The following article offers a brief biography of the Imam, including his intellectual and political accomplishments. Some of Imam Baqir’s endeavours include solidifying the...
February, 2021
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12 February
Conversion to Twelver Shi‘ism among American and Canadian Women
Little research has been done on Western women who convert to Shi‘i Islam. To fill this gap, this study was conducted on American and Canadian women who have converted to...
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11 February
Multiple Identities in a Pluralistic World: Shi‘ism in America
This paper will examine the early history and contemporary religious, social and political experience of Shi‘i Muslims in America...
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8 February
Video: Imam Khomeini’s Great Respect toward His Wife
Sweeping the floor, washing the dishes and washing our own baby’s headscarf, Imam Khomeini did not consider these things as my duties....
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7 February
The Story of Rufino: Slavery, Freedom, and Islam in the Black Atlantic
The book tells the story of Rufino, or Abuncare, a Yoruba Muslim from the kingdom of Oyo, who came to Brazil as a slave in c. 1823 and lived in the Atlantic cities of....
January, 2021
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15 January
The Life of Fatima Az-Zahra by Ayatollah Baqir Sharif Al-Qarashi
The book is a study on the life of Infallible "Fatima" the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.). It offers and inclusive review on the high qualities of her great personality such as...
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15 January
Fatima, Daughter of Muhammad by South African Catholic Priest
The only child of Muhammad to survive him, Fatima was from early times taken up by Shi’a Islam, for whose adherents she is the virgin mother, the heavenly intercessor with...
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14 January
The Fountain of Paradise: Fatima Zahra in the Noble Quran by Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi
This book is a commentary of three specific chapters from the Noble Qur’an which speak about the spiritual greatness and significance of the only daughter of....
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13 January
Fatima Zahra in the Words of the Infallibles
This article introduces some of the facets of Fatima al-Zahra's status and personality by relying on the words of the Prophet, the Imams, and....
December, 2020
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30 December
Book: Jurisprudence of the Economic System of Islam
Jurisprudence, as stated in the well-known definition, refers to knowledge of the judgments about the deeds of "the people responsible for their...