Maaref Hossaini

Maaref Hossaini

The al-Warith Ziarat-text of Imam al-Husayn: Henri Corban's Six-fold Classification

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Ph.D. in History and Civilization of Islamic Nations, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Abstract
The late French scholar Henri Corban proposed a six-fold classification of spiritual history: 1. Transference of spiritual knowledge from the Divine prophets and the Infallible Imams; 2. consequences of man's redefinition of the man-God relations; 3. cyclical periodization instead of the linear one; 4. distinction of material vs. spiritual history; 5. hermeneutical approaches for understanding the events occurred, and 6. historical continuation of spiritual realities. Based on the above framework, it is certain that the status of Imam al-Husayn as the hier to the Divine prophets from Adam to the Prophet Muhammad and the Infallible Imams who preceded him signify a great historical continuation in world religions.
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