The Ahl al-Bayt’s Position on the Islamic Conquests – Part 2
Part 2 (Click for Part 1) By Shaykh Haider Hobbollah In our previous session, we spoke about the first viewpoint, the viewpoint…
Sadiq Meghjee
Sadiq Meghjee is a frequent contributor to Iqra Online and a graduate from the seminary of Qom. He continues his studies privately whilst working full time. His field of interest is intellectual history.
The Ahl al-Bayt’s Position on the Islamic Conquests – Part 1
Translator’s Introduction The following is the translation of Shaykh Hobbollah’s discussion on the Ahl al-Bayt’s Position on the Islamic Conquests (both parts…
The Faith of Pharaoh – Comparing the Views of Ibn Arabi and Imam Khomeini
The following is a translation of an article titled Repentance and Faith of Pharaoh: From the Perspectives of Imam Khomeini and Ibn…
A Brief Study of the Principle of Lutf – Development and Challenges
Introduction As Muslims we believe that every aspect of our life has been governed by God and that He has not left…
The Layman and the Principle of Innocence
Reading Level: Intermediate The following is a translation of a section of a lesson from Ay. Shahidīpour’s advanced jurisprudence classes (link here).…
Perennial Impacts of the Akhbari School on the Usulis
By Muhammad Baqir Malakiyan [Source] Abstract Centuries have passed since the downfall of the Akhbari school, yet we find effects and opinions…
Criticism – Basis, Legitimacy and Supportive Environment
By Shaykh Haydar Hobbollah – article here, video here. Introduction What I would like to briefly discuss is the culture of criticism…
Reflections on the Religious Culture of Precaution
By Shaykh Haydar Hobollah [Source]. Question: The idea of precaution that is found within the religion is based on a number of…
Consuming the Meat of the People of the Book (2)
[To read the other translation in this series, click here. Note: MPB is the abbreviation for meat of the people of the…
Consuming the Meat of the People of the Book (1)
Translators note: The following is the translation of the advanced jurisprudential classes of Ayatollah Mohallāti which started on 14th November 2020. The…
Reasons for the Different Opinions on Ibn ‘Arabi
Question: How do we explain and understand the contradiction and different opinions our scholars have over the school (madhab) of Ibn ‘Arabi?…
The Problem of Frustration and Regression in The Path of Students of Knowledge
The following is an abridged translation of a seminar given by Shaykh Haydar entitled “The Problem of Frustration and Regression in The…
Religious Coexistence During the Occultation
The original transcript of the lecture given by Ustad Mahallati in Farsi can be found here. — The discussions relating to Imam…
Our Century of Tragedy | Shahid Mutahhari
The following is a translation of the last page in Shahīd Mutahhari’s article titled Ilhāmī az Shaykh al-Tā’ifa, (Inspirations from the Shaykh…
Islam – The Religion of Ease
This is a transcript of a lecture given on the role of ease in Islam and Prophetic practice by Shaykh Mahallāti. The…
Reflections on Munajaat Sha’baniyyah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woXy377zz24 Introduction Supplication is the means through which human beings can connect with the Divine and express their innermost desires and complaints.…
Syed Khamena’i on Syed Ni’matullah Jaza’iri and a Scholar’s Need for Humour
The following speech was given by Syed Khamenā’ī in a commemoration for the great Shi’ī and Akhbāri scholar Syed Ni’matullāh Jazā’irī (d.…
The Two Different Approaches to Living with Sunnis
The following is a translation of a message written by renowned Iranian researcher and scholar Rasūl Ja’fariyān. Syed Ni’matullah Jazā’irī (d. 1112…
Introduction to The Position of Theological Foundations in Ijtihad
The following is a translation of the introduction to Jāyegāh Mabāni Kalāmi dar Ijtihād by Dr. Sa’īd Dhiyāi’far. It is a 1,024-page…
Faydh Kashani and Commanding the Good
Source: Dāvarīyeh Faydh Kāshanī miyān Pārsā va Dāneshmand, published by Nashriyeh Dānishkadeh Adabiyāt Tabrīz, Vol 9, 1336 (link here). It is also…
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…
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…
Ayatollah Ishaq Fayyadh and the Role of Women in Society
Source: Gāmī be pīsh dar fiqh banuvān, by Syed Hādi Tabatabā’ī (http://mobahesat.ir/16349) When the discussion of women assuming ministerial positions arose during…
Music and Musical Instruments (4) – Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Khamenei
Source: Syed Khamenei, Risāleh yeh Amῡzeshī (v.2), Ahkām e Mu’āmilāt, p. 120 – 127 Definition: Music in the general sense has two…
The Rulings Pertaining to Singing (3) – Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Khamenei
Source: Syed Khamenei, Risāleh yeh Amῡzeshī (v.2), Ahkām e Mu’āmilāt, p. 117 – 119 Third Discussion: The rulings pertaining to singing 1.…
Meaning of Singing (1) – Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Khamenei
Source: Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, Risāleh yeh Amῡzeshī (v.2), Ahkām e Mu’āmilāt, p. 106 – 110 The (purpose of bringing the) discussion…
The Prohibition of Singing (2) – Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Khamenei
Source: Syed Khamenei, Risāleh yeh Amῡzeshī (v.2), Ahkām e Mu’āmilāt, p. 111 – 116 Second Discussion: The ḥurmat (prohibition/impermissibility) of Singing Singing,…
The Need for a Contemporary Shaykh Baha’i
Source: Shaykh Bahā’ī barāyeh zamān mā by Rasῡl Ja’fariyān in Majmῡ’ eh maqālāt tārīkh islām va īrān, p. 1002 to 1004 400…
Ayatollah Jahangir Qashqa’i – From Musician to Philosopher
Jahāngīr Qashqā’ī was a 19th century Shī’ī philosopher, jurist and mystic. He was born in 1243 in the village of Dehāqān, Isfahān.…
Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad – The Reformed Ascetic
In the book Safīna al-Bihār the story of Fuḍayl ibn ‘Iyāḍ is mentioned which shows how one verse of the Qur’ān completely…
Allamah Ṭabataba’i and the Policemen – A memory from Aḥmad Ahmadi
It was Sunday afternoon, one day before I was meant to return back to Iran and Shahīd Muṭahharī had stayed over with…
The Fate of Mirza Muhammad Akhbari
Below is a translation of an article written by Professor Hassan Ansari (Source: http://ansari.kateban.com/post/1877 ) regarding al-Mīrzā Muḥammad b. ‘Abd a-Nabī b. ‘Abd al-Ṣāni’…
Ayatollah Durche’i – the Marj’a of Moderation
Below is a translation of Rasul Ja’fariyan’s book review on the life and views of Ayatollah Durche’i, the teacher of many well…
The Movement of Ghuluw – Ayatollah Madadi
Source: Nigāhī beh daryā by Ayatollah Madadī, p. 126 to 131 At this stage of the school of Kufa the appearance and…
Muhaqqiq Karaki and Shah Isma’il
Muhaqqiq Karakī travelled to Iran twice. One time during the time of Shāh Ismā’īl and the other during the time of Shāh…
Muqaddas Ardabīlī and Shaykh Baha’i
It is reported from Shaykh Bahā’ī: I was blessed with the opportunity to visit the city of Najaf and I had hoped…
Mulla Mahdi Naraqi and Bahr ul-Ulum
There is a remarkable story narrated in regards to Mulla Mahdi Narāqi, the author of Jāmi’ al-Sa’ādāt. It is narrated that after…
Akhund Khorasāni and His Former Student
Translated by Sadiq Meghjee It is narrated[1] that when Khorasāni declared supporting the Consitutional Revolution a religious obligation one of his best…
Revisiting Traditional Fiqh in Respect to New Daily Occurrences
Location: Madreseh Fiqhi Imam Baqir (institute of Ayatollah Shubayri Zanjāni) Date: 7th March 2018 Speaker: Ayatollah Dr. Muhaqqiq Damad Transcribed by Sadiq…
