Ahl al-Bayt: The Guardians of the Sira
The following translation is part of a talk given by Dr. Sayyid Hossein Modarressi Tabataba’i in 1977, which was later published as…
Shayan
Shayan is an MPhil student in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge, interested in Islamic thought, theology and intellectual history.
Praying for Non-Muslims
Below is a brief summary – not containing any argumentation – of an opinion of Shaykh Haider Hobbollah on the topic of…
Qiyas: Another Perspective
By Hamid Reza Tamaddon Abstract: In the first centuries of Islam, one of the meanings of the term qiyās is the evaluation…
Tawassul and Istighatha: A Holistic Overview
By Shaykh Haider Hobbollah Translated by: Faisal H, Moussa al-Rufayie, Shayan Question: I have a great deal of confusion regarding the issue…
The Scope of ʿAql in Political Fiqh
The following is a speech delivered by Ustad Mohammad Soroush Mahallati at a conference in commemoration of the late Dr. Davoud Feyrahi…
Sayyid Sistani: What Is Ijtihad?
Translated by Shayan The following is a partial translation of Sayyid Sīstānī’s lectures on al-Ijtihād wa al-Taqlīd wa al-Iḥtiyāṭ, as transcribed by…
Conflicts Between Jurists and Ghulat in the time of Imam al-Sadiq (a)
By Muhammad Baqir Malekian Among the Shīʿa, two currents of thought are most prominent. One is the maʿārifī (gnostic) current, which is…
The Moderate Shi’i Line vs. The Line of Ghuluw
By Dr. Hassan Ansari Contrary to their appearances, bāṭinī (esoteric) movements have generally been political projects; a kind of opposition and rebellion…
Did the Early Shia Believe In Tahrif? Insights from a 2nd Century Hijri Work
By Dr. Hassan Ansari In the important work Kitāb al-Rudūd by ʿAbdallāh b. Yazīd al-Fazārī—one of the prominent and influential Ibāḍī theologians…
Reflections on Mutawatir Ma’nawi
Reflections on Mutawātir Maʿnawī By Muhammad Baqir Malekian In the terminology of ḥadīth scholars, a mutawātir report is a narration whose chain…
Another Perspective on the Human Dimensions of the Prophet’s (s) Personality
By Hamid Reza Tamaddon Translated by Shayan The various dimensions of the Prophet’s (s) personality have always been a subject of consideration…
Reason and Sharia in Sayyid Sistani’s Thought
By Hamid Reza Tamaddon | Translated by Shayan Ayatullah Sistani is one of the few jurists who has attracted the attention of…
Dala’il al-Imama: A Fabricated Shi’i Text Attributed to Muhammad b. Jarar al-Tabari
Dalāʾil al-Imāma: A Fabricated Shīʿī Text Attributed to Muḥammad b. Jarīr al-Ṭabarī By Hassan Ansari Translator’s note: This article consists of two…
Extent of the Concept of ‘Never To Humiliation!’ in Communal and Individual Life
Translator’s note: This is a response by Shaykh Haidar Hobbollah to a question posed to him which can be found in his…
A Cursory Glance at Sayyid Sistani’s Unique Ideas in Ijtihad
A Cursory Glance at Sayyid Sistani’s Methods and Unique Ideas in Jurisprudence, Legal Theory, Hadith, and Rijal Hamid Reza Tamaddon, Husayn Azizpour…
The Historicity or Eternality of the Sharia: Observations on a Narration
Hamid Reza Tamaddon [Source] | Translated by Shayan The issue of whether legal rulings (aḥkām) are permanent or temporary has always been…
The Muhammadan Personality – Have We Neglected It? What is Our Duty Towards It?
By Shaykh Haidar Hobbollah | Translated by Shayan and Moussa Al-Rufayie The Prophet Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh ﷺ symbolises the greatest personality in…
What is the Meaning of Cursing (La’n) in the Quran?
By Shaykh Haidar Hobbollah | Translated by Shayan Question[1]: Many people say that cursing (laʿn) has been mentioned in tens of verses…
Someone Save Ashura from Us!
Someone Save ʿĀshūrāʾ from Us! By Rasūl Jaʿfarīyān Translated by Shayan These days, we are witness to an abundance of different socio-political…
Differing Perspectives Regarding Knowledge of the Unseen
By Shaykh Haidar Hobbollah Translated by Shayan Question[1]: Is there any rational evidence that proves the necessity of the Imām to know…
Three Contemporary Approaches to Understanding the Imamah
This is a translation of a response by Shaykh Haidar Hobbollah to a question posed to him which can be found in…
