“For the Love of Hussain (A.S.)” recounts the reflections and experiences of a Christian Pastor from America on the fifty-mile walk from Najaf to Karbala, Iraq for Arbaeen in October 2018...
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I think the most painful detail in Karbala is assassination of the six-month-old baby, because the baby represents complete innocence...
Read More »Imam Hussain, the Mediator: A Structural Analysis of the Karbala Drama according to Abu Ja´far Muhammad b.Jarir al-Tabari
In this study, the Karbala Drama is regarded as a myth and the method used to analyze it is inspired by the structuralism of Claude Lévi-Strauss. Lévi-Straussian structuralism has probably never before been applied to early Arabic material to...
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Ayatollah Sistani answers question about authenticity of the Hadith attributed to Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) in which it says “Paradise is promised to whoever weeps or...
Read More »The History and Philosophy of Aza’ of Imam Hussain (a)
It is our duty to deliver Imam Husayn's message to the indigenous population of the country we live in. We can succeed in this only if we ourselves appear to be true followers of Imam in all our interaction with...
Read More »Book: The Shi‘a in Modern South Asia: Religion, History and Politics
The essays within this volume, all written by leading scholars of the field, explore various Shi'i communities (both Isna 'Ashari and Isma'ili) in parts of the subcontinent as diverse as Karachi, Lucknow, Bombay and...
Read More »Karbala Is a Glorious Panorama in History Presented to the Entire Humanity
The event of Karbala is a strange event. It is a glorious panorama in history which has been presented to the entire humanity. Imam Hussein (a.s.) prepared himself for such a day, said...
Read More »Video: Why So Many US Prisoners Are Converting to Islam?
Hundreds of thousands of inmates in the United States have found a sense of community and solace in Islam, with Muslims now making up about 10 to 15 percent of all American prisoners...
Read More »Mufti of Oman Responds to Ayatollah Sobhani’s Letter.
Sheikh Ahmad ibn Hamad al-Khalili, the Grand Mufti of Oman, responded to the letter of Iranian Cleric, Ayatollah Ja'afar Sobhāni...
Read More »I Wonder How Someone Says What Do We Do to Ahl al-Bayt, Qur’an Is Enough for Us
If anyone says, “we receive and follow the Qur'an, but we have nothing to do with Ahl al-Bayt, what do we do to Ahl al-Bayt?!, the book of God is enough for us”; we say to them, you mean the divine Book in which it...
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