how the Shi'a are perceived within the kingdom. Although it is well known that the ulema address the Shi'a in negative terms, there is a gap in the literature discussing the nature of the polemics directed at the Shi'a. This article examines the attitudes of the Saudi ulema towards the Saudi Shi'a in political and social terms through the analysis of fatawa, sermons, lectures, and publications issued by the Saudi religious authorities.
dc.identifier.issn1748-9423
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/71817
dc.provenanceThe publisher permission to archive the version was granted via email, archived in ERMS6772768
dc.publisherICAS Press for the Islamic College in London
dc.sourceJournal of Shi'a Islamic Studies
dc.subjectKeywords: Al-ahsa'; Medina; Najran; Qatif; Saudi Arabia; Shi'a; Ulema
dc.titleThe Saudi Ulema and the Shi'a of Saudi Arabia
dc.typeJournal article
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
local.bibliographicCitation.issue4
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage422
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage403
local.contributor.affiliationIsmail, Raihan, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.authoruidIsmail, Raihan, u4633703
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor220403 - Islamic Studies
local.identifier.ariespublicationf5625xPUB2896
local.identifier.citationvolume5
local.identifier.doi10.1353/isl.2012.0066
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84873053851
local.identifier.thomsonID000301769800007
local.type.statusPublished Version

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