Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn accomplished his role as a guide and benefactor by teaching Islamic principles, emphasizing the concept of Imamate, resisting moral corruption, looking after the needy, and..
September, 2020
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10 September
For Sale to the Highest Bidder: A Precious Shiʿi Manuscript from the Early Eleventh Century
The prominent Twelver Shiʿi scholar and poet, Muḥammad b. al-Ḥusayn “al-Sharīf al-Raḍī” (d. 406 /1015), author of a monumental, partly preserved Qurʾān commentary in ten volumes, Ḥaqāʾiq al-taʾwīl fī mutashābih al-tanzīl, and compiler of...
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8 September
Imāmī Thought in Transition: An Archaeological Inquiry into Texts and their Transmissions
The subject of this three-volume publication is the transition of Imāmī thought and its literary legacy from the second half of the 10th century CE up until the contemporary period, using distinct, and at the...
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3 September
Article: From Partial to Complete: Juristic Authority in Twelver Shi‘ism
This article will examine the foundations and evolution of this genre of authority and will argue that there was much disputation among the Shi‘i scholars as to the nature and...
August, 2020
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30 August
Article: The Image of Hussain Ibn Ali in Maqatil Literature
This research examines motifs such as the dream, the prophets, devils and angels, Jews and Christians, the weeping of nature over the death of Husayn, Husayn's thirst, his decapitated head, and the...
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25 August
Dating Versions of the Karbala Story +PDF
In this paper the writer will discuss the relative date of two important versions of the Karbala story related by Ṭabarī: one, relatively short and lacking in detail, is ascribed to Imam al-Bāqir (d. 114/732); the other, much longer and...
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24 August
Book: Islamic Laws of Death and Burial according to the Ruling of Ayatollah Sistani
This booklet describes the Islamic laws that relate to the deceased – before, during, and after death. It includes concise information on matters that must be fulfilled, prohibited acts, and even...
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19 August
Video: Ayatollah Khamenei’s Advice on Mourning in Muharram amid Coronavirus
The Shia prominent jurist, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei offers some advice for Imam Hussain (as) mourning on this Muharram during Coronavirus outbreak....
July, 2020
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12 July
Article: Digital Technology and Pilgrimage: Shiʿi Rituals of Arbaʿin in Iraq
Based on two fieldwork studies conducted during Arbaʿin in 2016 and 2017, the present study attempts to examine the changing characteristics of the rituals...
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11 July
The Second Fatimah: The Spiritual Role of Lady Ma’sumah and a Study of Her Ziyarah
It is unlikely that those who lived at the time of Lady Ma'sumah - the daughter of the seventh Twelver Shi'a Imam, Musa al-Kazim - anticipated the effect she would have on tens of millions of people after...