On Monday a large number of Iranian people attended a funeral procession for Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Mahdi Khalkhali, who died at the....
December, 2019
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22 December
In Pictures: Late Ayatollah Muhammad Mahdi Mousavi Khalkhali
Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Mahdi Mousavi Khalkhali the prominent Shia scholars and the teacher of Hawza Ilmiyya of Mashhad, Iran passed away at the age of 95 in...
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18 December
Defending Marjaiyyah in Iraq Is Wajib
Islam is a principled and an organized religion. As Wilayat al-Faqih is of utmost importance to the believers, likewise Marjaiyyah is much important. Defending Marjaiyyah is our duty. When it comes to defending, we don't differentiate between the two...
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18 December
Book: Shining Sun: In Memory of ‘Allamah Tabataba’i
Shining Sun (a translation of Mihr-i Taban) is a tribute to the life and thought of the renowned Islamic scholar, Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i, written soon after his death by...
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18 December
Book: Narrators and Narrations: A Beginner’s Guide to Rijal and Dirayah
In this book, the author expertly presents an introduction to Rijal and Diraya subjects and discusses their main topics in the form of thirty-four lessons...
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17 December
Book: Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence for Beginners
Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence for Beginners is an English translation of al-Mujaz fi Usul al-Fiqh...
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17 December
Shi’i Islam and Sufism: Classical Views and Modern Perspectives
Offering new perspectives on the relationship between Shi'is and Sufis in modern and pre-modern times, this book challenges the supposed opposition between these two esoteric traditions in Islam by exploring what could be...
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17 December
Book: Studying the Qurʾān in the Muslim Academy
Studying the Qur'an in the Muslim Academy examines what it is like to study and teach the Qur'an at academic institutions in the Muslim world, and how politics affect scholarly interpretations of...
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16 December
Iraqi Troops Meet the Grand Ayatollah Sistani +Video
The head of Iraqi WIA Association, Maqdam Rahim, in a televised interview revealed that he, along with seven other wounded of the country’s army, visited the Grand Ayatollah Sistani a few months ago on the...
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16 December
Book: The Study of Shi’i Islam: History, Theology and Law
The Study of Shi'i Islam presents papers originally delivered at the first international colloquium dedicated exclusively to Shi'i studies, held in 2010 at The Institute of...