International webinar on "Islamic mysticism and Theory of being-centered Leadership" will be held on Monday, 8th May 2023, 10:30 am, EST time, 4:30 pm CET time....
Read More »Ali, The Well-Guarded Secret: Figures of the First Master in Shi‘i Spirituality
Based on a detailed analysis of several categories of sources, this book demonstrates that Shi‘ism is the religion of the Imam, of the Master of Wisdom, just like Christianity is that of Christ, and that ‘Alī is the first Master and...
Read More »Murtada Mutahhari in the Eyes of His Teacher
A close scrutiny of the Sahifeh-ye Imam’s chronological and descriptive accounts of Mutahhari shows that the martyred Ayatullah Professor Murtada Mutahhari undoubtedly occupies a distinct station in the sight of the Great Leader of the Islamic Revolution and the....
Read More »Religion and National Identity in Martyr Mutahhari’s View; an Analytical Review
Martyr Ayatollah Morteza Mutahhari is one of the Contemporary Iranian thinkers and intellectuals who tried to give a new definition of national identity. He believes that although there are some cultural, historical, racial, social and other factors that share in...
Read More »The Words of the Imams: Al-Shaykh Al-Saduq and the Development of Twelver Shi’i Hadith Literature
Though almost all of al-Saduq's writings are collections of hadith, Warner's approach pays careful attention to how these texts are selected and presented to explore what they can reveal about their compiler, offering insight into al-Saduq's ideas and suggesting new possibilities for the wider study of....
Read More »New Shia Student Organization Establishes in Arizona State University
Faith-based community enrichment and educating the ASU community about Islamic values are at the forefront of the Al-Mahdi Association, an organization created last semester to establish a space for Shia Muslim students....
Read More »Call for Papers: Religion and Spirituality in Everyday Life
The Journal of ‘Open Theology’ invites submissions for the topical issue "Religion and Spirituality in Everyday Life," edited by Joana Bahia (State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Cecilia Bastos (National Museum of the Federal University of....
Read More »Imam Musa Sadr’s Letter to Saudi Prince to Rebuild the Jannat al-Baqi
Imam Musa Sadr, after attempts to help the reconstruction of Baqi cemetery in a meeting with the Saudi crown prince, wrote to prince again in 216 for reiterate this subject...
Read More »Muslim Subjectivity in Soviet Russia: The Memoirs of ʻAbd al-Majid al-Qadiri
Our book tells a dramatic story of ’Abd al-Majid al-Qadiri, a Muslim individual born in the Kazakh lands and brought up in the Sufi environment of the South Urals, who memorized the entire Qur’an at the Mosque of the....
Read More »Call for Papers: Women and Islam: Agency in Francophone and Italophone Autobiography
The aim of this conference is to examine how these texts negotiate the misconceptions and prejudices affecting the lives of Muslim women in Europe with a specific focus on Italy and...
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