Ahl al-ḥall wa-l-ʿaqd - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Ahl al-ḥall wa-l-ʿaqd - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Zaman, Muhammad Qasim

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1059872
Doc. NO	:	ALei269
Main Entry	:	Zaman, Muhammad Qasim
Title & Author	:	Ahl al-ḥall wa-l-ʿaqd - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Zaman, Muhammad Qasim
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(2,424 words)
Abstract	:	Ahl al-ḥall wa-l-ʿaqd , the “people who loosen and bind,” is a term commonly used by classical scholars to signify those members of the religious and the political elite whom they expect to play some role in the selection and deposition of the ruler, though some classical and modern commentators assign a broader range of functions to those encompassed by this term. 1. Functions According to classical Sunnī jurists and theologians, the head of the Muslim community, the imām , acquired his position either through being designated by his
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei269.pdf