Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
The subject of this three-volume publication is the transition of Imāmī thought and its literary legacy from the second half of the 10th century CE up until the contemporary period, using distinct, and at the...
September, 2020
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3 September
Article: From Partial to Complete: Juristic Authority in Twelver Shi‘ism
This article will examine the foundations and evolution of this genre of authority and will argue that there was much disputation among the Shi‘i scholars as to the nature and...
July, 2020
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20 July
Mufid Academic Seminary Launches its BA in Hawzah Studies Program
Located in Fairfax Virginia, Mufid Academic Seminary (MAS) announces the launch of its BA in Hawzah Studies program for...
April, 2020
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12 April
Use of Transmission Patterns in Contemporary Shiʿi Isnād Analysis
This paper examines how contemporary Shiʿi scholars of rijāl deal with problematic isnāds through engaging in a thorough examination of...
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12 April
Book Review: Shi‘ism and the Democratisation Process in Iran: With a focus on Wilayat al-Faqih
Shi‘ism and the Democratisation Process in Iran by Ibrahim Moussawi analyses wilayat al-faqih, or rule of the jurisprudent, and its application in the Islamic Republic of...
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9 April
Knowledge as a Way to Recognize the True Imam from False Claimants
“Imamate” enjoys a high and unique status in the eyes of Muslims, especially the Shi’a, and that is why, during the history, some fake claimants have tried to...
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2 April
Article: The Study of Shia Islam in Western Academia
This paper will examine the historical study of Shi͑ism in Western Academia. It will argue that until the last four decades, Western scholarship studied Shi͑i Islam primarily through a...
March, 2020
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16 March
Criminalising Religious Pluralism: The Legal Treatment of Shi’ites in Malaysia
This article evaluates the extent to which Islamic law and fatwas in Malaysia can control the practice and promulgation of...
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15 March
Shi’i Clerical Networks and the Transnational Contest over Sacred Authority: Dynamics in London’s Shi’i Triangle
This article explores the transnational contest over sacred authority in contemporary Shi’i Islam as it plays out between contemporary maraji’ (sources of emulation) and the...
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7 March
Book: Sociology of Shiʿite Islam
Sociology of Shiʿite Islam is a comprehensive study of the development of Shiʿism. Its bearers first emerged as a sectarian elite, then a...
