| This is because it reflects a conflict between Iran's Safawi theocracy and the Najaf-based Marja'iya of the quietist school in Ja'fari Shi'ism. |
| A quietist, he rejected involvement in politics and rejected Khomeini's theory of clerical rule. |
| The community was quietist, contemplative in spirit, and rather donnish, with Augustine as acknowledged leader providing answers to questions raised in the discussions. |
| He is not an advocate of clerical activism, preferring the traditional quietist approach to politics. |
| For a quietist like me, steering clear of all controversy, that will be a singular blessing. |
| After 1848 plebeian intellectuals and activists in Ashton and other localities retreated into the quietist world of democratic dinners, lectures, and education. |
