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ID  - 3197
UR  - https://bahai-library.com/cole_shaykh_ahmad_authority
WT  - Baha'i Library Online
T1  - Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i on the Sources of Religious Authority
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A1  - Cole,Juan
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Y1  - 1993/10
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M3  - Articles-unpublished
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LA  - English
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AB  - How did Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i understand the structure of authority in Shi`ism, specifically the role of the ulama? Was he to be seen as an exemplar to be emulated, the first among equals, or a Sufiesque 'pole' channeling the grace of God?  
N1  - Paper delivered at the Center for Iranian Studies, Columbia University. On a related topic, see also Shi'i Clerics in Iraq and Iran, 1722-1780: The Akhbari-Usuli Conflict Reconsidered.
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KW  - Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsá'i
KW  - Shaykhism
KW  - Shia Islam (Shiism)
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