Indeed, the ceremonies held on Arbaeen are one of the noblest traditions of the religion of Islam. These ceremonies have deep roots within the religion itself and they were handed down to....
Read More »The Arbaeen Walk: An Introduction
Especially in recent years, the Arbaeen Walk has turned into a magnificent phenomenon. But due to certain reasons, it has not received the attention it deserves from the international mainstream media....
Read More »New Released: Spring of Knowledge: A Survey of Life Story and Thoughts of Ayatollah Khamenei
The Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia has published an entry on the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, in a separate book....
Read More »Arrogant Powers Is to Highlight Differences & Unreal Dividing Lines in the Islamic world
Ayatollah Khamenei said that the current policy of the Arrogant Powers is to highlight differences and unreal dividing lines in the Islamic world. He explained, “Inciting hostilities and scheming to instigate wars between Shi’a and Sunni, Arab and....
Read More »The Shrines of the ‘Alids in Medieval Syria: Sunnis, Shi’is and the Architecture of Coexistence
This study argues that despite the common identification of shrines as ‘Shi’i’ spaces, they have in fact always been unique places of pragmatic intersectarian exchange and shared piety, even - and perhaps especially - during periods of...
Read More »Call for Papers: Succession in Islamic Law
The conference addresses the role succession law played in Muslim communities in the past, how it unfolds today and what it implies for future generations....
Read More »What Is the Opinion of Sunnīs Regarding Arba‘īn?
Unfortunately, the Sunnī groups are not aware of the religious and intellectual aspects of this occasion, and of course, they are not to blame in this regard. This ignorance is due to the intellectual state of the Umayyad sunnah, which was....
Read More »Abū Yaʿqūb al-Sijistānī in Modern Scholarship
Although al-Sijistānī was a leading figure in the development of Ismāʿīlī philosophy, particularly its Neoplatonism, serious investigation of his writing has been slow to enter modern scholarship, in part because his works have remained inaccessible until...
Read More »Call for Papers: Islam and Muslim Socialites of Latin America
International Journal of Latin American Religions invites articles presenting research results from various disciplines, geographies, and historical periods — from the “long” 16th century to today — dealing with the broad theme of....
Read More »The School of Hillah and the Formation of Twelver Shi’i Islamic Tradition
This book argues that Imami Shi'ism is better understood as a discursive tradition, and that from the late Abbasid to the post-Ilkhanid period, Hillah, in southern Iraq, was a center of scholarship, debate and...
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