In glorifying the position of a mother, Islam has not confined itself to advice, injunctions and a series of verbal counsels, but as a legislator, it has also regarded the command and prohibition by a mother as...
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 »International Union of Muslim Scholars Announces Alliances with Israel ‘Haram’
An organization of Islamic theologians says any normalization of ties with Israel is Haram (religiously forbidden), and that the move by some Arab governments to make peace with the occupying regime amounts to a “betrayal” of the....
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 »Fellowships: Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World
The Program on Law and Society Visiting Fellowship Program provides opportunities for outstanding scholars and legal practitioners to undertake research, writing, and scholarly engagement on law and society in Muslim majority and...
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 »Summer School: “The Qur’an in inter-Christian polemic” June 2022
The summer school is open to doctoral students enrolled in any country, in any discipline, as long as their dissertation subject and the proposed talk are related to the theme of the...
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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