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Sayyid ʿAlī Qāḍī Ṭabāṭabāʾī, (b. 1282 or 1285/1866 or 1869 - d. 1365/1946) was a mystic, scholar, and teacher of ethics in Najaf Seminary, in 14th/20th century....

Imam Ridha elaborated upon the characteristics of good people: “They are those who are delighted when they do good, seek Allah’s forgiveness when they do evil, offer gratitude when...

The Prophet of Islam was ahead of his times in promoting peace and justice in society. It would be worthwhile to look at how he dealt with non-Muslims minorities and with the....

The present article aims to discover the different social and psychological reasons for pilgrims’ feelings of attachment to Imam Hussein and to the...

Visiting the grave of Imam Husayn (a.s.) is recommended, while emphasis upon visiting his grave is among the necessities of the Religion. It is related that the visitation to his grave is essential upon every believer and is...

Of all the religions that I have studied it is only Islam that has a political theology of co-existence with those who are non-Muslims, said Abdulaziz Sachedina in...

It is important to observe that all the traditions cited in this essay are found in both Shi'i and Sunni hadith literature. But while in the Sunni community such traditions remain purely pietistic, Shi'i tradition has made them the basis of a...

The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question Ayatullah al-Sistani Regarding the Mourning Ceremonies of Imam al-Hussain (p) for the Month of Muharram, 1442 A.H. during the...

Tatbir is amongst a set of bloody rituals that are performed by some Shia Muslims in commemoration of the great tragedy of Karbala, when the family of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (s) was massacred by a group of....

Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei issued a message of condolence for the passing of the diligent scholar and proponent of Islam and Shia...