The Doha-based Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) is pleased to invite scholars, academics and researchers to submit their research papers to a...
Read More »Events Prior to Eid Al-Ghadir
The 18th of Dhu 'l-Hijja is celebrated in the Shi'a world as the Feast of Ghadir Khumm in which Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) said about Imam 'Ali (PBUH): "Whomsoever master (mawla) I am, this 'Ali is also his master."...
Read More »From Medina to Sham: Lady Zaynab’s Commitment to Wilayah
This article seeks to elucidate Lady Zaynab’s commitment to wilayah from Medina to Karbala, and then Sham (Damascus) by her obedience to - and protection and defense of...
Read More »Leadership from the Perspective of Imam Khomeini (R.A.)
The necessary conditions to be available in a leader are directly connected to the nature of the Islamic government. Disregarding the general conditions like wisdom and proper management, two basic conditions, i.e. justice and to...
Read More »Authority from a Shi‘ite Perspective by Muhammad Legenhausen
In this paper the writer proposes to describe the teachings of Shi'ite Islam about authority in a manner accessible to Catholic partners in dialogue....
Read More »Ghadīr Khumm (Khumm Pond) by Muhammad Ali Amir Moezzi
Ghadīr Khumm (Khumm Pond) was a pond, which no longer exists, located at Juḥfa, on the caravan route between Mecca and Medina...
Read More »Ghadir, Shower of Mercy for All
Thursday August. 30, 2018 Or Zihajjah 18 in lunar calendar, marks Eid al-Ghadir, the day Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP) designated the commander of the faithful, Imam Ali (AS) as...
Read More »Video: Why Did Ahl al-Sunna Not Accept Imam Ali as the First Caliph?
In this short video Dr. Ammar Nakshawani Speaks on why our brothers/sisters from Ahl al-Sunna did not accept Imam Ali(as) as the first Caliph. It covers the story of Ghadeer Khumm and the Hadith of...
Read More »The Event of Ghadir al-Khumm according to Quran
According to the narrations of the 10th-century theologian Shaykh al-Mufid, he relates in his book, ‘Kitab al-Irshad,’ that the plane of Ghadir Khumm was not considered one to be suitable for...
Read More »Fifth Risalat Summer Course to Be Held in Qom, Iran
In cooperation with the International Institute for Islamic Studies (IIIS), Risalat International Institute (RII) is pleased to host a fifth group of RSC participants in...
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