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Meaning of Shaykhism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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A Shi'a Islamic school founded by Shaykh Ahmad in early 19th-century Qajar Iran, diverging from the Usuli school in its interpretation of key ideas such as the nature of the end times and the day of resurrection, the source of jurisprudential authority, and the proper hermeneutic to be employed in interpreting prophecy through the mystical writings of the Twelver Imams.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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