The Holy Prophet’s words, deeds, and confirmations (altogether known as Sunnah) played a bright role in the construction of Islam, the establishment of its foundations, and the institution of its civilization. They comprise a perfect course that achieves man’s mental and,...
Read More »Resistance Front Standing against Israel with Internal & Faith-Based Motivations
The nations and centers of the resistance front, including the Palestinian nation, Lebanon, and Yemen, are standing against the corrupt and wicked Zionist regime with internal and faith-based motivations, said Ayatollah Khamenei in his speech On the first day of the new Iranian year....
Read More »Islamic Ummah & Freedom-Seekers of the World Must Stand against Zionist Regime’s Renewed Crimes in Gaza
Leader of the Iran Islamic Revolution Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei condemned the renewed Israeli attacks on Gaza, calling on countries around the globe to unanimously oppose the US-Israeli crimes in the besieged coastal sliver....
Read More »Tawātur in Islamic Thought: Transmission, Certitude and Orthodoxy
Tawātur is the concept that information yields certainty if acquired through a sufficient number of independent channels. Tawātur in Islamic Thought is an attempt to unravel the twisted historical threads of the conception and usage of tawātur across diverse Islamic disciplines, in light of both Western academia and...
Read More »Embrace Dialogue and Understanding to Combat Islamophobia
Many times, opposition and the spreading of hatred or fear towards Islam and Muslims arise from a lack of understanding. The solution to overcoming such misunderstandings lies in dialogue and mutual knowledge—between followers of different faiths and even non-believers- to foster greater understanding of one another...
Read More »Call for Papers: The Qurʾān You Don’t Expect: An Overview of the Multifarious Forms of a Well-Known Text
A special issue of the Journal of Islamic Manuscripts (JIM) will be dedicated to the unexpected outcomes of the Quranic manuscript and material production and its textual excerpts.....
Read More »Al-Hakim Mosque: Religion and Propaganda in Fatimid Egypt
This study also highlights the mosque's significance as a primary medium for Fatimid propaganda (da’wa), aimed at disseminating Fatimid religious ideology throughout the Islamic world...
Read More »If Ramadan Crescent Is Sighted in One City Would it Suffice the Sighting in Another City?
Should the new moon be sighted in a city, it would suffice the sighting in another city, provided the two fall on the same horizon. That is, if the new moon was sighted in the first town, there would bring about a strong confidence of sighting it in the second....
Read More »March 2nd Is the First Day of Ramadan: Ayatollah Khamenei
The office of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has announced that Sunday, March 2, 2025, will be the first day of the holy month of Ramadan this year, 1446 AH...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani Declares Sunday First Day of Ramadan
The office of Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani declared Sunday, March 2, as the first day of Ramadan in the Arab country....
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