Akhbarism

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noun

One of two main branches of Twelver Shia Islam (the other being Usulism), currently practiced by a small minority of Twelvers, which rejects independent reasoning on the part of religious scholars in favor of direct imitation of the Fourteen Infallibles in matters of law and theology.

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nounAkhbarism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableOne of two main branches of Twelver Shia Islam (the other being Usulism), currently practiced by a small minority of Twelvers, which rejects independent reasoning on the part of religious scholars in favor of direct imitation of the Fourteen Infallibles in matters of law and theology.
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