Sultanu'l-Wa'izin Shirazi

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Sultanu'l-Wa'izin Shirazi is the Shi'a scholar portrayed in the book Peshawar Nights ^[1] ("Prince of Preachers from Shiraz") ^[2].

[edit] Overview

According to the book, he participiated in a a public debate between Shi'a Muslims and Sunni Muslims. The debate is said to have taken place in Peshawar, India (sic), beginning on 27 January 1927 ^[2]. The Shi'a were victorious in debate. according to the preface:

A condition of the dialogue was that only sources acceptable to both sects would be cited. The dialogue was held in Farsi, commonly understood in the city of Peshawar. The transcript, made by four reporters and published in the newspapers daily, was published in book form in Teheran and soon became a classic authority in the East. The present work is based on the fourth edition, published in Teheran in 1971, the year in which Sultanu'l-Wa'izin died at the age of 75 ^[3]

[edit] See also

• List of Islamic scholars

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.al-islam.org/peshawar/
2. ^ ^{a b} Translators' Preface
3. ^ The Translators' Preface stats: The death of Sultanu'l-Wa'izin in 1971 is mentioned by Michael M.J. Fischer in Iran: From Religious Dispute to Revolution - p.178, Harvard University Press 1980.