Evolution of Approached in Sīra Scholarship in Shīʿī Studies

Document Type : Promotional article

Author

• Mahdi Mardani Golestani

Assistant Professor of Qurʾanic Sciences and Ja’farī Fiqh, Razavi Islamic Sciences Research School, Islamic Research Foundation of Astan Quds Razavi, Mashhad, Iran

10.22067/jhistory.2023.79497.1179

Abstract

 
Understanding different approaches in Sīra research enables us to categorize different perspectives and compare them, allowing for a logical encounter with the proposed questions and challenges. The present study aims at investigaitng the historical evolution of Sīra research using the descriptive-analytical approach and based on Shīʿī studies. The results indicate that three main approaches dominate Sīra research: First, the Fiqhī approach, which considers Sīra as a source for deducing decrees; Second, the Ḥadīth approach, which considers Sīra as a role model and example for life; and third, the Historical appraoch which considers Sīra as a report of historical events.

Keywords

• Sīra studies
• Sīra ʾAhl al-Bayt
• approaches to Sīra research
• Fiqhī approach
• Ḥadīth approach
• Historical approach

Main Subjects

• Islamic historiography

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