The essays within this volume, all written by leading scholars of the field, explore various Shi'i communities (both Isna 'Ashari and Isma'ili) in parts of the subcontinent as diverse as Karachi, Lucknow, Bombay and...
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The event of Karbala is a strange event. It is a glorious panorama in history which has been presented to the entire humanity. Imam Hussein (a.s.) prepared himself for such a day, said...
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The Korean nation's tourism authorities will hold events to promote halal restaurants across the country next month, to help Muslim tourists locate halal restaurants here, according to the...
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The legacy of Imam Hussain is still invoked as a source of strength when Iranians face insurmountable challenges, such as threats of war. While President Donald Trump may claim that a...
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Sheikh Ahmad ibn Hamad al-Khalili, the Grand Mufti of Oman, responded to the letter of Iranian Cleric, Ayatollah Ja'afar Sobhāni...
Read More »I Wonder How Someone Says What Do We Do to Ahl al-Bayt, Qur’an Is Enough for Us
If anyone says, “we receive and follow the Qur'an, but we have nothing to do with Ahl al-Bayt, what do we do to Ahl al-Bayt?!, the book of God is enough for us”; we say to them, you mean the divine Book in which it...
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Allama Amini is most famous for his research project al-Ghadir which offers an in-depth analysis of the appointment of Imam Ali at Ghadir Khumm and the...
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This article provides an introduction to the special issue on Mapping Shia Muslim Communities in Europe...
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This article focuses on reviewing green jobs from the Islamic perspective, and concepts and principles such as squander (israf), cleanliness (nizafah), waste (Iitlaf), no-harm (La zarar) and causation (Tasbib) are directly mentioned as a necessary condition for...
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