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International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 7 (24): 93-105, Serial Number 4, Autumn 2020

ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER
A Historical Inquiry in the Essential Knowledge for the
Concept of “Rafiḍi”
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Hashem Andisheh *, Dr. Mohammad Ridha Payvandi
1. * PhD Student in Department of Quran and Hadith, Osool-e ddin University, Qom, Iran,
(Corresponding Author)
2. Assistant Professor in Department of History, Faculty of History and Islamic Civilization,
Imam Sadegh Research Institute, Qom, Iran, payvandy@gmail.com
ARTICLE INFO Abstract

Article History: SUBJECT AND OBJECTIVES: The key word “Rafiḍi”
Received 13 May 2020 in historical sources comes in the form of “Rafiḍia”,
Revised 23 September 2020 “Rafiḍian” and “Rafiḍis” and it is derived from the word
Accepted 01 November 2020
“Rafiḍi” meaning to leave, and in the theological term of
Key Words: the opponents of the Imamiyya denomination, it is a title
Rafiḍia that refers to all Shia sects and sometimes to a specific
Alavi group and sect of Shia and sometimes to those who
Shia express love for the family of the Prophet, is applied.
METHOD AND FINDING: In this research, which has been
DOI:
10.22034/IMJPL.2020.5339 done by library method and review of documents, various
sources of Shia and Sunni hadiths have been used and an
DOR: attempt has been made to point out their role in Islamic history
20.1001.1.26767610.2020.7.24.5.7 and civilization by explaining the concept of Rafiḍi. The

importance of the discussion is especially evident from the fact
that the Rafiḍi discussion has caused ambiguity among
Muslims, so the main question of the article was where did the

origin of this naming start and what period does it go back to?
CONCLUSION: In order to answer this basic question and
the subject that helps to clarify the ambiguities in this area, this
article was conducted with a historical approach to expressing
the problem and exploring the nature and explanation of the
discussion to reach the basic question of the research.
* Corresponding Author:
Email: Article Address Published on the Journal Site:
hashem.andisheh@gmail.com http://p-l.journals.miu.ac.ir/article_5339.html
ORCID: 0000-0002-4462-8292

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