• “Shia-Islam” is a multi-volume study to provide a sound overview about Shia Islam. It presents the thinking, the Quranic exegesis, the history, the beliefs and the practice of faith of the Shia from the point of view of the Imamites world community.
• The content of this volume focuses on Shia Islam as a religious phenomenon and is seen as a contribution to the discourse on its thinking and belief in general. and on the position of in Europe in particular. Of special interest is the teaching of the Shiite worldview in universities and colleges.
• The purpose of these collections about “Shia studies” is to produce literature and provide Shia fields of research, so that scholars can write articles and books based on these writings and present scientific and academic re-search. In fact, this collection is a roadmap to the desired goal, namely: a proper under-standing of Shiite beliefs, thoughts, interpretation and history.
This volume treated Shia Islam as a religious phenomenon and focuses on some brief thought and belief. The content of this volume is seen as a contribution to the discourse on Shia thinking in general and on the position of Shia worldview in Europe in particular. Of special interest is the teachings of Shia beliefs in universities and colleges. The aim of this study is to provide thinking impulses for broadening one’s horizon, which leads to further encounters with the Shiite worldview and what is reflected in it. It therefore intended to present the main ideas and main characteristics of Shiite thought and faith in a trans-parent and understandable manner for the current Western generation - and especially for academic readers. It would like to provide the reader with current information on key topics of the Islamic religion, in order to be able to deal with European and non-European Shiites without misunderstandings and prejudices.weiterlesen
