Ayatollah Allamah Ḥasan Ḥasanzāda Āmolī, a philosopher, mystic, theologian, mujtahid, astronomer, and a teacher of religious and Islamic seminary disciplines, passed away at the age...
Read More »Life Story of Allamah Tabatabaei
‘Allamah’s family life was extremely warm and pleasant. When his wife passed away he shed so many tears and was so saddened and moved that one day we asked him, “we should be learning patience and endurance from you - why are...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani Issues Massage of Condolences on the Demise of Ayatollah Hakeem
The Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani, the Grand Shi’a Marjaʻ in Iraq, expressed his condolences in a message on the passing away of Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Saeed Al-Tabatabai Al-Hakeem...
Read More »Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi’s Condolence Message on the Demise of Ayatollah al-Hakeem
Ayatollah Bashir Najafi sent a message of condolences on the demise of Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Saeed Hakim, the Grand Shi’a Marja’ of holy city of Iraq....
Read More »A Medieval Muslim Scholar at Work: Ibn Ṭāwūs and His Library
Raḍī al-Dī Ibn ṭāwūs (d. 664/1266 in Bagdad) was a major figure in the history of Shī'ī thought. He published works on subjects ranging from tradition (ḥadīth) and polemics to history and...
Read More »New Published: Islamic Beliefs – Reclaiming the Narrative
This book presents the theological thoughts of a young Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei before the victory of the Islamic Revolution....
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei’s Memories of His Father
My father was a well-known religious scholar who was very pious and a bit of a recluse. We had a difficult life. I remember that sometimes, we didn't have anything in the house for dinner at...
Read More »Alignment of Science and Religion in Shia Jurisprudence
Shia jurists have always paid special attention to scientific data when issuing ‘fiqh’ rules and there has never been a conflict between science and religion in Shi’ism as there has been in Christianity....
Read More »What Imam Reza (AS) Said to Ayatollah Bahjat?
I met Ayatollah Bahjat in Mashhad. I asked him, “Do you remember 55 years ago? We were both studying in Sayyid school in Najaf. We were friends, albeit not...
Read More »Fatwas of Grand Maraji’ on Using Products that Support the Zionist Regime
It is obligatory upon each and every Muslim to refrain from buying or using products, that the production and purchasing of bring profit for the Zionist regime, which is currently at war with Islām and...
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