This article seeks to elucidate Lady Zaynab’s commitment to wilayah from Medina to Karbala, and then Sham (Damascus) by her obedience to - and protection and defense of...
Read More »Why Hasn’t Imam Ali (a.s.) Been Mentioned in the Holy Quran?
One should be aware that although the imam’s names,) especially Imam Ali’s(, haven’t been mentioned in the Quran, nevertheless, their names,) especially Imam Ali’s (can be found in the...
Read More »Brief History of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, Amir al-Mu’minin (as)
Ali was born within the Ka'bah with his eyes closed and his body in humble prostration before the Almighty. Fatimah stayed in the Ka'bah for three days and as the...
Read More »A Shiite Clerical View of Other Religions and the Lebanese Nation-State: Muḥammad Jawād Maghniyah (1904-1979)
This paper presents the discourse about the religious Other of an influential cleric of the twentieth century, Muḥammad Jawād Maghniyah....
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei’s Message to Union of Islamic Students Association in Europe
Leader of Islamic Revolution of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei praised the significant role that the young generation play in the critical and important issues of....
Read More »Call for Papers: Free Speech, Scholarly Critique, and the Limits of Expression in Islam
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 »Article: Islamic Law and Post-Ijtihadism
This Article will explore the religious component of post-Islamist discourse. It will argue that, in all probability, the discourse on ijtihad will be replaced by the...
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...
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