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One of the main frameworks used to discipline Muslims in contemporary times is good vs bad Muslim binary. This discourse is so pervasive, that we can find it within Muslim communities...

The Tradition of al-Shibli is reported in Mustadrak al-Wasa’il by Mirza Husayn al-Nuri, who reports it from Sharh al-Nukbah by al-Sayyid ‘Abd Allah ibn Nur al-Din ibn Ni‘mat Allah al-Musawi. The hadith is in the form of a...

For its fifth edition, the “Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies” Scientific Interest Group (GIS MOMM) organizes its Congress at the University of Lyon on Tuesday 11, Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 July 2023....

The purpose of acts of worship is to draw man’s attention to the privilege he has in the universe. That purpose is achieved by fully recognizing the Creator of the universe, having a spiritual journey towards Him, shedding off of all ...

During the 250-year life of the Infallible Imāms (ʿa), we come across cases that have been questioned throughout history. The 25 years of silence of ImāmʿAlī (ʿa), the truce of Imām al-Mujtabā (ʿa), the uprising of....

This study seeks to offer an introductory account focusing on the subjects of Islamic finance and economics. There is visible need for such an account since there is no comprehensive literature that can be employed in courses being offered in courses on....

The University of Chester is hosting a two-day online conference that aims to re-engage with the question of how Islam and science could, should and do relate to one another....

Khums should be divided into two parts. One part is for the Sādāts which should be given to a sayyid who is poor, or orphan or who has become penniless during journey. The other portion of...

The Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi considered it necessary to establish communication between Shia and Sunni scholars and added: “If we have more contact with Sunni scholars, we can...

This book is a study of the concept of wilāya and its developments among Shīʿī scholars from the eighteenth to twentieth century. Leila Chamankhah addresses a number of issues by delving into the....