Abstract
This article studies substitutionary atonement in Shīʿi Islam. It looks at a particular Shīʿi tradition that is attributed to a possible 8th century soteriological attitude in Islam. Although there are clear differences between the proposed Shīʿi version of this form of atonement and its various mainstream versions in Christian thought, the study nevertheless opens up a brief look into an alternative understanding of atonement in Islam that may resonate with Pauline Christian understandings of salvation.
