ashf al-Murad is one of the most widely read of Allamah al-Hilli's publications as it is the first commentary written on Allamah al-Tusi's work. This part continues with discussions on the proofs for the Imamate of Ali, his superiority to the...
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‘Allamah Tabataba’i was very affectionate with his children, as well as his grandchildren. Sometimes he would spend an hour of his valuable time listening to our chatting, or teaching us how to...
Read More »A Message from Allah to Allamah Tabatabaei
I am Shah Husayn Wali! God says [to you] “in these 18 years when have I ever let you go hungry that you have now abandoned your studies and fallen into the thought that until when will the relations between Iraq and Iran remained strained and when will they send …
Read More »Allamah al-Hilli on Imamate in his Kashf al-Murad, Part 1
This is a chapter on the responses to objections raised against Imamate from prominent scholar Allamah Hilli's Kashf al-Murad, expanded on from Nasir al-Din al-Tusi's...
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Ayatollah Khamenei expressed his condolences on the demise of the spiritual scholar and traveler on the path of monotheism, Ayatollah Hasanzadah Amoli....
Read More »Allamah Hassan-Zadah Amoli Passed Away at the Age of 93
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...
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‘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...
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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...
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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...
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