Shaykhism

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proper noun

A Shi'a Islamic school founded by Shaykh Ahmad in early 19th-century Qajar Iran, diverging from the Usuli school in its interpretation of key ideas such as the nature of the end times and the day of resurrection, the source of jurisprudential authority, and the proper hermeneutic to be employed in interpreting prophecy through the mystical writings of the Twelver Imams.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. IslamA Shi'a Islamic school founded by Shaykh Ahmad in early 19th-century Qajar Iran, diverging from the Usuli school in its interpretation of key ideas such as the nature of the end times and the day of resurrection, the source of jurisprudential authority, and the proper hermeneutic to be employed in interpreting prophecy through the mystical writings of the Twelver Imams.
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APA

Shaykhism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shaykhism

MLA

“Shaykhism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shaykhism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shaykhism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shaykhism.

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