Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
In this essay, the writer will pursue an alternative strategy towards reconstructing the history of taqlid within the early...
January, 2020
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18 January
Article: Being a Young British Iraqi Shi’i in London
Relying on an ethnographic research conducted both in the UK and Iraq, this article explores issues of cultural and religious identities among London-based young British Iraqi Shiis. Using Stuart Hall’s notions of...
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14 January
Book: Early Modern Trends in Islamic Theology
The present volume is dedicated to the study of ʿAbd al-Ghanī al-Nābulusī (1641–1731), an outstanding religious scholar, sufi thinker and man of letters from...
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13 January
Video: Thousands in Pakistan’s Lahore Condemn US Assassination of Gen. Soleimani
Thousands of Pakistani people staged a rally in Lahore on Saturday afternoon to protest against the US killing of...
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7 January
In Pictures: Ulama and Marajiʻ Pay Homage to Gen. Soleimani
Many Shia Marajiʻ and religious figures attended the mourning ceremony, including Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani, Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani, Ayatollah Alavi Gorgani, and Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani....
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6 January
Video: Millions Turn out for Martyr Soleimani Funeral in Tehran
Millions of Iranians have packed the streets of Tehran to pay homage to the Middle East's most prominent anti-terror commander General Qassem Soleimani who was...
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2 January
In Pictures: Commemoration Ceremony of Late Ayatollah Mohaqiq Damad
A group of Shia Scholars have held a conference in Allama Tabatabaei University, Qom, to commemorate the late Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Mohaqiq Damad....
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1 January
If One Performs Prayers in Prime Times and Does not Reach Great Positions May Curse Me
A teacher of ethics [Ayatollah Qadi (May Allah Bless him)] in Najaf said, “I am liable if a person performs these five-time prayers in their prime times and does not reach...
December, 2019
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31 December
Video: Zainab Is an Example of Standing against Tyranny
Zainab was stand up and said this is oppression, this is a tyrant, you have to stand up against it...
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29 December
Article: Joining the Islamic State from France between 2014 and 2016
Among terrorists, two profiles were highlighted: first, individualswho commit violent actions within a radical group and second, individuals–so-called‘lone wolves’–who act in a...