This book explores the Kaʿba as it has been conceptualised, represented and used by Muslims from the earliest period of Islam onwards....

Through unity and adopting a unified policy on fundamental issues, the Islamic countries will be able to deal with the interferences of the United States and other bullying, aggressive powers, Ayatollah Khamenei said. Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei meets with a group of Iranian people and …

There is a string of questions and even criticisms regarding Imam al-Sadiq. The issue of vice-regency was not put forward to all the Imams only to the following four Imams: Imam ‘Ali, Imam al-Hassan, Imam al-Ridaand Imam al-Sadiq. In Imam al-Sadiq’s case, there is the issue of briefly offering the...

Imam al-Sadiq (as), the most prominent scientific character in the human history, is well known for his intelligence and creativity, which we cannot find an end or a limit to. This talented Imam brought the source of information and wisdom back to earth and filled the world with his knowledge and sciences as...

This paper studies the meaning of morality and the various facets of the Prophet’s socio-political life from a moral perspective. To understand the moral nature of this governance, this series offers a description of the method of forming an Islamic nation and achieving power, form, structure, as well as the limits of power, the...

Today, the 37th International Islamic Unity Conference has officially kicked off in the Iranian capital Tehran with the theme “Islamic Cooperation to Achieve Common Values”...

Muslims should be awake, Muslims should be alert that if a dispute takes place among Sunni and Shi'ite brothers, it is harmful to all of us, it is harmful to all Muslims....

When faced with important issues, there are some people whose first reaction is always denial and despair: “It is not possible, there’s no point.” I do not agree with this. I say it is possible, unity and harmony between Islamic nations is possible, but work needs to be done, actions must be....

This article explores the thought and activities of Imam al-Sadr pertaining to the issue of unity and the important role he occupied as one of the leading figures within the Islamic unity movement....

This paper examines the period, under the aegis of the early Safavid shahs, when Mashhad was established as the preeminent Shiʻi pilgrimage center in Iran...