Jurisprudence
Exegetical Discussion on Women’s Covering: The Khimar Verse
By Ustad Soroush Mahallati, compiled and edited by Sayyid Ali Imran This entire article is based on five lectures given by Ustad…
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A Comparative Study of the Concept of Wilayah in Sufism and Shi’ism
A Comparative Study of the Concept of Wilāyah in Sufism and Shiʿism Mohammad Taqi Sobhani Sayyid Alireza Mousavi Maʿārif Ahl al-Bayt (a)…
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In the Presence of the Ocean – Recollections of Ayatullah Shubayri Zanjani
By Sayyid Husayn Kashfi In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful Introduction These notes are the fruit of…
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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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