In the summer of 1978, Musa al Sadr, the spiritual leader of the
Muslim Shia sect in Lebanon, disappeared mysteriously while on a
visit to Libya. As in the Shia myth of the "Hidden Imam," this
modern-day Imam left his followers upholding his legacy and
awaiting his return. Considered an outsider when he had arrived in
Lebanon in 1959 from his native Iran, he gradually assumed the role
of charismatic mullah, and was instrumental in transforming the
Shia, a quiescent and downtrodden Islamic minority, into committed
political activists.
What sort of person was Musa al Sadr? What beliefs in the Shia
doctrine did his life embody? Where did he fit into the tangle of
Lebanon's warring factions? What was behind his disappearance? In
this fascinating and compelling narrative, Fouad Ajami resurrects
the Shia's neglected history, both distant and recent, and
interweaves the life and work of Musa al Sadr with the larger
strands of the Shia past.
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