Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online
Authors: John Bowker
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1730 page)
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
2.25Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
ads
N
rbakhsh
y(y)a
.
rbakhshy(y)a.
Religious movement in Islam, named after its founder, Mu
ammad b. Mu
ammad b. ‘Abd All
h, who was known as N
rbakhsh (‘gift of light’), and who lived 1393–1465 (AH 795–869). He was proclaimed caliph (
khal
fa
) and
al-Mahd
by his followers. He maintained a
S
f
understanding of the world as manifestation of God, and a
Shi‘ite
insistence on the necessity for the true
Im
m
to be a descendant of
‘Al
.
ammad b. Muammad b. ‘Abd Allh, who was known as Nrbakhsh (‘gift of light’), and who lived 1393–1465 (AH 795–869). He was proclaimed caliph (khal
fa) and
al-Mahd
by his followers. He maintained aS
funderstanding of the world as manifestation of God, and aShi‘ite
insistence on the necessity for the true
Im
mto be a descendant of
‘Al
.
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
2.25Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
ads
Other books
Nikolski by Nicolas Dickner
Pulse by Julian Barnes
In the Fire by Eileen Griffin, Nikka Michaels
Double Impact: Never Say Die\No Way Back by Tess Gerritsen
A Matter of Time by David Manuel
Immortal Awakening: Immortal Heart by Magen McMinimy
Dove Season (A Jimmy Veeder Fiasco) by Johnny Shaw
Curtis by Kathi S. Barton
The Thief-Taker : Memoirs of a Bow Street Runner by T.F. BANKS
A Corpse at St Andrew's Chapel by Mel Starr
