This article seeks to examine the political conduct of Imam Rida facing the revolts during the period of his Imamate, in order to set an example to Muslims in....
Read More »Imam Rida in the Words of the Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei
Despite availability of thousands of books, old and new, on the life of the Imams, still most of their life is obscure and little known to the people. Imam Rida (p.b.u.h), the captain of the ship of Islam in the Turbulent Marv (Khorasan) Note: In a message issued to the …
Read More »A Reflection on the Key Teachings of Imam Al-Rida (‘a) from the Viewpoint of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi
Imam al-Rida ('a) played an integral role in guiding the intellectual progress of the Muslim Ummah and defending the Islamic beliefs against the encroachment of...
Read More »8 Wise Sayings of Imam Ali Al-Rida
Imam Ali ibn Musa Al-Rida was the great-grandson and direct descendant of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). He lived between 765AD and 818AD....
Read More »Sowing Seeds of Discord between Shia and Sunni Is the Tricks of Britons
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei says that everyone should make all-out efforts to prevent the disruption of Muslim unity, because creating discord between the...
Read More »Where Has the Concept of Wilayat al-Faqih Been Mentioned in the Quran?
The issue of Wilayat al-Faqih is one of the important issues in the jurisprudence of Islam; the jurisprudents have mentioned both intellectual and narrative proofs and it is over one...
Read More »Robin Woodsworth Carlsen’s Meeting with Imam Khomeini
Robin Woodsworth Carlsen met Imam Khomeini during his third visit to Iran since the Islamic Revolution. Earlier he had written two books on Iran, the first, Crisis in...
Read More »Principles of Imam Khomeini’s Ideals and Political Thought
Imam Khomeini is exception among Muslim scholars as he succeeded in bringing about a revolution and establishing the Islamic Republic of Iran. Thus, it is necessary to...
Read More »The Teacher Who Had the Most Profound Influence on Imam Khomeini
The teacher who had the most profound influence on Imam Khomeini’s spiritual development was, however, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Shahabadi (d. 1328 Sh. /1950); to him the....
Read More »The Fusion of the Gnostic and Politics in Life of Imam Khomeini by Hamid Algar
It is related that when teaching a class on ethical advancement at Qum in the 1930's, Imam Khomeini (R.A.) would always close his lectures with the following sentence from the Munajat-i Sha'ban, a litany unique in....
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