US EditionThe Rejection of Legal Pluralism and Its Consequences
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The Rejection of Legal Pluralism and Its Consequences
By Edmund Hayes In 260/874, upon the death of the Eleventh Imam of the Twelver Shīʿa, al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskari, a crisis hit the inner circle of the Imam’s family. The Imam’s inheritance was contested between the Imam’s mother, Ḥudayth (d. perhaps before 281/894–95), and his brother, Jaʿfar (d. perhaps 281/894–95), known to posterity as “the Liar” for his claim to be the Twelfth Imam himself. Twelver accounts vilify Jaʿfar “the Liar” for resorting to…
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