Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
From the point of view of the micro-history, this article investigates the incubation of the Imāmī-Shīʿī movement in this suburban area of the city, bringing together topography and social history data from medieval geography manuals, historical chronicles, local histories, biographical dictionaries, poetry, and...
August, 2023
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5 August
The Shi’i Islamic Martyrdom Narratives of Imam al-Ḥusayn: An Introduction
The book “Shi'i Islamic Martyrdom Narratives of Imam al-Husayn” leads the Western reader to a clear and profound understanding of a “universal classic” of Islamic studies, the “Maqtal” literature....
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5 August
The Qurʾānic Codices and Fragments Ascribed to Imām ʿAlī and Other Shīʿa Imāms
After a historical overview of the phenomenon and classification of the various types of ascribed codices, this article provides evidence for the rejection of these ascriptions and that establishes the colophons as forgeries...
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2 August
Muslim Religious Authority in Central Eurasia
The present volume is intended to historicize the question of religious authority in Muslim Central Eurasia, through historical and anthropological case studies about the exercise, negotiation, or institutionalization of authority, from the nineteenth to the early...
July, 2023
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30 July
Islamic Laws of Medicine by Ayatollah Sistani
this book is an example of the comprehensive and robust knowledge of the religious seminaries, which provide splendid services to those who want to faithfully apply Islamic rules to every aspect of their lives....
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21 July
The School of Hillah and the Formation of Twelver Shi‘i Islamic Tradition
This book is a mammoth undertaking that interrogates the archival record to meticulously trace the relationships that existed between scholars and their texts....
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18 July
Sunni and Shia Muslim and Christian Encounters in Northern Nigeria
This article analyses how the circulation of ideas and hybrid rituals between Shia Muslims and Christians reveals a much more intentional political process whereby minority religious groups consciously create shared experiences and a sense of commonality in the face of...
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18 July
The Formation of Muslim Minorities within a Muslim Majority Context: the Case of Shia Groups in Nigeria
Focusing on al-Ḥaraka al-Islamiyya fī Nayjīriyā (Islamic Movement in Nigeria), which is the largest Shia group in the country, this article examines Shia’s growth and social relations between its members and...
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16 July
The Jurisprudential Views of Imam Khumayni on Music
This article, written by Mina Avanj (a doctoral student in the field of Iranian Revolutionary History), aims to explore Imam Khumayni’s views on music and examine the theoretical developments he made in this regard....
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13 July
Shīʻī Theology: A Translation of Kashf al-Murad fī Sharḥ Tajrīd al-I‘tiqād
Shi‘i Theology is a translation of the seminal Arabic work Kashf al-Murad fi Sharh Tajrid al-I‘tiqad, a cornerstone of Twelver Shi‘i theology that has long served as a foundational textbook in seminaries. It is the most distinguished commentary on Tajrid al-I‘tiqad by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi’s (d. 1274) whose life and …