Sociability & Relations

Al-Mahdi Institute’s Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, together with the Department of Religious Studies and Duke Islamic Studies Centre at Duke University, is delighted to open registration for its second international conference on ‘Islamic Perspectives on Prophecy and Revelation....

Drawing on both classical Shiʿa sources and contemporary moral philosophy, the book explores Imam Hussein’s choices through the lens of universal ethics, highlighting his relevance not only for Shiʿa Muslims but for all who seek moral clarity in times of injustice....

The months of Muharram and Safar are special months of the year for the followers of the Ahlul Bayt, alayhihum as-salam, whereby they express their grief over the martyrdom of Imam Al-Husayn, and all those who were with him. At the same time, people often wonder and ask what is allowed and what is not...

It is that time of the year again when voices of truth and justice, transcending lines of ethnicity, sect, and ideology, rise in unison to honor the ‘Master of Martyrs’, who redefined resistance and moral courage on the desert plains of Karbala fourteen centuries ago...

Seventy years have passed since the establishment of the Zionist regime—an illegitimate, occupying, and aggressive entity—and during this time, West Asia has witnessed some of the most relentless and bloody humanitarian crises in modern history....

The ritual of Muharram in Iran, traditionally understood in the West as a strictly religious ceremony, in fact holds a much deeper and more complex significance. It is not merely a spiritual commemoration, but an onto-political act that weaves together identity, historical memory, and resistance....

Millions of Muslims in Iran and across the world are commemorating Tasu’a, a day before the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein (AS), the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)...

In a formal letter to Pope Leo XIV, Hujjat al-Islam Mohammad Hossein Mokhtari, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Vatican, called on the pontiff to take a firm stance against recent threats and insults directed at Iran’s Supreme Leader, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei....

This slim volume should be a welcome addition to the libraries of both Muslims and non-Muslims. It sheds light on the horrific events we see playing out in the world today as a consequence of events that took place in the vaults of Islamic history from the time of its formative early years in the Arabian peninsula....

Senior Iranian cleric, Grand Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani have said that any attack or threat to the leadership and religious authority is tantamount to a war crime....