Nature has always been respectable and heavenly in the eyes of the religious man who regards the world of nature as the scene of divine glory and beauty, and damaging nature as the...
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Middle East and Islamic Studies at University of Louisville
The Middle East and Islamic Studies (MEIS) program strives to promote research and education about Islam and the Middle East to the University community. About the Center The Middle East and Islamic Studies (MEIS) program strives to promote research and education about Islam and the Middle East to the University ...
Read More »External Barriers to Political Freedom from the Quran’s Point of View
This study aims to investigate external barriers to political freedom, approaching to Quran with the question that, what the external barriers to...
Read More »The Hullabaloo Surrounding the Origin of the Muharram Festival Amongst the Sunni Malays
This article looks at the historic presence of the festival, survival as boria (choral street performance) and alleged Shi‘a roots in...
Read More »Ontology and Cosmology of the ʿaql in Ṣadrā’s Commentary on Uṣūl al-Kāfī
This paper aims to shed light on the way Ṣadrā interprets al-Kāfī and particularly to determine his understanding of the ʿaql (intellect) at the cosmic (as first created being) and...
Read More »Fatima, Daughter of Muhammad by South African Catholic Priest
The only child of Muhammad to survive him, Fatima was from early times taken up by Shi’a Islam, for whose adherents she is the virgin mother, the heavenly intercessor with...
Read More »International Conference on “Society and Culture in the Muslim World”
The International Conference on “Society and Culture in the Muslim World” (SCMW) seeks to explore the suitability of the concept in dealing with the main issues faced by Muslim societies and...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani’s Fatwas, Recommendations about Coronavirus
The Grand Ayatollah Sistani, in a statement while answering questions about the Coronavirus, also made important recommendations for...
Read More »Study in the Hawza Ilmiyya of Qom: An Interview with Sheikh Saleem Bhimji
In 23rd March, 1922, the Hawza Seminary of Qom was established by Shaykh Abd al-Karim Ha’iriYazdi, the well-known Shia scholar....
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani’s Important Advices over Coronavirus
The office of the Grand Ayatollah Sistani issued a statement today, Saturday, about the families affected by the current situation due to the spread of the...
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