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The Religious Policy of the Mamluk Against the Shias of Egypt and Syria
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Seyed Mohamed Ahmadi Moghadam   , Reza Keyaniniya , Ghafar Porbakhtiar |
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Abstract: (834 Views) |
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Egypt and Syria were part of the territory of the Shia Fatimid state (297-567 AH). With the rise of the Sunni Mamluk state in Egypt in 648 AH, studying the political and religious relations of the Mamluk with the Shia residents of Egypt and Syria gains great importance. The main question of this research is: what impact did religion and politics have on the religious and political relations of the Mamluk with the Shias of Egypt and Syria? This research has tried, through a descriptive-analytical method and by focusing on the vital role of religion in the political and cultural structure of the Mamluk state, to examine the religious policies and beliefs of the Mamluk and the Salafi Hanbali jurists of that era. The conflict of the Mamluk with the Ilkhanids and the establishment of the Abbasid caliphate in Egypt also added to the complexity of these political and religious relations. The findings of this research show that the hostile policy of the Mamluk towards the Shīʿas was mainly due to following the Ayyubids and fear of the Shīʿa background in Egypt and Syria.
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| Keywords: Ayyubids, Shīʿa in Egypt and Syria, Fatimids, Religion in the Mamluk era, Egypt and Syria, Mamluk. |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2023/05/5 | Accepted: 2023/08/8
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