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The Shīʿīs in Palestine
From the Medieval Golden Age until the Present
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In The Shīʿīs in Palestine Yaron Friedman offers a survey of the presence of Shīʿism in the region of Palestine (today: Israel) from early Islamic history until the contemporary period. It brings to light many pieces of information and interesting developments that are not widely known, in addition to the general point that, contrary to common belief, the Shīʿī community has played a significant role in the history of Palestine. The volume includes a study of Shīʿī shrines in Palestine, as well as showing the importance of these Muslim sites and holy towns in Palestine in the Shīʿī religion.
Yaron Friedman, Ph.D. (Sorbonne, 2006), is lecturer and Arabic instructor at the University of Haifa. He published The Nuṣayrī-ʿAlawīs: An Introduction to the Religion, History and Identity of the Leading Minority in Syria (Brill, 2010). He has also published articles in Studia Islamica, Der Islam, Le Museon and entries in the Encyclopaedia of Islam (third edition).
âThis volume is a welcome contribution to the study of two still relatively neglected areas of scholarship: ShiÊ¿ism and the history of Palestine. The detail is so rich that the reader is left almost wishing the book were longer. It can only be hoped that others will use this work as a starting point for many more studies related to the ShiÊ¿iâs in Palestine.â Fuchsia Hart, University of Oxford, inJournal of ShiÊ¿a Islamic Studies 11 (2018): 117-120
"The ShÄ«Ê¿Ä«s in Palestine broadens the historical study of ShÄ«Ê¿ism and ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Muslim communities in the Middle East and the Levant, much of which has focused on the large ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« communities in modern-day southern Lebanon, Iraq and Iran. Friedman draws upon a wide collection of Muslim historical and theological writings, including materials produced by Ibn Ê¿ArabÄ«, al-GhazÄlÄ« and Ibn TaymÄ«yya. In addition to adding to the historiographical literature, the book also serves as a useful addition to the ethnographic literature on Islamic art and architecture and Palestinian folklore. It will be of interest to scholars and students of Islamic studies, Middle Eastern history, Palestinian studies and ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« studies." Christopher Anzalone, Marine Corps University and George Mason University, in Islam and ChristianâMuslim Relations, DOI: 10.1080/09596410.2022.2080440
"The ShÄ«Ê¿Ä«s in Palestine broadens the historical study of ShÄ«Ê¿ism and ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Muslim communities in the Middle East and the Levant, much of which has focused on the large ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« communities in modern-day southern Lebanon, Iraq and Iran. Friedman draws upon a wide collection of Muslim historical and theological writings, including materials produced by Ibn Ê¿ArabÄ«, al-GhazÄlÄ« and Ibn TaymÄ«yya. In addition to adding to the historiographical literature, the book also serves as a useful addition to the ethnographic literature on Islamic art and architecture and Palestinian folklore. It will be of interest to scholars and students of Islamic studies, Middle Eastern history, Palestinian studies and ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« studies." Christopher Anzalone, Marine Corps University and George Mason University, in Islam and ChristianâMuslim Relations, DOI: 10.1080/09596410.2022.2080440
Preface
List of Figures and Tables
Note on Translations, Dates, and Transliteration
Introduction
âMedieval and Modern Palestine
1 From Immigration to the Golden Age
â1âThe First ShÄ«Ê¿Ä«s in Palestine
â2âPalestine under ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Rule
â3âGiving Palestine a ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Identity: Tombs of the ahl al-bayt
â4âIbn al-Ê¿ArabÄ« and the ShÄ«Ê¿Ä«s of Tiberias and Acre
â5âThe End of the âShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Centuryâ
2 The Disappearance of the Shīʿī Community in Palestine
â1âThe AyyÅ«bid Restoration
â2âMamlÅ«k Oppression
â3âPersecutions
3 The Shīʿīs in Galilee
â1âThe Region of Safed
â2âThe MatÄwila in Northern Palestine
â3âPalestinian and Zionist Views on the ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Villages
â4âThe Palestinian Fear of the Return of the ShÄ«Ê¿Ä«s
â5âRemaining ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Sects
4 Shīʿī Folklore and Religious Traditions about Palestine
â1âShÄ«Ê¿ism in Palestinian Folklore
â2âShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Traditions concerning Holy Towns in Palestine
Conclusion
Appendix 1: The ṬÄlibiyyÅ«n in Palestine
Appendix 2: Photos and Inscriptions of Shīʿī Shrines in Palestine
Appendix 3: The FatwÄ of TaqÄ« l-DÄ«n Aḥmad b. Taymiyya concerning the Head of Ḥusayn in Ashkelon
Appendix 4: Israeli Documents: HÅ«nÄ«n 1948âthe Missed Opportunity
Appendix 5: Interviews with Two Palestinian Shaykhs Who Converted to Shīʿism
Appendix 6: A ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Supplication in the âShÄ«Ê¿Ä«s of Palestineâ Facebook Page
Appendix 7: Interview with a Member of the DÄwÅ«dÄ« BohrÄs
Timeline of Shīʿī History in Palestine
âGlossary of ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Terms in the Palestinian Context
Bibliography
Index
List of Figures and Tables
Note on Translations, Dates, and Transliteration
Introduction
âMedieval and Modern Palestine
1 From Immigration to the Golden Age
â1âThe First ShÄ«Ê¿Ä«s in Palestine
â2âPalestine under ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Rule
â3âGiving Palestine a ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Identity: Tombs of the ahl al-bayt
â4âIbn al-Ê¿ArabÄ« and the ShÄ«Ê¿Ä«s of Tiberias and Acre
â5âThe End of the âShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Centuryâ
2 The Disappearance of the Shīʿī Community in Palestine
â1âThe AyyÅ«bid Restoration
â2âMamlÅ«k Oppression
â3âPersecutions
3 The Shīʿīs in Galilee
â1âThe Region of Safed
â2âThe MatÄwila in Northern Palestine
â3âPalestinian and Zionist Views on the ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Villages
â4âThe Palestinian Fear of the Return of the ShÄ«Ê¿Ä«s
â5âRemaining ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Sects
4 Shīʿī Folklore and Religious Traditions about Palestine
â1âShÄ«Ê¿ism in Palestinian Folklore
â2âShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Traditions concerning Holy Towns in Palestine
Conclusion
Appendix 1: The ṬÄlibiyyÅ«n in Palestine
Appendix 2: Photos and Inscriptions of Shīʿī Shrines in Palestine
Appendix 3: The FatwÄ of TaqÄ« l-DÄ«n Aḥmad b. Taymiyya concerning the Head of Ḥusayn in Ashkelon
Appendix 4: Israeli Documents: HÅ«nÄ«n 1948âthe Missed Opportunity
Appendix 5: Interviews with Two Palestinian Shaykhs Who Converted to Shīʿism
Appendix 6: A ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Supplication in the âShÄ«Ê¿Ä«s of Palestineâ Facebook Page
Appendix 7: Interview with a Member of the DÄwÅ«dÄ« BohrÄs
Timeline of Shīʿī History in Palestine
âGlossary of ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Terms in the Palestinian Context
Bibliography
Index
All those interested in the history of the ShÄ«Ê¿Ä«s in Palestine, the History of Islam, Shiâism, Muslim Geography and mausoleums in Palestine.