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Analysis of the Implications of Shiite Islamism in Contemporary Afghanistan and Its Capacity Assessment in Overcoming the Current Situation

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    • Mohammad hasan Mahdavi

    Higher Education Complex of the History of the Life and Islamic Civilization, Al-Mustafa International University, Ghazni, Afghanistan

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10.30479/psiw.2025.19101.3250
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Objective: This paper aims to analyze the political implications of Shiite Islamism as one of the significant political thought movements in contemporary Afghan history. It seeks to answer the question of what implications this movement possesses in the political and social arena of Afghanistan and what weight it carries in organizing the current situation.
Method: The analysis of this issue is conducted within the framework and methods of “comparative discourse analysis.” Based on the conceptual framework, each thought entails at least four implications: explanatory, foundational, normative, and strategic, each addressing part of the political issues and collectively depicting a coherent system for establishing an ideal order and standard. This paper also briefly compares this movement with the majority of political Islam in Afghanistan to make research findings more tangible.
Findings: Although Shiite political Islam in Afghanistan, due to being a minority, has been subjected to systematic and deliberate neglect, it possesses important implications in the socio-political arena, from explaining crises to offering alternatives and strategies. Attention to these implications could aid in overcoming the current situation and achieving the desired ideal condition.
Conclusion: Research findings indicate that the political implications of Shiite Islamism, given its focus on concrete issues in explaining the current situation, have managed to provide better alternatives. Therefore, compared to the majority movement, it possesses greater capacity in organizing positively, and attention to it could facilitate revisiting the thought of political Islam in Afghanistan and finding solutions to the current problems.

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  • Islamism
  • Shiite Islamism
  • Political Implications
  • Contemporary Afghanistan
  • Intellectual Movement

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Political studies of Islamic world
Volume 13, Issue 4 - Serial Number 52
January 2025
Pages 71-98
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Mahdavi, M. H. (2024). Analysis of the Implications of Shiite Islamism in Contemporary Afghanistan and Its Capacity Assessment in Overcoming the Current Situation. Political studies of Islamic world, 13(4), 71-98. doi: 10.30479/psiw.2025.19101.3250

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Mahdavi, M. H. . "Analysis of the Implications of Shiite Islamism in Contemporary Afghanistan and Its Capacity Assessment in Overcoming the Current Situation", Political studies of Islamic world, 13, 4, 2024, 71-98. doi: 10.30479/psiw.2025.19101.3250

HARVARD

Mahdavi, M. H. (2024). 'Analysis of the Implications of Shiite Islamism in Contemporary Afghanistan and Its Capacity Assessment in Overcoming the Current Situation', Political studies of Islamic world, 13(4), pp. 71-98. doi: 10.30479/psiw.2025.19101.3250

CHICAGO

M. H. Mahdavi, "Analysis of the Implications of Shiite Islamism in Contemporary Afghanistan and Its Capacity Assessment in Overcoming the Current Situation," Political studies of Islamic world, 13 4 (2024): 71-98, doi: 10.30479/psiw.2025.19101.3250

VANCOUVER

Mahdavi, M. H. Analysis of the Implications of Shiite Islamism in Contemporary Afghanistan and Its Capacity Assessment in Overcoming the Current Situation. Political studies of Islamic world, 2024; 13(4): 71-98. doi: 10.30479/psiw.2025.19101.3250

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