The Manchester Metropolitan University will host a conference next year entitled "What Makes a Pilgrim a Pilgrim? Conceptualising Pilgrims and Pilgrimage, c.300-1600”....
Read More »Book: The Shīʻā and Islamic Disciplines
Praise be to Allah for opening the gates of knowledge for us to establish the Islamic sciences and single us out as the Imamiyyah Shīʻā, a praise by which we precede those who take precedence in attaining His pleasure. Blessings and peace be on the most excellent and outstanding of …
Read More »The Holy Qur’an and Modern Scientific Discoveries
But sometimes in order to reach this goal, the Holy Qur’an indicates some of the natural sciences and the secrets of creation, in particular, in its lessons on unity; it removes the veil over the secrets of the world of creation and it...
Read More »The Islamic System of Judiciary in the Qur’an
There are a number of noble Qur'anic verses which deal com¬prehensively with the `system of the judiciary', and which we must examine closely...
Read More »Why Do the Shīʻahs Combine Prayers?
The Shīʻahs acknowledge the five obligatory daily prayers. However, they frequently combine the Zuhr and ‘Asr prayers by offering them consecutively during the time period defined by the start of Zuhr and the end of....
Read More »‘Imam Hussain: The Symbol of Humanity’ Conference to Be Held in Manchester
The International Media Center (IMC) of Imam Hussain Holy Shrine has completed its preparations for its upcoming conference, “Imam Hussain: The Symbol of Humanity” in...
Read More »Allamah al-Hilli on Imamate in his Kashf al-Murad, Part 2
ashf al-Murad is one of the most widely read of Allamah al-Hilli's publications as it is the first commentary written on Allamah al-Tusi's work. This part continues with discussions on the proofs for the Imamate of Ali, his superiority to the...
Read More »Urdu Translation of ‘History of Shīʻīsm’ Published in India
An Urdu translation of the book “History of Shīʻīsm (from the beginning to the end of the Minor Occultation)” was published in India....
Read More »Book: A Short Treatise on the Life of Imam Ali (as)
This book “A Short Treatise on Life of Imam Ali (‘a)” discusses different aspects of the life of Ali ibn Abi Talib (‘a). The author discusses the following topics: Ali & Politics and...
Read More »Can the Islamic Intellectual Heritage be Recovered?
By "the Islamic intellectual heritage" I mean the ways of thinking about God, the world, and the human being established by the Qur’ān and the Prophet and elaborated upon by...
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