Sociability & Relations

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...

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...

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.....

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...

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....

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...

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....

The Moon-Sighting Committee of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America announces that Saturday, March 1st, 2025, will be the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan, 1446 A.H. for the entire region of North America....

Sayyid Hashem Safieddine, who previously served as the head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, was elected secretary-general following the martyrdom of Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah. However, just days later, on October 3, 2024, he was martyred in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, south of Beirut. His pure body was buried on February …

His pure body will be laid to rest in the land of jihad for the sake of God, but his spirit and his path will shine more gloriously each day, God willing, illuminating the way for those who follow him....