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Religious Authority (Marja’iyyat-e Dini): A New Discourse on Imamate
By Muhammad Taqi Sobhani (corresponding author) and Sayyid Ali Ahmadi Foroushani Research article. Imamat dar Partow-e Qurʾan va sunnaht (Imamate in the…
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A Marja of This Earth
By Ali-Ashraf Fathi On the occasion of the seventh day following the passing of Grand Ayatullah Shubayri Zanjani Writing down and preserving…
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Modern Day Tragedy: Consuming Scholars, Not Accompanying Them
A few weeks ago, I discussed how the ghayah – the final cause – has quietly gone missing from our institutions and…
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My Memories From the Gatherings of Ayatullah Sayyid Shubayri al-Zanjani
After translating and publishing the memories of the student of Ayatullah Sayyid Shubayri Zanjani regarding the daily gatherings that would be held…
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Memories of Sayyid Baqir al-Durchei about the Gatherings of the Great Marja’ Sayyid al-Zanjani
Memories of Sayyid Baqir al-Durchei about the Gatherings of the Great Marja’ Sayyid al-Zanjani His Eminence Ayatullah Sayyid Baqir al-Mousawi al-Durchei al-Isfahani…
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The Missing Purpose (Ghayah): Why Our Communities Struggle to Transform
In several of my lectures and seminars, I’ve argued that Western Shi’i communities struggle to prioritize what the Islamic tradition actually expects…
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How a Single Weak Report Became a New Taboo: Behbahani on the ‘Two Fatimahs’ Controversy
There is a fascinating fiqhi treatise written by Wahid Behbahani (1706–1791) addressing a jurisprudential matter that had gained currency in the community…
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A Precious Treatise on the Compilation of the Arabic Lexicon by Ayatullah Hasanzadeh Amuli
Two works of Ayatullah Hasanzadeh Amuli (1927–2021) – perhaps best considered part of the kashkul (miscellany) genre – are Hazar o Yik…
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Does Aw [Or] Ever Mean Bal [Rather]? A Closer Look at a Disputed Grammatical Claim
In our introductory grammar books in the seminary, we are taught a simple rule: the word aw (او), which translates to “or”…
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