Brannon Wheeler uses both textual analysis and various types of material evidence to gain insight into the role of animal sacrifice in Islam. He provides a 'thick description' of...
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei Calls for Unity among Muslims in 2022 Hajj Message
The Islamic nation can once again observe its unity and harmony in this clear, timeless mirror, and [take this opportunity to] turn away from factors that lead to disunity and division...
Read More »The Spiritual Aspects of Hajj: A Translation of Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin’s (A) Discourse on Hajj with al-Shibli
The Tradition of al-Shibli is reported in Mustadrak al-Wasa’il by Mirza Husayn al-Nuri, who reports it from Sharh al-Nukbah by al-Sayyid ‘Abd Allah ibn Nur al-Din ibn Ni‘mat Allah al-Musawi. The hadith is in the form of a...
Read More »A Peacebuilding Tool for Muslims: Hajj
The Kaʻba is a place for the rest of hearts. This is a place where spiritual food is provided to starving and dying souls. It is a spiritual sanctuary for human society in this corrupted and stormy world full of...
Read More »Philosophy behind Prohibitions during Iḥrām in Ḥajj
In other words, through the act of performing Hajj, one declares that Allah (swt) is the Ultimate Authority. This visit to the House of Allah (swt) is the most sacred journey of...
Read More »Conditions for 2022 Hajj Performing Announces by Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has conditioned the completion of immunization with one of the Coronavirus vaccines approved by the Saudi Ministry of...
Read More »Saudi Arabia Will Host a Million Pilgrims for this Year’s Hajj
Saudi Arabia has said it will allow one million people – from both inside and outside the country – to perform the Hajj this year compared with only a few thousand local pilgrims over the...
Read More »Some Muslim Clerics Discuss Ayatollah Khamenei’s Hajj Message
A number of senior Muslim clerics and scholars in an online meeting discussed different aspects of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei’s 2021 Hajj message...
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei’s Message on Hajj 2021
In his message to 2021 Hajj, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution emphasized that over the last 150 years Muslim nations have mostly been subject to the aggressive western countries’ greed, interference and malevolence. Ayatollah Khamenei also stressed that...
Read More »Book: The Inner Dimensions of Hajj
This book has been adapted from a number of lectures given by Ms. Zohreh Borujerdi. A draft of the English translation of the script was then prepared by Mr. and Mrs. Abuzar and Ashraf Ahmadi....
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