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Ritual Purity and Buddhists in Modern Twelver Shi‘a Exegesis and Law

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ABSTRACT: This paper offers some preliminary notes on the
position of Buddhists in Shi‘a legal and tafsir (exegesis) discourse
with particular emphasis on Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i’s
treatment of the subject in his al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Qur’an. The
author concludes that although Tabataba’i introduced some novel
elements in Shi‘a tafsir relating to the identity of Sabians in the
Qur’an, his description, knowledge and assumptions of Buddhism
were taken from third-hand sources and were mostly elementary
and often incorrect. A study of al-Mizan is nevertheless important
as Tabataba’i’s views on Sabians and Buddhists set the tone for all
later Iranian Shi‘a exegetes. This exegetical position is legally
significant as it reinforces the position that Buddhists are not to be
identified with the Qur’anic Sabians and are thus excluded from
any possible kitabi status despite the fact that some Imami jurists
may have considered the Buddha to be a divinely sanctioned
prophet. This exclusion has the potential to complicate
relationships in marriage or other forms of social contact due to
ritual purity laws.
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KEYWORDS: tafsir; Qur’an; Tabataba’i; Sabian; Buddhism; Shi‘a;
Yudhasaf; ritual purity; Buddha.

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Judul Seri

Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies Autumn 2012 · Vol. V · No. 4

No. Panggil

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Hamilton : Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University., 2012

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