Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
This article examines the political theology of contemporary (2011-2012) Pakistani Shi‘a traditional scholars (ulema)....
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Politics of Shi‘i Identity in South Asia: Syed Jawad Naqvi’s Concept of Wilayat-i Fiqh
This thesis examines the discourse of a contemporary Pakistani Shi‘i cleric, Seyed Jawad Naqvi. It focuses on his sermon The Role of Women towards the System of Wilayat....
Read More »Formerly, Pakistani Sunnis Joined Shias in Imam Hussain’s Mourning
Every year, an elderly man from a Sunni family sets up a sabeel (stall offering cold drinks and water) along the route of the first Muharram procession in predominantly Shia neighbourhood of Kocha Sardar in...
Read More »Shia Clerics Urge Pakistanis to Participate in Election
Ayatollahs Bashir Najafi, Safi Golpayegani and Sayyid Mohammad Saeed Hakeem, the Shia prominent scholars, urge Pakistani Shias to participate in the upcoming election...
Read More »Campaign to Save Pakistani Shia Muslims from Terror
The campaign of “Save Pakistani Shia Muslim from the terror” organized by Pakistani Shia Muslims who are under terrorist attack for...
Read More »Canadian Protest against Shia Killing in Pakistan
Hundreds of Canadian Muslims protested against the collusion between the government of Pakistan and extremist organizations in...
Read More »Ayatollah Makarem Slams Anti-Shia Actions in Pakistan
A statement was released by the Office of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi concerning the tragic incident which have recently occurred in Pakistan...
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