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Historiographic Components of Allamah Majlisi in Jala' al-AyounThe Historiographical Components of ʿAllāmah Majlisī’s Jalāʾ al-ʿUyūn
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Mostafa Davari   , Zeinab Omidiyan * , Yaghub Tabesh |
| Hakim Sabzevari University, , z.omidiyan@hsu.ac.ir |
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| ʿAllāmah Majlisī(1037–1110AH), one of the eminent scholars of the Safavid era, played a profound and enduring role in systematizing Twelver Shiʿi doctrines and consolidating Shiʿi beliefs in Iran through his intellectual legacy and literary mastery. He was not only a leading figure in jurisprudence and hadith studies but also a distinctive figure in the field of religious historiography. Jalāʾal-ʿUyūn is one of his most significant works, in which he narrates the lives of the Infallibles with close attention to the religious and cultural needs of his time. This study, employing a semantic-analytical approach, examines the relationship between Majlisī’s historiographical method in Jalāʾal-ʿUyūn and the socio-political and cultural context of his era. The findings indicate that the text of Jalāʾal-ʿUyūn rests upon four main components: affirmation of the legitimacy of the Imamate of the Shiʿi Imams; construction of alterity toward the Sunni community; emphasis on the emotional dimension of the sufferings of the Ahl al-Bayt; and depiction of their state of contentment(riḍā) with divine decree amid life’s tribulations. Through these components, ʿAllāmah Majlisī sought to reinforce the Imāmī discourse and strengthen Shiʿi identity within Iranian society; elements that were deeply influenced by the historical and cultural conditions of his time. |
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| Keywords: Jalāʾ al-ʿUyūn, ʿAllāmah Majlisī, semantic analysis, legitimacy of the Imamate and Shiʿism, sufferings of the Ahl al-Bayt(peace be upon them). |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Islamic History
Received: 2025/03/10 | Revised: 2025/12/30 | Accepted: 2025/10/2 | Published: 2025/10/2 | ePublished: 2025/10/2
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