Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
Shīʿī Spirituality for the Twenty-First Century is a collection of talks and articles that reflect upon the teachings of Prophet Muhammad, his daughter Fatima, his granddaughter Zaynab and the Twelve Imams (as). It considers how our lives may be illuminated and our hearts strengthened in the...
December, 2021
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9 December
The Victory of Truth: the Life of Zaynab bint Ali
This is the story of the victory of truth. It is the story of a unique woman whose own fate was inextricably bound with the historical events of Karbala that have impressed upon mankind the true reality of...
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1 December
Book: The Shīʻā and Islamic Disciplines
Praise be to Allah for opening the gates of knowledge for us to establish the Islamic sciences and single us out as the Imamiyyah Shīʻā, a praise by which we precede those who take precedence in attaining His pleasure. Blessings and peace be on the most excellent and outstanding of …
November, 2021
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20 November
Book: A Short Treatise on the Life of Imam Ali (as)
This book “A Short Treatise on Life of Imam Ali (‘a)” discusses different aspects of the life of Ali ibn Abi Talib (‘a). The author discusses the following topics: Ali & Politics and...
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19 November
The Role of Taqlid in Human Life
Human beings constantly require accurate and authentic information in order to make correct choices; choices that may lead them towards a successful attainment of their respective goals....
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17 November
The Saqifah Conspiracy: An Analytic Study of the Most Critical Event in the Political History of Islam
The first political, yet conspiratorial, conference that was held in Islam was the Saqifah Conference, which was held immediately after the passing away of the Holy Prophet (s) and before his holy body was...
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8 November
Book: The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology
The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the current state of the field. It provides a variegated picture of the state of the...
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6 November
Book: Reformation and Development in the Muslim World
This book explores how the recent development of Muslim countries as a group has fallen far short of non-Muslim countries, which, some have concluded, may be a result of Islamic teachings. The authors examine Muslim countries over time, viewing their progression on the Islamicity scale. They assess why some countries …
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5 November
Book: Madrasas and the Making of Islamic Womanhood
This ethnography provides a theoretically informed account of the educational journeys of students in girls’ madrasas in...
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4 November
The Heart of Islamic Philosophy: The Quest for Self-Knowledge in the Teachings of Afdal al-Din Kashani
I set out to write this book with two goals in mind- first, to introduce the major themes of Islamic philosophy to those unfamiliar with them, and second, to Afdal al-Din Kashani to the list of...