What Have We Learned from Ghadir and Wilayat
By Muḥammad Sorūsh Maḥallātī – one of the few jurists in Qom who has been giving advance classes on Islamic politics and…
Month: August 2018
Slandering in The Name of Religion
The tradition being discussed in the article translated below is as follows: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ…
The Presence of Metaphors in the Qur’an: Observations on the Linguistic Theory of Ruh al-Ma’ani
Written for the module: Sources of Islamic Knowledge, taken at The Islamic College for a MA in Islamic Studies with professor Amina Inloes. Originally…
To Say or Not to Say: Justification for a Formless Marriage Contract (Nikah Mu’atat)
Written for the module: Islamic Family Law, taken at The Islamic College for a MA in Islamic Studies with professor Ali al-Hakim. Originally…
Mental Existence, View of Shabah, and Corroboration with Extra-Mental Reality
Written for the module: Islamic Philosophy, taken at The Islamic College for a MA in Islamic Studies with professor Latimah Parvin Peerwani. Originally submitted…
“Be you spurned apes” (Qur’an 2:65): The Dilemma of a Literal and Figurative Reading
Written for the module: Methods and Perspectives in Islamic Studies, taken at The Islamic College for a MA in Islamic Studies with professor Ali…
The Apostasy Ruling and its Justification in Twelver Shi’i Jurisprudence
Written for the module: Human Rights in Islam, taken at The Islamic College for a MA in Islamic Studies with professor Mahboubeh Sadeghinia. Originally…
The Principle of Leniency in Evidences for Non-Obligatory Acts and its Jurisdiction
The Principle of Leniency in Evidences for Non-Obligatory Acts and its Jurisdiction – The View of Shi’a Jurists from the Occultation to…
Syed Khomeinī, Chess and Musical Instruments
Syed Khomeinī is a figure widely remembered as the pioneer in bringing about the Islamic Revolution in 1979 yet what is often…
