Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn was a living embodiment of ‘Ashura as he witnessed his father, brothers, and companions cruelly massacred on the plains of Karbala. While having to live in such sorrow, the Imam lived through a difficult era as he strove to...
Read More »Tolerance in Islam Exemplified by the Prophet
Intolerance feeds on ignorance, while tolerance thrives on knowledge. When one knows through revelation that religious diversity is divinely willed, such knowledge inspires tolerance as a spiritual, and not just an...
Read More »Int’l Islamic Unity Conference to Be Held Online
Hojjat al- Islam Hamid Shahriari, the secretary general of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought (WFPIST) said if the coronavirus situation improves, a limited number of...
Read More »Article: Karbala Mourning among the Fāṭimid-Ṭayyibī Shīʿa of India
This article transcribes, translates, and analyses the lament to showcase a distinct religious tradition within a hybrid cultural milieu...
Read More »Did Imam al-Husayn (as) Have Prior Information about his Martyrdom?
One of the doubts often raised by skeptics in connection with the event of Karbala is about the Shi‘ah belief that every imam is prescient so has knowledge of things that are hidden from most...
Read More »Ambiguity, Hermeneutics, and the Formation of Shi‘i Identity in Al-Sharif Al-Radi’s Qur’an Commentary
In this study, the writer examines how al-Radi negotiates the interplay between literary exegesis and sectarian theology and pay particular attention to the function that religious identity played in his interpretive framework during a...
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei Offers Condolence on the Demise of Mr. Muhammad Reza Hakimi
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khamenei, issued a message of condolence on the demise of the great Islamic scholar, Mr. Muhammad Reza Hakimi. Imam Khamenei's message, issued on...
Read More »A Medieval Muslim Scholar at Work: Ibn Ṭāwūs and His Library
Raḍī al-Dī Ibn ṭāwūs (d. 664/1266 in Bagdad) was a major figure in the history of Shī'ī thought. He published works on subjects ranging from tradition (ḥadīth) and polemics to history and...
Read More »Imam Sajjad (as) in the Court of Ibn Ziyad
When Ibn Ziyad ordered that Ali ibn Husayn should be killed, Lady Zaynab said: "O son of Ziyad! If you want to kill him kill me along with him". The Imam, however, said: "Dear aunt! Be calm, I shall give him a reply myself". Then he said: "O son of Ziyad! Do you threaten to kill me? Don't you know that being killed is...
Read More »Imam Sajjad’s Advice on Upbringing
When reflecting on the hadiths of the Ahlul Bayt, we realize the wisdom they have left behind for all people. In his advice to his son, Imam al-Sajjad emphasises on specific etiquette, good conduct, and various acts of...
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