Articles

The issue of the entry of Imāmite/Twelver Shīʿism into Iran is one of the most controversial issues in the History of Islamic Sects. According to the established general opinion, it is after the Safavids that the Shī’ite groups in question became the....

Monks and Muslims brings together presentations made at the fourth in a series of encounters between Roman Catholic Benedictines and Iranian Shi‘a Muslims, a process which began in Ampleforth Abbey in 2003, and which has also involved encounters in the...

Our research suggests al-Shaykh al-Mufīd was the first author to write down “Systematic Kalām” within the framework of Imāmiyya works, which has survived to the present day. He reviewed and rationalized the theological issues of...

The history of the development of the Jaʿfarī Shiʿa Islamic legal school has always fascinated me, all the more so when I continuously observed that existing academic works in the English language purporting to discuss the origins and development of the...

In the field of economics, Iqtisaduna provides necessary guidelines, values and rules that aim at achieving the twin objectives of social justice and sustained increase in...

This paper attempts to investigate some aspects of al-Sadr’s economic thought by focusing on his view on the nature, subject matter and methodology of Islamic economics, areas that have not received sufficient attention by...

This dissertation will discuss and analyze the life of Imam Musa, as he was known by his followers; his numerous writings, speeches, and manifestos; the contributions he made to the advancement of the...

This study attempts to provide a clear picture of the theoretical and conceptual framework of Bint al-Huda al-Sadr thought and her view of the role and position of women by analyzing the themes of her articles on...

The Tradition of al-Shibli is reported in Mustadrak al-Wasa’il by Mirza Husayn al-Nuri, who reports it from Sharh al-Nukbah by al-Sayyid ‘Abd Allah ibn Nur al-Din ibn Ni‘mat Allah al-Musawi. The hadith is in the form of a...

Wael Hallaq is one of the leading scholars in the field of Islamic law, and well qualified to evaluate the historical Shari‘ah, in comparison with both modern legislation and today’s heavily politicized presentation of Islamic law.....