The Role Of A Mujtahid Qajar Prince In The Sunni-Shiite Rapprochement During The Reign Of Abdul Hamid II: Abu’lHasan Mirza Shaykh Al-Ra’is Qajar

The 19th-century pan movements in Europe showed how various ideas of a union had emerged in the Ottoman Empire as well. The union movements started with the concept of Pan-Ottomanism in the first quarter of the 19th century, and in accordance with the time, place, and person, these continued as a Pa...

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Main Author: Hasan Yenilmez
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Language:Arabic
Published: Istanbul University Press 2023-04-01
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description The 19th-century pan movements in Europe showed how various ideas of a union had emerged in the Ottoman Empire as well. The union movements started with the concept of Pan-Ottomanism in the first quarter of the 19th century, and in accordance with the time, place, and person, these continued as a Pan-Islam ideology, with the idea of Pan-Turkism becoming a critical political tool in the last period of the Ottoman Empire. The policy of Pan-Islam gained importance during the reign of Abdul Hamid II, when the legitimacy crisis first occurredand the caliphate’s institution was brought to the fore. This policy was aimed at connecting with Muslims outside the Ottoman Empire, gathering strength from there to the dynasty through the institution of the caliphate, and developing a defense against the colonial activities of the European states and using it as weapon against them. This of course was an essential factor in the rapprochement between Sunnism and Shiism. This article discusses what kind of a role Abu’l Hasan Mirza Shaykh al-Ra’is Qajar, a Qajar prince and Shiite clergyman (mujtahid), played in the Sunni-Shiite rapprochement within the framework of the Pan-Islam policy during the reign of Abdul Hamid II. The study places emphasis upon a brief biography of the mujtahid prince based on the memoires he wrote, his relations with Abdul Hamid II’s government, and his idea of Pan-Islam within the framework of his book Ittihad-i Islam.
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spelling doaj-art-b0fa894295424ce8a9c5d9863d5d36e72025-08-20T03:09:31ZaraIstanbul University PressŞarkiyat Mecmuası2717-69162023-04-014215518310.26650/jos.1247446123456The Role Of A Mujtahid Qajar Prince In The Sunni-Shiite Rapprochement During The Reign Of Abdul Hamid II: Abu’lHasan Mirza Shaykh Al-Ra’is QajarHasan Yenilmez0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6602-3262Bayburt Üniversitesi, Bayburt, TurkiyeThe 19th-century pan movements in Europe showed how various ideas of a union had emerged in the Ottoman Empire as well. The union movements started with the concept of Pan-Ottomanism in the first quarter of the 19th century, and in accordance with the time, place, and person, these continued as a Pan-Islam ideology, with the idea of Pan-Turkism becoming a critical political tool in the last period of the Ottoman Empire. The policy of Pan-Islam gained importance during the reign of Abdul Hamid II, when the legitimacy crisis first occurredand the caliphate’s institution was brought to the fore. This policy was aimed at connecting with Muslims outside the Ottoman Empire, gathering strength from there to the dynasty through the institution of the caliphate, and developing a defense against the colonial activities of the European states and using it as weapon against them. This of course was an essential factor in the rapprochement between Sunnism and Shiism. This article discusses what kind of a role Abu’l Hasan Mirza Shaykh al-Ra’is Qajar, a Qajar prince and Shiite clergyman (mujtahid), played in the Sunni-Shiite rapprochement within the framework of the Pan-Islam policy during the reign of Abdul Hamid II. The study places emphasis upon a brief biography of the mujtahid prince based on the memoires he wrote, his relations with Abdul Hamid II’s government, and his idea of Pan-Islam within the framework of his book Ittihad-i Islam.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/6B04E5CF65BB48599DE60255EF94EA61abdul hamid iipan-islamsunni-shiite rapprochementiranabu’l hasan mirza shaykh al-ra’is qajar
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The Role Of A Mujtahid Qajar Prince In The Sunni-Shiite Rapprochement During The Reign Of Abdul Hamid II: Abu’lHasan Mirza Shaykh Al-Ra’is Qajar
Şarkiyat Mecmuası
abdul hamid ii
pan-islam
sunni-shiite rapprochement
iran
abu’l hasan mirza shaykh al-ra’is qajar
title The Role Of A Mujtahid Qajar Prince In The Sunni-Shiite Rapprochement During The Reign Of Abdul Hamid II: Abu’lHasan Mirza Shaykh Al-Ra’is Qajar
title_full The Role Of A Mujtahid Qajar Prince In The Sunni-Shiite Rapprochement During The Reign Of Abdul Hamid II: Abu’lHasan Mirza Shaykh Al-Ra’is Qajar
title_fullStr The Role Of A Mujtahid Qajar Prince In The Sunni-Shiite Rapprochement During The Reign Of Abdul Hamid II: Abu’lHasan Mirza Shaykh Al-Ra’is Qajar
title_full_unstemmed The Role Of A Mujtahid Qajar Prince In The Sunni-Shiite Rapprochement During The Reign Of Abdul Hamid II: Abu’lHasan Mirza Shaykh Al-Ra’is Qajar
title_short The Role Of A Mujtahid Qajar Prince In The Sunni-Shiite Rapprochement During The Reign Of Abdul Hamid II: Abu’lHasan Mirza Shaykh Al-Ra’is Qajar
title_sort role of a mujtahid qajar prince in the sunni shiite rapprochement during the reign of abdul hamid ii abu lhasan mirza shaykh al ra is qajar
topic abdul hamid ii
pan-islam
sunni-shiite rapprochement
iran
abu’l hasan mirza shaykh al-ra’is qajar
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