This conference offers an historical reflection on the Cairo edition of the Qurʾān made under the authority of al-Azhar committee in 1924 and also known as the...
Read More »Human Rights from Islamic Perspective
Islam, as the most complete religion, has studied all the general and partial aspects of society, so it is natural that not only is it not indifferent to human rights issues, but it has presented it in...
Read More »History and Eras of Shiʻi Imami Law
Jurisprudence has remained the most important subject amongst Muslim scholars and is considered a discourse that can be traced back to the time of the...
Read More »What the Qur’an and the Sunna Say about Imam Ali’s Leadership
If the ḥadīth of Manzila, ḥadīth of Ghadīr and ḥadīth of Badʾ al-Daʿwa point to the political centrality of the Prophet’s Family, there are other traditions which demonstrate their centrality to Islamic thought after the...
Read More »An International Symposium on Intra-Shi’a Dialogue & Confessional Diversity within Shi’ism at Harvard University
A historic symposium bringing together diverse voices from leading scholars of Shi’a thought and communities across Zaydi, Ismaili, Alevi, Alawite, Bektashi, & Twelver Ja'fari Muslim denominations and beyond at....
Read More »An Inquiry Concerning Al-Mahdi by Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
Not only is al-Mahdi (the Guided One) a materialization of an Islamic belief of a spiritual nature, but a model to a particular goal which humanity has been striving to achieve, as well as a...
Read More »Video: Christian British Researcher’s Views on Imam Mahdi (AS)
Without the presence of the divinedly appointed Imam Mahdi (A.S) human beings would necessarily go in the chaos and confusion…
Read More »Sunni Documentation on Imam al-Mahdi (as)
the Sunni scholars affirm that belief in "Mahdi of the House of the Prophet”is one of the Islamic tenets for "Ahlussunnah wal Jama’a"....
Read More »Role of Women in the Government of Imam al-Mahdi
The reappearance of Imam al-Mahdi (ع), like the original appearance of Islam itself, will instigate revolutionary changes in the world. In particular, his movement will challenge the...
Read More »History of the Shi‘a in the Time of Imam Sajjad (a)
In this article, Imam Sajjad’s devotional and political activities are examined in terms of his efforts to enjoin good and forbid evil, divulge the Umayyad’s crimes, and resist against oppressive rulers to...
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