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The insult to the Holy Quran in Sweden is a bitter, conspiratorial, dangerous event. It is the opinion of all Islamic scholars that the agent who has insulted the Holy Quran deserve the severest punishment. In addition, the Swedish government should know that...

Significant events in Allah’s plan for delivering guidance to mankind are not sudden, unexpected and unforetold events.  The tragedy of Karbala was known and announced by the Prophet (saw) long before it...

This book is a mammoth undertaking that interrogates the archival record to meticulously trace the relationships that existed between scholars and their texts....

The conference will provide a platform for scholars to explore the relationship between Shia Islam and modern society, with a focus on themes such as science and technology, politics and democracy, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, and...

Every year, we revive Ashura and the name of “Hussain” for several reasons; The first reason is Verse 32 of Surah Hajj, “That is so. And whoever honours the symbols of Allah (SWT), it is certainly out of the piety of the heart...

This article analyses how the circulation of ideas and hybrid rituals between Shia Muslims and Christians reveals a much more intentional political process whereby minority religious groups consciously create shared experiences and a sense of commonality in the face of...

Focusing on al-Ḥaraka al-Islamiyya fī Nayjīriyā (Islamic Movement in Nigeria), which is the largest Shia group in the country, this article examines Shia’s growth and social relations between its members and...

This article, written by Mina Avanj (a doctoral student in the field of Iranian Revolutionary History), aims to explore Imam Khumayni’s views on music and examine the theoretical developments he made in this regard....

Shi‘i Theology is a translation of the seminal Arabic work Kashf al-Murad fi Sharh Tajrid al-I‘tiqad, a cornerstone of Twelver Shi‘i theology that has long served as a foundational textbook in seminaries. It is the most distinguished commentary on Tajrid al-I‘tiqad by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi’s (d. 1274) whose life and …

The focus and interest in this article are to investigate representations, moral and theological contemporary imagery of non-motherhood in Shi’a Islam by looking into the case of Lady Fatemeh-Masoumeh of Qom as a....