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Brotherhood in the 50s and 60s. shi'a revolutionary shi'ism Revolutionary Shi'ism is an ideology, based on the teachings of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1902-1989 CE), which shares many similarities with Marxist revolutionary thought.
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And Shari'ati calls tashayyu'-i-Alavi as tashayyu'-i-surkh i.e. red shi'ism as red is the colour of martyrdom, of sacrificing and of courting death.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2009
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It adopts black colour as colour of mourning in order to ritualise shi'ism and create an illusion among the Shi'i Muslims that they are followers of Imam Husain.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2009
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What we need is tashayyu'-i - surkh i.e. red shi'ism and red is symbol of martyrdom and martyrdom is based on spirit of sacrifice.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2009
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Shari'ati calls, on the other hand, tashayyu 'Safavi as tashayyu'-i-Siyah i.e. black shi'ism.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2009
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