Sociability & Relations

Robin Woodsworth Carlsen met Imam Khomeini during his third visit to Iran since the Islamic Revolution. Earlier he had written two books on Iran, the first, Crisis in...

Imam Khomeini is exception among Muslim scholars as he succeeded in bringing about a revolution and establishing the Islamic Republic of Iran. Thus, it is necessary to...

The teacher who had the most profound influence on Imam Khomeini’s spiritual development was, however, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Shahabadi (d. 1328 Sh. /1950); to him the....

It is related that when teaching a class on ethical advancement at Qum in the 1930's, Imam Khomeini (R.A.) would always close his lectures with the following sentence from the Munajat-i Sha'ban, a litany unique in....

Many prominent international figures, especially the ones known in religious and political arenas, have honored and glorified the Founder of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Imam Khomeini (May his soul rest in peace)....

The present Op-Ed, published by Khamenei.ir, tries to discuss and locate the principles of humanitarian law, both in theory and practice, in Imam Khomeini’s....

This Special Issue of Religions, “Muslim Identity Formation in Contemporary Societies”, seeks to explore new themes and trends emerging in Muslim majority, minority, and....

She has a great and special position in the Shi'a tradition. It is narrated that the reward of the Ziyarah of her shrine is Paradise. Shiites have built a structure over her grave which is....

Lady Fatima Masuma (A) was the daughter of the 7th Imam, Imam Mūsā al-Kāđim (A) and the sister of the 8th Imam, Imam Ali al-Ridā (A)....

Head of the Iranian Islamic seminaries, Ayatollah Alireza Arafi met with Pope Francis in the Vatican and conveyed an oral message of the...