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This dissertation considers the concept of walāyah, commonly translated as guardianship, within Islam in terms of theology, hermeneutics, religious law, and praxis. These applications are analyzed for the ways in which they lend themselves to an authoritative application of walā…

In his collection of lectures, the Majalis al-Mu'ayyadiyyah , al-Mu'ayyad fi al-Din al-Shirazi's (d.ca. 1078 C.E.) typologies of the imam set forth a distinctive concept of the Isma`ili imam, as it subsequently results from al-Mu'ayyad's engagement in the works of his predecesso…