Sociability & Relations

Hojatoleslam Rabbani Birjandi described the Late Ayatollah Milani as a jurist whose presence reshaped the function of religious authority within society. He said that Ayatollah Milani’s approach went far beyond teaching and issuing religious rulings, positioning the Shia sources of emulation as a guiding force for the Islamic nation during...

This book investigates the development of Islam in the Philippines from a legal perspective, investigating Islam through the lens of the institutions of Islamic law....

Is it permissible for me to say “Merry Christmas” to my non-Muslim classmates, friends, family, neighbors, and others this holiday season?

Members of the organizing committee of the Congress Commemorating Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Hadi Milani met with Grand Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, at the Imam Khomeini (ra) Hussainiyah....

Imam Muhammad Baqir (AS) was born in the year 57 Hijri, in the city of Medina. He was 39 years old at the time of the death of his father, Imam Zayn al-Abedin (AS) (who passed away in 94 Hijri). His name was Muhammad, while his kunya was Abu Jafar, and his agnomens were Baqir and...

Invoking the Invisible in the Sahara situates battles over the meaning and control of Islamic esoteric knowledge (ḥjāb) in Mauritania's history of racial and political struggles dating to the pre-colonial era. Innovatively using contemporary social media alongside traditional textual and oral sources, Pettigrew reveals the resilience and adaptability of both ḥjāb power and practitioners. ‘Magic' in Mauritania has not disappeared; it has become a marketable commodity....

This essay examines the significant yet often overlooked role of Shaykh Bahāʼ al-Dīn al-'Āmilī in the visual arts of Early Modern Iran. Highlighting his documented associations with architecture and the evolution of his portraiture, the work argues that his portrayal in...

Every year on December 18, the global community observes International Migrants Day, a day to reflect on the struggles, hopes, and contributions of more than 300 million migrants, refugees, and displaced individuals worldwide. In an era marked by war, economic hardship, environmental crises, and the universal search for dignity, migration has become one of the defining realities of our time.....

Professor Abdulaziz Abdulhussein Sachedina, one of the most influential contemporary Muslim scholars and intellectuals, passed away at the age of 83 earlier this week...

Roads to Paradise: Eschatology and Concepts of the Hereafter in Islam offers a multi-disciplinary study of Muslim thinking about paradise, death, apocalypse, and the hereafter...