The First Revealed Verses
According to the popular opinion within the Islamic tradition, the first five verses of the 96th chapter (Surah Alaq) of the Qur’an,…
Mohsin Jaffery
Satan – An Angel or Not? A Grammatical Analysis of Quran 7:11
In the Islamic tradition, Satan was known to a be a pious and obedient believer of God. During this phase we find…
Shaykh Kulayni, Shaykh Saduq’s & Shaykh Tusi’s Paths to Zurarah b. A’yun & Hisham b. Hakam – Part 2
The Path of Kulaynī to Zurārah From the reliable Uṣūl works is the book of Zurārah[1]. He himself is very trustworthy[2] and…
Shaykh Kulayni and Shaykh Tusi’s Paths to Sahl b. Ziyad – Part 1
The following is a translation of excerpts from the book Al-A’lām al-Hidāyah al-Rafīyyah fī I’tibār al-Kutub al-Arba’a al-Manī’ah written by Shaykh ‘Alī…
Repeated Chains of Narrations in al-Kafi
By Mohsin Jaffery The original research was conducted by Muhammad Qurbani and published in a 24-page paper titled Asnād Pur-Tikrār Nishānī az Manābi’…
