The conference aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Halal Research. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for...
Read More »Spiritual Experience: Arba‘īn Pilgrimage by a Student of Hawza Ilmyya
Here I recount my experience of the Arba’īn pilgrimage to Karbala, annually attracting over twenty million pilgrims, known as the world’s largest human gathering...
Read More »Pilgrimage to Karbala: Commemorating the Past Sacrifice and Preparing for Future Revolution
The Arba’een pilgrimage has become the focal point of all sociopolitical and geopolitical developments. It is the religious engine, so to speak, that is fueling the rise of increasingly assertive Shia organizations that have been the only political entities in recent decades to...
Read More »Book Review: Shari’a and Islamism in Sudan
The influence of Islamic law on the legal system of the Sudan is a field of studies that, except for a short period of increased interest after the September laws in the...
Read More »World’s Biggest Pilgrimage now Underway and why you’ve never Heard of it
It’s not the Muslim Hajj, or the Hindu Kumbh Mela.. Known as Arbaeen, it is the world’s most populous gathering and you’ve probably never heard of it...
Read More »Turkey Passes Halal Accreditation Agency Law
Turkey’s parliament approved a law on Nov. 1 for establishing the country’s first halal accreditation agency...
Read More »Book: Islamic Jurisprudence: An International Perspective
This book seeks to present information, not at present available in a single work, on the pioneering efforts of Islamic jurists to develop a comprehensive body of human rights, principles and practice, as well as a corpus of...
Read More »Call for Papers: Sacred Journeys 5th Global Conference: Pilgrimage & Beyond
The latest research indicates that more than 400 million people embark annually on traditional pilgrimages in Saudi Arabia, India, Japan, and elsewhere, with the numbers steadily increasing. Pilgrimage is one of the most ancient practices of humankind and is...
Read More »A Report on the Start of New Academic Year of London Hawza Ilmiyya
On Saturday 9th September 2017, coinciding with the auspicious event of Ghadeer Khum, the Hawza Ilmiyya of London held its opening ceremony for the 2017-18 academic year...
Read More »Resistance Campaign against the Israeli Regime to Be “Definitely” Succeed
“The heavy and unforgettable responsibility for Palestine rests upon the shoulders of the entire Muslim world,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in a message addressed to Chairman of the International Union of...
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