Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
Based on ethnographic research in London, this article provides novel insights into the Twelver Shia Muslim organizational field in Britain and its engagement in...
November, 2019
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14 November
Book: The Life of Imam Ja’far Al-Sadiq by Baqir Sharif al-Qarashi
The book summarises the life of the sixth Imam, a most prominent character, who benefited the human kind with his highly new scientific achievements, his instructions in the acts of worship and transactions and....
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5 November
Book: Shiʻi Islam, An Introduction
In this book, the writer hopes to shed light on the some of the questions that likely motivated a reader to pick it up in the first place: What are the differences between a Shiʻi and a Sunni Muslim? How did these differences develop over time in...
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5 November
Book: The Rebel and the Imam in Early Islam
The writer discusses three key case studies - the revolt of Mukhtar b. Abi 'Ubayd, the life of the Twelver Shi'i Imam Musa al-Kazim and the rebellion and subsequent death of the Zaydi Shi'i Imam Yahya b. 'Abd Allah - in calling for...
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3 November
The Features of the Shi‘a from the Perspective of Imam al-Sadiq
In this article, Imam al-Sadiq, the sixth Shi‘a Imam, gives advice to his companion Abd-Allah ibn Jundab on the features of a true Shi‘a, some of which are those who know God, heed the hereafter, constantly engage in...
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2 November
Is Having a Personal Law System a Solution+PDF
The notion ‘local’ is more complex than earlier sharp distinctions between, for instance, the concept of ‘great’ and ‘little’ (or ‘folk’) traditions as a means of describing large-scale civilizations such as Islam...
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1 November
An Introduction to the Political Theory of Imam Khomeini
The two-volume book contains and analyzes a variety of Imam Khomeini’s dynamic political thought, ideology and theories from various perspectives.It is a discussion on...
October, 2019
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30 October
Book: Philosophy and Jurisprudence in the Islamic World
This book brings together the study of two great disciplines of the Islamic world: law and philosophy...
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30 October
Trends of History in Qur’an by Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
If we refer to the Qur'an in the form of a question an idea which has already been investigated and discussed by various schools of human society, we can be guided by the Qur'an as to which is the best...
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8 October
Religion, Ideology and Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Majlis-e-Hussain
This paper intends to examine religious ideology and discourse conventions of majlis-e-Hussain; i.e. the speech to commemorate the martyrdom of Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad; from a...