Aliqoli Jadid-ol-Eslam | |
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| Born | António de Jesus Second half of the 17th century |
| Died | c. 1722 Uncertain, but probably Isfahan |
| Occupation(s) | Author, dragoman (interpreter and translator). Originally: friar, missionary |
António de Jesus (died c. 1722) was a Portuguese figure who flourished in late 17th and early 18th century Safavid Iran. Originally an Augustinian friar and missionary, he converted to Shia Islam during the early reign of Shah (King) Sultan Husayn (r. 1694–1722) and took the name Aliqoli Jadid-ol-Eslam.[a] He subsequently became an apologist of Shi'ism as well as a major polemicist against Christianity, Sufism, Judaism, Sunnism, philosophers and antinomians. In addition, after conversion, he served as an official interpreter (also known as a dragoman) at the royal court in Isfahan. Aliqoli Jadid-ol-Eslam was one of the late 17th century converts in Iran who "helped reaffirm the Majlesi brand of conservatism".[1]
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- ^ Amanat 2017, p. 123.