Seyed Mohammad Sadatinejad
Shia Islam’s Theological Stance on Terrorism

Shia Islam’s Theological Stance on Terrorism

Abstract   This paper seeks to explain how Shia Islam’s theological stances have prevented the formation and growth of extremism and violence and the spread of terrorism while blocking any attempt by extremists to extend the domain of blasphemy and jihadism to Muslims and carry out criminal and terrorist actions. Studies conducted within the framework of this research show that the Shia theological stances have not allowed the emergence of extremist thoughts and terrorist groups in Shia communities due to following the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad’s family, the institutionalization of wisdom, and the emergence of reformism in the contemporary period in fundamental issues like...

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