The seminary of Najaf is by far one of the most important institutions of academics and ijtihad in the history of academia and Shi‘a culture.
January, 2019
May, 2016
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15 May
Int’l Conference on Extremism, Takfiri Ideology Held in Jordan
An international conference on extremism and Takfiri ideology opens in Amman on Tuesday
February, 2016
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14 February
Book “Speaking for Islam, Religious Authorities in Muslim Societies”
This book, which is edited by Gudrun Krämer and Sabine Schmidtke, is concerned with religious authorities, men and women claiming, projecting and exerting religious authority within a given context. Who speaks for Islam? To whom do Muslims turn when they look for guidance? To what extent do individual scholars and ...
January, 2016
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15 January
Muḥammad Taqī Bāfqī
Ayatollah Muhammad-Taqī Bāfqī, a religious scholar known for his forthright opposition to Reżā Shah Pahlavī.
