Akhbari
Noun
Meaning
a religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli
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Akhbari Shiism has never promoted political control
Momen, Moojan, An Introduction to Shi'i Islam, Yale University Press, 1985, p.123 *The growth of the Akhbari School which preached that only the Quran, hadith are to be bases for verdicts, rejecting the use of reasoning.
Unlike Akhbari Twelver Shia, Usuli Twelver Shia scholars do not believe that everything in the four major books is authentic.