In this book, the writer hopes to shed light on the some of the questions that likely motivated a reader to pick it up in the first place: What are the differences between a Shiʻi and a Sunni Muslim? How did these differences develop over time in...
Read More »Book: The Rebel and the Imam in Early Islam
The writer discusses three key case studies - the revolt of Mukhtar b. Abi 'Ubayd, the life of the Twelver Shi'i Imam Musa al-Kazim and the rebellion and subsequent death of the Zaydi Shi'i Imam Yahya b. 'Abd Allah - in calling for...
Read More »Call for Papers: Devotion (Walāya) and Shiʿi Islam
The Shiʿi Studies Group at the University of Chicago will host its 2020 annual symposium on the theme of walāya—the call of devotion to the Ahl al-Bayt that is at the core of...
Read More »The Features of the Shi‘a from the Perspective of Imam al-Sadiq
In this article, Imam al-Sadiq, the sixth Shi‘a Imam, gives advice to his companion Abd-Allah ibn Jundab on the features of a true Shi‘a, some of which are those who know God, heed the hereafter, constantly engage in...
Read More »Is Having a Personal Law System a Solution+PDF
The notion ‘local’ is more complex than earlier sharp distinctions between, for instance, the concept of ‘great’ and ‘little’ (or ‘folk’) traditions as a means of describing large-scale civilizations such as Islam...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani Warns of Civil War amid Violent Protests
Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has urged the end of bloodshed in the Arab country, warning of a civil war and chaos after dozens of deaths during the recent wave of....
Read More »An Introduction to the Political Theory of Imam Khomeini
The two-volume book contains and analyzes a variety of Imam Khomeini’s dynamic political thought, ideology and theories from various perspectives.It is a discussion on...
Read More »Why Allama Tabatabaei Did not Invite Guests?
He lived in a rented house and I remember that he moved from one house to another several times. His house was very small and humble that he could not even receive his...
Read More »Wisdom of the Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.): The Main Pivot of Islamic Unity
A study of the issue of marja’iyyah in the Qur’an and the hadith reveals that all the related texts emphasize on the marja’iyyah of the Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.), and although there may be...
Read More »Book: Philosophy and Jurisprudence in the Islamic World
This book brings together the study of two great disciplines of the Islamic world: law and philosophy...
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