The purpose of this book is to prove Imamate via Nass and mostly traditions narrated by the Sunnis and is organized in such a way to be helpful for...
December, 2019
-
14 December
Sayyids and Sharifs in Muslim Societies: The Living Links to the Prophet
Providing a thorough analysis of sayyids and sharifs from the ninth century to the present day, and from the Iberian Peninsula to the Indonesian Archipelago, this book will be of...
-
11 December
Shia Genocide: A Crisis in Pakistan
The right to practice religion is a universal one that extends to every inhabitant of the world. In Pakistan, however, this right is frequently violated, as religious minorities face social, political and economic marginalisation on a...
-
11 December
Article: Women in Imami Biographical Collections
Throughout Muslim history, biographical literature has been a medium through which scholars negotiated and articulated criteria for membership and authority in their respective religious communities...
-
11 December
Book: Glad Tidings of Mustafa for the Shia of Murtaza
The book, The Glad Tidings of Mustafa for the Shia of Murtaz’a, boasts a collection of over five hundred and ninety narrations, whose sources are amongst the most widely-recognized and accepted narrators in the...
-
10 December
From Tyre to Tehran: Transnational Links Amongst Lebanese Shi‘a Clerical Families
The contemporary Western view of Lebanese Shi‘a transnational links generally focuses on the political relationship between Hizbullah and Iran. However, while Lebanon and...
-
10 December
Shi’a Women’s Rituals in Northwest Pakistan: The Shortcomings and Significance of Resistance
Through their performances of mourning rites, Shi’a Mohajerin (emigrants from India) Muslim women in Peshawar, Pakistan practiced an oblique,undeclared contestation against their subordinate position in a...
-
10 December
Marjaiyyah, Solution to Iraq’s Turmoil
What is going on in Iraq and what is the ultimate solution? While different analysts propose different solutions to the turmoil in Iraq, what is the best solution? Sayyid Hashim al-Haidari explains it for...
-
9 December
Kenyan Shiite Community: A Socio-Historical Perspective
The shiite Muslim community in Kenya is an active religious minority which need to be studied due to their significant role in different aspects of social life in Kenya since the...
-
8 December
History of Shi’a Muslims in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Historically the vast majority of Muslims in Dar es Salaam have tended to belong to either the Shi'a community or to one of the Sunni sufi brotherhoods (s. tariqa, pl. turuq), each assuming a dynamic role in...