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2. Emergence of Madhab Sectarianism

٢. ظهور التعصب المذهبي

Due to the excessive emphasis placed on the madhahib, people began to treat other madhahib as sects rather than valid schools of thought. The Madhahib were no longer an issue of Fiqh, instead they became a matter of ‘aqeedah. This sentiment was reflected in the court systems of the time, where four judges would be assigned – one for each madhab. At the end of this stage, the situation digressed so far that four adhans and iqamahs would be called – again, one for each madhab. Even khutbah al-Jumu’ah would be performed four times by four different imams. Some books took such an extreme stance with regards to the madhahib that they addressed questions such as whether a Hanafi man was able to marry a Shafi’ee woman. The answer to this question was derived using qiyas an ahl al-kitab i.e. it is okay for men to marry from the women of the People of the Book therefore it is okay for a Hanafi man to marry a Shafi’ee woman. The loss of Iran to the Shi’a was due to madhabi issues as well. The King of Iran divorced his wife three times in one session, which by the consensus of the four madhahib was a final divorce, and thus, he would not be allowed to marry her again unless she remarries another man then divorces him. However, the king The Muslim world today Qabeelat Tayybah TCE Notes Revolution 102

wanted to marry his wife again. Some of his ministers who were Shi’a suggested that the king consult the Ja’fari imam. The king consulted the Ja’fari imam who told him that the divorce was not final. After learning this, the king decided to convert to Ja’fari Shi’ism so that he could remarry his wife. Because of his power, he then proceeded to force the rest of the state to convert to Shi’a as well. Madhab sectarian violence thus erupted. The Sunnis were against the Shi’a and they almost exterminated the existence of the Shi’a for some time. Many Sunni Muslims fled towards the borders of Iran to escape the forced conversion and sectarian violence. Even today, the Sunni Muslims of Iran reside mainly towards the Iranian borders. Then Hanafi and Shafi’ee started fighting each other until the Hanafi expelled the Shafi’ee from the region. Then the Mongols invaded and took over all together.

Chapter 78 of 982 min read

2. Emergence of Madhab Sectarianism

٢. ظهور التعصب المذهبي

Due to the excessive emphasis placed on the madhahib, people began to treat other madhahib as sects rather than valid schools of thought. The Madhahib were no longer an issue of Fiqh, instead they became a matter of ‘aqeedah. This sentiment was reflected in the court systems of the time, where four judges would be assigned – one for each madhab. At the end of this stage, the situation digressed so far that four adhans and iqamahs would be called – again, one for each madhab. Even khutbah al-Jumu’ah would be performed four times by four different imams. Some books took such an extreme stance with regards to the madhahib that they addressed questions such as whether a Hanafi man was able to marry a Shafi’ee woman. The answer to this question was derived using qiyas an ahl al-kitab i.e. it is okay for men to marry from the women of the People of the Book therefore it is okay for a Hanafi man to marry a Shafi’ee woman. The loss of Iran to the Shi’a was due to madhabi issues as well. The King of Iran divorced his wife three times in one session, which by the consensus of the four madhahib was a final divorce, and thus, he would not be allowed to marry her again unless she remarries another man then divorces him. However, the king The Muslim world today Qabeelat Tayybah TCE Notes Revolution 102

wanted to marry his wife again. Some of his ministers who were Shi’a suggested that the king consult the Ja’fari imam. The king consulted the Ja’fari imam who told him that the divorce was not final. After learning this, the king decided to convert to Ja’fari Shi’ism so that he could remarry his wife. Because of his power, he then proceeded to force the rest of the state to convert to Shi’a as well. Madhab sectarian violence thus erupted. The Sunnis were against the Shi’a and they almost exterminated the existence of the Shi’a for some time. Many Sunni Muslims fled towards the borders of Iran to escape the forced conversion and sectarian violence. Even today, the Sunni Muslims of Iran reside mainly towards the Iranian borders. Then Hanafi and Shafi’ee started fighting each other until the Hanafi expelled the Shafi’ee from the region. Then the Mongols invaded and took over all together.