Considering ongoing tensions and the perception that critique of religion is not tolerated in Islam, the 9th Annual Contemporary Fiqhī Issues Workshop, hosted by...
Read More »Can Islam Save the World? Rodney Shakespeare Answers
In an in-depth conversation Khamenei.ir had with Rodney Shakespeare about his new book under the pretext of responding to the Supreme Leader's letter to the...
Read More »Aspects of Imam Ali al-Hadi Personality
The qualities of Imam al-Hadi (a.s.) were like the qualities of his fathers who were distinguished by them over all people. All elements of honor and dignity met together in...
Read More »Article: From Bidʻa to Sunna: The Wilayat of Ali in the Shiʻi Adhan
In this paper, the writer examines the pronouncements of early Shiʻi jurists on the issue of adhan and compares and contrasts their views with the verdicts of later...
Read More »History of the Shi’a in the Time of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as)
The following article offers a brief biography of the Imam, including his intellectual and political accomplishments. Some of Imam Baqir’s endeavours include solidifying the...
Read More »Conversion to Twelver Shi‘ism among American and Canadian Women
Little research has been done on Western women who convert to Shi‘i Islam. To fill this gap, this study was conducted on American and Canadian women who have converted to...
Read More »Multiple Identities in a Pluralistic World: Shi‘ism in America
This paper will examine the early history and contemporary religious, social and political experience of Shi‘i Muslims in America...
Read More »The Story of Rufino: Slavery, Freedom, and Islam in the Black Atlantic
The book tells the story of Rufino, or Abuncare, a Yoruba Muslim from the kingdom of Oyo, who came to Brazil as a slave in c. 1823 and lived in the Atlantic cities of....
Read More »Fatima al-Zahra in the Words of the Infallibles
This article introduces some of the facets of her status and personality by relying on the words of the Prophet, the Imams, and Lady Fatima herself. Some of her....
Read More »Necessities and Obligations in Relation to the Cyberspace according to Ayatollah Makarem Sharazi
Those who wish to spread corruption in the world of today are quite active; it is therefore necessary for those who wish to spread righteousness and truth to stand up against them and...
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