This is a transcript of a lecture given on the role of ease in Islam and Prophetic practice by Shaykh Mahallāti. The original lecture can be listened to here. —- The legal practice (sharī’a) that the Prophet (p) brought has numerous traits and distinctions. For example, one of these favourable distinctions is that this legal … Read more
This is a translation of pages 83-101 of the book Risālah Salām Madhhabī (Memorandum of Religious Peacemaking) written by Shaykh Haider Hobbollah. For a brief biography of Shaykh Haider in English, please click here and scroll down. This book was published in 2015 and is addressing both Shī‘ī and Sunnī audiences. It is not an … Read more
وَإِذْ جَعَلْنَا الْبَيْتَ مَثَابَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَأَمْنًا وَاتَّخِذُوا مِن مَّقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى ۖ وَعَهِدْنَا إِلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ أَن طَهِّرَا بَيْتِيَ لِلطَّائِفِينَ وَالْعَاكِفِينَ وَالرُّكَّعِ السُّجُودِ [2:125] And [mention] when We made the House a place of return for the people and [a place of] security. And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place … Read more
Click for Part 1. As for the narrations that indicate specific instances of laws that have been legislated by the Prophet (s), there are very many and we will divide them into 4 groups. First group – Narrations that indicate some independent laws that were instituted by the Prophet (s) and he himself legislated them, … Read more
Below is a translation of an extract from the book Ikhtilāf al-Ḥadīth which is a compendium of lessons given by Ayatullah Syed Ali Hussaini al-Sistani in the year 1396 AH, transcribed by Syed Hashim Hashimi. — There are three opinions on this issue: The first opinion: The legislator of laws is only Allah (swt), due … Read more
At first sight, the 103rd verse of Sura Maidah seems to be talking about a phenomenon limited to the time of the Holy Prophet (saw). What follows is an initial overview of the various Sunni and Shi’i tafasir that describe the terms of the verse before describing what has been mentioned by the Sunni commentator … Read more
The Absence of the Prophet (p) From Our Lives An interview given for Truthful Vision Radio. Sayyid AliSayyid Ali studied in the seminary of Qom from 2012 to 2021, while also concurrently obtaining a M.A in Islamic Studies from the Islamic College of London in 2018. In the seminary he engaged in the study of … Read more
According to the popular opinion within the Islamic tradition, the first five verses of the 96th chapter (Surah Alaq) of the Qur’an, were the first verses to be revealed upon the Prophet Muhammad (s). The day of the Mab’ath (the appointment of Prophethood) has been narrowed down to either the month of Rajab or Ramadan, … Read more
One of the principles covered in our advance jurisprudence classes with Shaykh Haider Hobbollah on the topic of Food and Drinks was the Principle of Prohibition of Khabā’ith and Permissibility of Ṭayyibāt (Taḥrīm al-Khabā’ith wa Ḥillīyyah al-Ṭayyibāt). Below is an edited and reorganized version of the transcripts written in class between October 13 2019 to … Read more
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