Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
This research concerns the image of Husayn ibn 'All as reflected in the maqatil al-Husayn. Husayn's dramatic death inspired many Shiite poets, and from the second century of the Hijra (8th century AD), historians began to...
August, 2021
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8 August
Book: Monotheism and Human Nature
The main question of this Element is how the existence, supremacy, and uniqueness of an almighty and immaterial God bear on our own nature...
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8 August
Book: Reason, Esotericism, and Authority in Shiʿi Islam
This volume advances the critical study of exegetical, doctrinal, and political authority in Shiʿi Islam...
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6 August
Divine Leadership: A Rational Approach
The topic of divine leadership (imamate) is integral to the Shia creed, exceeded in importance only by tawḥīd and nubuwwah.....
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2 August
Ghadir Khumm: One of Islamic History’s Best Kept Secrets
Non-Muslims who like to attack Islam accuse the Prophet of Islam of having neglected to name his successor, not knowing that he actually did exactly so in accordance with the Divine order which he had received on...
July, 2021
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28 July
Article: Ghadir in Sunni Interpretations Viewpoint
Undoubtedly Ghadir is one of the most brilliant incidents of mysterious history of Islam that Holy Prophet proclaimed to Muslims as Divine Order. The message that Ghadir tries to convey can be considered the same as the mission of all divine prophets throughout the...
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28 July
Book: Shiʻism: Imamate and Wilayat
This treatise deals with some fundamental issues of the Shi'a Islamic faith. Although not all the chapters were written at the same time, they are inter-related and connected by the theme of imamate and wilayat of the...
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27 July
The Clergy and the Modern Middle East: Shi’i Political Activism in Iran, Iraq and Lebanon
The book is based on exclusive interviews with high-profile Shi'i clerics in order to reveal how the Shi'i clerical elite perceives its role and engages in politics today...
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17 July
History of the Shi’a in the Time of Imam Baqir
Some of Imam Baqir’s endeavours include solidifying the religious beliefs of the community, spreading a jurisprudential-religious culture, training students so as to become Islamically proficient, and...
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16 July
Book: The Inner Dimensions of Hajj
This book has been adapted from a number of lectures given by Ms. Zohreh Borujerdi. A draft of the English translation of the script was then prepared by Mr. and Mrs. Abuzar and Ashraf Ahmadi....
