Articles

Among the responsa collections by al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā that still remain to be edited are the Jawābāt al-masāʾil al-Sallāriyya, which consist of responsa to eight questions most of which revolve around issues related to the subtleties of kalām....

The authenticity and the chain of narration (isnād) of the text known as Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ have been subjects of discussion among Shīʿī scholars. Beyond its spiritual significance and the...

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...

The problem of determinism is one of the complicated philosophical and theological issues that various answers have been offered by the thinkers for its resolution. One of the exact and from one perspective exclusive answers belongs to...

Iran’s criminal laws are based on Islamic law (sharīʿa) in accordance with its Constitution. In recent years, Iran has been among the countries with the highest execution rates worldwide....

This study reimagines the foundational role of work in economic life through a comparative analysis of Ibn Khaldun and key Western economic thinkers, including Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Max Weber, and John Maynard Keynes....

Dr Mokhtari Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Vatican underscores the Virgin Mary’s (SA) revered status in the Quran, Persian literature, and Iranian art, presenting her as a bridge for constructive dialogue and mutual understanding between Islam and Christianity....

On 11 May 1917, the participants of the All-Russia Muslim Congress elected a woman, Mukhlisa Bubi, as a qāḍī (a Muslim judge) to the Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Inner Russia and Siberia. Granting legal authority to a woman at a central religious institution was unprecedented in the Muslim world. This article explores how this...

The urgent need of Islamic literature is felt throughout the world. Many young Muslims by birth, when asked which religion they adhere to their answer comes hesitatingly Muslims. Many others deny or hide their identity and claim to be progressive `atheists,' since it is the fashion now! It is needless to say that this...

In January 2020, Iran’s religious representative in India, Hojjat ol-Eslam Mahdi Mahdavipour, called for efforts to attract more Indian pilgrims to the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, Iran, noting that out of 250 million Indian Muslims, only around 150,000 came as pilgrims yearly.....