SALAFI EFFECTS ON CONTEMPORARY SHIITE REFORM THOUGHT: THE SAMPLE OF SHAIRAT SANGLAJI

Abstract

In the historical adventure of Islamic thought, a large number of ideas flowed, many of them disappeared in the process of time. Salafism, as a mentality and way of thinking, is an important school that influences the thought of Islam the most in the historical process and still continues to be influenced. Salafi thought, as a mentality in which a certain period of history and any information produced in that period is sanctified and all kinds of innovations and personal opinions in religious thought are perverted under names such as bid'at, superstition, not in any particular sect or school, but in every current and intellectual movement. It is a religious-political ideological phenomenon that can be seen. Although it can only be seen as a phenomenon specific to Sunni sects, it can be said that each sect has members who adopt Salafi thought. Many studies have been done about the formation, historical process and present manifestations of this mentality in Ahl al-Sunnah circles. As an umbrella concept, the Salafist mentality has deeply influenced not only Ahl al-Sunnah but also Shiite thought. It is known that the ulama has established authority in the religious field since the first centuries in Shiite thought. The emergence of benevolence and improvement movements throughout this Islamic world with modern times undoubtedly had an impact on Shiism. The effect of Salafism, which is mentioned with the revivalist movements on Shia thought, has not been subject to sufficient study yet. In accordance with the principle of deepening on individuals, our study focuses on the ideas of Shariat Sanglaji, who can be considered as the first representative of this school in Iran, by mentioning the manifestations of Salafism in Shiite in the modern period.