The German Institute for Human Rights (DIMR) warned on Monday of rising anti-Muslim racism, advising authorities to avoid making over-generalizations and spreading negative stereotypes about Muslims....
Read More »The Beginnings of Shīʻī Ijtihad
After the demise of the Prophet (S) in the year 11/632, the need for ijtihad was felt acutely by the Sunnis, for they thought that the continuity of Divine guidance in the form of authoritative texts (nass) had ceased with his (S) demise and the only means of determining the Divine laws that remained was to search for them in the Book of God and the statements and acts of the...
Read More »Al-Ijmā‘ or Scholarly Consensus: An Accepted Method for Controlling Heresy?
Orientalists who follow the Christianizing interpretation of Islāmic thought have attempted to present the doctrine of ijmā' as an accepted means of controlling “heresy” in Islām. According to Gibb, the doctrine of ijmā' can be viewed from the perspective of Christian orthodoxy and can be likened to the case of the council....
Read More »Fatima al-Zahra’ in the Noble Qur’an
What follows in this brief booklet is a commentary of three specific chapters from the Noble Qur’an which speak about the spiritual greatness and significance of the only daughter of Prophet Muhammad, Fatima al-Zahra....
Read More »Book: Fatimah (as) the Gracious
Lady Fatima az-Zahra is a female created by Allah to be a sign of His magnanimity, and incomprehensible might. For example, the Almighty Lord created Muhammad (S) as a sign of His might among prophets, and created from Prophet Muhammad (S) a daughter, Fatima az-Zahra (sa), to be a sign of Allah’s ability to create a female...
Read More »Islamic Ethics Training Center Opens in Phuket, Thailand
A new Islamic Ethics Training Center opened in Thalang, Phuket. The facility, opened on November 30, was developed under the guidance of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization (PPAO)...
Read More »Ayatollah Modarres: A Role Model for Freedom-Seekers
Throughout Iranian history, many have dedicated their lives to the nation's freedom, independence, and the rule of law against tyranny. Ayatollah Sayyid Hassan Modarres was one such clergyman who entered politics to champion the rights of the oppressed Iranian people....
Read More »The Struggle of the Self: Selected Hadiths and Brief Commentary of a Chapter from Wasail al-Shia of Shaykh al-Hurr al-Amili
This book, published on the advice of His Eminence Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, provides a comprehensive list of traditions from the infallibles on Jihad al-nafs or the Struggle of the Self, and it serves as both a theoretical lesson and a practical manual for every wayfaring believer to implement....
Read More »Call for Applications: Lecturer at the Department of Religion at Princeton University
The Department of Religion at Princeton University has an occasional need for lecturers to teach for courses in areas such as Asian Religions, Islam, Religions of the Mediterranean, Religion & Philosophy, Religion, Ethics & Politics, and Religions in the Americas....
Read More »How Iranian luminary Allamah Tabataba’i Inspired French Orientalist Henry Corbin
Allameh Mohammad Hossein Tabataba'i is widely regarded as one of the modern era's most celebrated and revered Islamic mystics and philosophers, a luminary whose intellectual brilliance has inspired generations....
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