The Priority of Preserving the Islamic Republic over Preserving the Imam of the Age (a)
This lecture was delivered by Ustad Soroush Mahallati on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 on the topic of: The Priority of Preserving the…
History
Surah of the Homeland – Ustad Muhaqqiq Damad
This series of short talks on Surah al-Balad – translated as Watan – was delivered by Sayyid Mustafa Muhaqqiq Damad and originally…
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…
The Natural World through Hadith in Early Islam: A Hadith-Based Epistemology from Ibn Abi al-Dunya
By Rasul Jafariyan, translated by Sayyid Ali Imran Once Again On the Concept of Knowledge Among Muslims In the third century after…
The Death of Paper Books?
Iranian Book News Agency (IBNA) – Culture and Publishing Desk The question of why science has been historically “closed off” in Iran…
Astral Judgments and Intellectual-Cognitive Disorder in Islamic Civilization
By Shaykh Rasul Jafariyan, Translated by Sayyid Ali Imran Article Summary We all know there is a significant difference between the science…
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…
Oral History of the Alavi Qard al-Hasana Fund of Qom
The 476th session of the Qom Studies Foundation (Bonyad Qom-pajouhi) was held on the evening of Tuesday, October 5th, 2025 with the…
Revisiting Imam Khomeini’s Declaration Against Capitulation – In the National Archives of Iran
Revisiting Imam Khomeini’s Declaration Against Capitulation – In the National Archives of Iran On the occasion of 13 Aban (November 4th), marking…
Cultural and Social Changes Reflected in the Inquiries Posed to Shaykh Haeri Yazdi During the First Pahlavi Period
Cultural and Social Changes Reflected in the Inquiries Posed to Shaykh Haeri Yazdi During the First Pahlavi Period By Shaykh Rasul Jafariyan…
From the Shia of Ali (a) to the Religion of Ali (a)
From the Shia of Ali (a) to the Religion of Ali (a) By Rasul Jafarian | Translated by Sayyid Ali Imran Introduction…
The Path to Saving Iranian Historiography
In recent decades, historiography in Iran and the broader Islamic world has shifted from traditional, passive narration toward a more critical and…
Yazid’s Caliphate: Dismantling Sunni Political Theory
Written in Urdu by Sayyid Mohsin Kashmiri | Translated by Sayyid Burair Abbas and Muhammad Jaffer We recently had the privilege to…
The Sacred Struggle: Writing for the Salvation of the Youth From 1965 to 1978
The Sacred Struggle: Writing for the Salvation of the Youth From 1965 to 1978 By Shaykh Rasul Jafariyan | Translated by Sayyid…
Hajj Travelogue by Hajj Abbas Mirza in 1901
By Rasul Jafraiyan | Translated by Sayyid Ali Imran This travelogue was written by Ḥājj ʿAbbās Mīrzā, son of Ḥājj Ḥasan—a simple…
A One-Page Hajj Travelogue From the Year 1247 AH / 1831 CE
A One-Page Hajj Travelogue From the Year 1247 AH / 1831 CE By Abul-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī Rizā Shīrāzī Edited by Rasūl Jafariyān,…
Genealogy of Islamic Civilization Thought from the Constitutional Revolution to the Islamic Revolution
Genealogy of Islamic Civilization Thought from the Constitutional Revolution to the Islamic Revolution By Shaykh Rasul Jafariyan | Translate by Sayyid Ali…
Religiosity & Civilization – An Elementary School Book From 1912
This analysis is written by Shaykh Rasul Jafariyan and translated by Sayyid Ali Imran A book titled Tadayyun va Tamaddon (Religiosity and…
Allama Iqbal Lahori in the Words of Ayatullah Khamenei
Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938), more commonly known to people of the subcontinent as the spiritual architect of Pakistan, was a philosopher, thinker,…
The First Writings on Islamic Civilization: How the Discourse on Islamic Civilization Began Among Us
By Shaykh Rasul Jafariyan Abstract The history of civilization is a relatively new branch within the field of history. In the historical…
The Intra-Imami Dispute Over Fadak: Shaykh Muntazari’s Political Interpretation
The Intra-Imami Dispute Over Fadak: A Brief Overview of Shaykh Muntazari’s Political Interpretation and the Debates Surrounding It By Shaykh Haider Hobbollah;…
A Different Imam Among the Imams – Passing of Karim Aga Khan
By Mohsen Hesam Mazaheri Shah Karim al-Husseini (1936–2025), popularly known as Karim Aga Khan or Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of…
Astarabad, Mir Damad, and the Safavid State
By Shaykh Rasul Jafariyan Translated by Sayyid Ali Imran With the ascension of Shah Abbas I in 996 AH (1588 CE), two…
Official State Recognition of 13th of Rajab
Who Officially Recognized the 13th of Rajab? By Shaykh Rasul Jafariyan As we know, there are differing opinions regarding the birth and…
Linguistic Kufriyat (Blasphemy) in Farsi in the Hanafi School (Part 4)
One hundred and fifty-six words authored by the scholars of Balkh Translation: Abu al-Fadl Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Abi Nasr Additionally: One…
Linguistic Kufriyat (Blasphemy) in Farsi in the Hanafi School (Part 3)
This is part three of a series of posts on the topic of language, speech, words and utterances, and their relation to…
Linguistic Kufriyat (Blasphemy) in Farsi in the Hanafi School (Part 2)
This is part two of a series of posts on the topic of language, speech, words and utterances, and their relation to…
Linguistic Kufriyat (Blasphemy) in Farsi in the Hanafi School (Part 1)
What follows is a series of posts on a topic pertaining to language, speech, words and utterences, and their relation to blasphemy…
A Newly Discovered and Significant Text Regarding the Beliefs of the Nusayris
This article is from almost ten years ago, written by Dr. Hassan Ansari. Among the manuscripts I have examined in one of…
Husayn ibn Hamdan al-Khasibi and the Nusayri Doctrine
Original post by Dr. Hassan Ansari References for this article are published in the printed version. Imami Shi’ism, during the rule of…
A Valuable Mamluk Era Document on the Beliefs of Various Islamic Sects
Original post by Dr. Hassan Ansari Ibn Fadl Allah al-Umari (d. 749 AH) in his valuable book al-Ta‘rif bil-Mustalah al-Sharif includes the…
The Path to Civilization Passes Through the Gateway of Rationality
This is an interview conducted with Dr. Ghasem Pourhasan Darzi is an associate professor in the Philosophy Department at Allamah Tabataba’i University.…
Confrontation of the Ahl ul-Bayt with Cursing and Insults | Academic Seminar
Source: https://fa.abna24.com/story/1492997 The Ahl al-Bayt News Agency (ABNA) recently organized an academic discussion, critiquing the book “Cursing and Condemnation in the History…
The Beautiful Effort of Historians
By Shaykh Rasul Jafariyan The publication of a collection of correspondence from the Secretariat of the Custodian of Qom — Seyyed Mohammad…
Sectarianism in Islam: Centered Around the Concepts of Disbelief (Kufr) and Faith (Iman)
By Shaykh Rasul Jafariyan Introduction When we browse the introductory sections of books on Milal wa Nihal (the study of religions and…
The Secrets of the East’s Backwardness | Critical Works on Western Civilization in Qom (1962-1978)
Below is a selected translation of a much lengthier paper discussing the genre of anti-Western civilization literature produced in Qom between 1962…
The Age of Exploration That Could Have Been: An Expedition to Discover the Wall of Gog and Magog
By Rasul Jafariyan | Translated by Sayyid Burair Abbas Around the year 230 AH (845 CE), Wathiq the Abbasid caliph dispatched an…
He Became Despised by the Ignorance of This Era!
By Rasul Jafariyan | Translated by Sayyid Ali Imran The following poems express the sentiments of a poet from the late Qajar…
The Role of the Shi’a in the Fall of the Abbasids
By Shaykh Rasul Jafariyan | Translated by Sayyid Ali Imran | Edited & annotated by Sayyid Burair Abbas The doubt that will…
The Story of the Martyrdom of Shahid Thani by a Witness
The Story of the Martyrdom of Shahid Thani by a Witness, Qutb al-Din Muhammad Nahrawali (917-990 AH) Qutb al-Din Nahrawali is one…
The Historical Reading of Religious Thought
By Shaykh Haider Hobbollah The traditional mindset was accustomed to eliminating the distinction between thought and reality in a sense, between the…
The Nail in the Door & the Conference of Baghdad’s Scholars
By Shaykh Mahdi Masaeli The ‘nail in the door’ detail in eulogies recited during Fatimiyyah has become popular in the last hundred…
The Jurisprudence of Ashura (Part 3)
By Muhammad Jaffer[1] [2] The prerogative to rationalize Imam Ḥusayn’s movement primarily emerged from theological-polemical exigencies and thereby entered the domain of…
Confrontation with Orientalism: Origins, Trends, and Outcomes
By Rasul Jafariyan The selection of this title is due to the noteworthy attention given to scholarly exchanges among researchers, both domestic…
The Jurisprudence of Ashura (Part 2)
In the previous article, we made some prefunctory remarks regarding the challenges of extracting jurisprudential discussions from the tragedy of Karbalā. We…
Without History of Thought, We Can Never & Should Never Form Civilizational Opinions
By Rasul Jafariyan From one perspective, a distinction must be made between two groups: one that considers itself reformist and speaks of…
The Jurisprudence of Ashura (Part 1)
By Muhammad Jaffer[1] Despite the relatively short span of time in which its events transpired, the fateful tragedy of Karbalā is arguably…
Born Through the Dua of the Imam
Originally published on Shiitic Studies Introduction Unlike Kulaynī and Ṭūsī, whose fathers were not known for scholarship and remain obscure figures only…
Ibn Muljam Kushan – A Cultural Festival of Iranian Shi’i Laity
An interesting excerpt I read today from a recently published book: Jashn-haye Islami-Shi’i Dar Iran (Shi’i-Islamic Commemorations in Iran) Mohsen Hesam Mazaheri.…
Intermarriages between Ahl ul-Bayt (a) and Companions & Caliphs
Translated & Edited by:- Sayyid Burair Abbas Annotated by:- Dr. Muhammad Jaffer Q: How do the Muslims explain the widespread phenomenon of…
Lady Narjis: A New Reading of Her Identity
The famous scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Salman, recently authored a fascinating book entitled ‘Sayyidat al-imā’ – Qirā’tun jadīdatun fi huwīyatihā wa sīratihā’ (The…
Martyrdom of Sayyidah Fatimah (s): An Ideological Belief?
Some scholars say that the story of Sulaymān and his death, which Allah has eternalized in the Holy Qur’ān, does not have…
Women in the Holy Prophet’s Life: An Analysis
Below we have translated an excerpt from an excellent work by Shaykh Ḥusayn al-Khechin entitled “Al-Mar’ah fī al-Naṣṣ al-Dīnī: Qirā’ah Naqdiyyah fī…
Have the Shi’a Forgotten the Prophet (p)?
Reflections & Thoughts | For those interested in this new format called “Reflections & Thoughts”, please read the first two paragraphs in…
The Phenomenon of Scholarly Epithets
Question: What is your opinion regarding scholarly epithets such as ‘Ayatullah’ or ‘Ayatullah al-ʿUẓma’? Originally written in Arabic by Shaykh Dr. Haider…
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…
Ashura and Myth
By Dr. Jūyā Jahānbakhsh The following is a translation of an essay written by Dr. Jūyā Jahānbakhsh on his blog site.[1] Dr.…
A Name List of Those Who Were Killed With al-Husayn b. Ali From Among His Children, Brothers, Family, and Followers
A Name List of Those Who Were Killed With al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī From Among His Children, Brothers, Family, and Followers By: al-Faḍīl…
From the Narration of Ghadir to Eid of Ghadir
By Rasul Jafarian The ḥadīth of Ghadīr or the day of Ghadīr is a reference to an event that took place in…
Al-Zahra: Between Universality and Compartmentalization of Her Tragedy
Translated by Muhammad Jaffer and edited by Sayyid Burair Abbas In the context of the recent film released in the UK regarding…
An Abridged History Regarding the Shrines of the Imams at Jannat al-Baqi’
The following is a translation of an originally Persian article written by Dr. Aḥmad Khāmehyār regarding the history of Jannat al-Baqī’. The…
Answering Objections: Zayd and Imamah
A reply was written by Muhammad Sharifi, a Zaydi brother, to my recent article on Zayd b. Ali (peace be upon them).…
Did Zayd b. Ali Not Know of His Father’s Imamah?
Zayd, the son of Imam al Sajjād (peace be upon them), is a landmark figure in Islamic history. He led an uprising…
The Importance of Pilgrimage (Ziyarah) in Shi’ism and Catholicism: Comparing and Contrasting
Below is a precis of an article in the Arabic journal al-Nuṣūs al-Mu’āṣirah (Contemporary Texts), written by Muḥammad Folādī, Muḥammad Jawād Nawrūzī,…
The Superiority of Imam Ali (a) in the Sirah
Shaykh Muhammad Hadi Yusufi Gharawi underlines the unparalleled virtue and station of Imam ʿAli (a) in reference to the historical moments before…
Familiarity with the Tradition: A Prerequisite for Reform
A recent public exchange with Shaykh Arif on the topic of Ziyārat ‘Āshūrā’ left me thinking about the importance of familiarity with…
Umm al-Baneen – From Demise to Martyrdom
This post is a rough translation of a post written by an Iranian researcher and scholar Mahdi Masaeli. 13 Jumada al-Thani is…
Role of Tribes in the Prophetic Seerah
Reflections & Thoughts | To know more about this format called “Reflections & Thoughts”, please read the first two paragraphs in this post.…
Mutahhar b. Tahir al-Maqdisi Commenting on the Impact of Storytellers
Storytellers (al-Quṣṣāṣ) have always remained an important segment of any society. Stories are an excellent way to sway people to a certain…
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…
A Period Of Regress & Imitation Or Clarification & Solidification?
Translation from Mohammad Baqir Malekian with my comments at the end. Books written about the history of Shīʿī Fiqh (which generally face various…
The Shia, Rafida, and the Martyrdom of Lady Fatima in 2nd Century Hijri
From: Early Ibadi Theology: New Material on Rational Thought in Islam from the Pen of Al-Fazārī (2nd/8th Century) Al-Fazārī’s writings are a…
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…
Ibn Abi al-Hadid and the Prophet’s Demise
Reflections & Thoughts | For those interested in this new format called “Reflections & Thoughts”, please read the first two paragraphs in…
The Uprising of Abu al-Khattab in Nusayri Sources
This is an abridged and amalgamated translation of two of four entries written by Ustad Baqir Malekian on the Nuṣāyrīs. Introduction Our…
The Reasons for the Conversion of Persia to Islam
By Shaykh Rasul Ja’fariyan [Source] Persia converted to Islam much more easily compared to other regions, although naturally it still took some…
The Concept of Superstitions (Khurafa) in Islamic Civilization
By Shaykh Rasul Jafariyan [Source] Kharaf (خرف) linguistically means ‘corruption of the ‘aql (reason) due to old age.’ However, the word has…
The Shi’a Community and the Sultan During Imam Rida’s Imamate
The belief that the caliph and anyone who holds a position on behalf of the caliph is essentially maintaining a role they…
The Biographies of the Infallibles and Theological Presuppositions
This is a summary of a presentation given by Dr. Ahmad Pakatchi on January 25th, 2017 at a workshop organized by the…
The Imams Against the Ghulat
Originally posted on Shiitic Studies. “We have woken up (i.e. a time has reached) and there is no one who is more…
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…
Di’bil’s Ode for Imam al-Rida (a)
Translated by Br. Muhammed Jaffer. Regarding the life of Di’bil, click here. This is the famous 120 stanza Taa’iyyah of Di’bil al-Khuzaa’i’s…
Sayyid Sīstānī on Why Shīʿa and Sunni Ḥadīth Differ
Originally published on Shiitic Studies What follows is a translation of a small part of the notes of Sayyid ʿAlī al-Sīstānīʾs Baḥth al-Khārij (advance…
Seyyid Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Seyyid ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm al-Ḥasanī – His Life, Transmitted Traditions, Milieu, Authorities and Students By Āyatullah al-Shaykh Jaʿfar al-Subḥānī Translation and Detailed Annotations…
What Islamic Medicine?
Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, proponents of the so-called Ṭibb Islāmī (Islamic medicine – not to be confused with “traditional”…
Plague and Pestilence in Safavid and Qajar Iran
The recent Covid-19 outbreak has caused a lot of discussion and debate amongst Iranians and non-Iranians on the nature of the disease…
Shaykh al-Hurr al-Amili’s Dreams and Miracles of the Mahdi (a)
One of the lengthiest and most significant works on the transmitted proofs of Imamate is Ithbāt al-Hudāt bil-Nuṣūṣ wa al-Mu’jizāt, written by…
19th Century Iranian Reactions to the Phenomenon of Unveiling
Critiques against the hijab in Muslim countries all occurred subsequent to Muslims getting introduced and exposed to Western culture and civilization. The…
Imam ‘Askari (a) and the Wakalah System
The 11th Imam (a) was able to remain in contact with the general Shī’ī community over a large geographical area through the…
Did the Sahaba become Kafir? Pt. I
Originally posted on Shiitic Studies. Introduction There are reports which indicate that all the companions were destroyed except three, these were then joined by…
Who was the Greatest Companion of them All?
Originally posted on Shiitic Studies. Introduction Who was the greatest companion of the Imams of Ahl al-Bayt? Different answers can be given…
The Grandson of George and Temporary Marriage
Originally published on Shiitic Studies. Introduction A more distinctive feature of the Imami Madhhab is its acceptance of Mut’a (temporary marriage), which it claims was sanctioned…
Did the Imams praise Abu Bakr and Umar?
Originally posted on Shiitic Studies. ما على وجه الارض شئ أحب إلي من التقية There is nothing on the face of the…
Muhammad b. Abi Umayr: The Trial of Faith
By Ammaar Muslim – Originally posted on Shiitic Studies. كان واحد أهل زمانه في الأشياء كلّها He (Ibn Abi Umayr) was the Unique…
Muhammad b. Sinan: A Controversial Narrator (II)
By Ammaar Muslim – Originally posted on Shiitic Studies Was he Praised by the Imam? There exist narrations in which Muhammad b.…
Muhammad b. Sinan: A Controversial Narrator (I)
By Ammaar Muslim – Originally posted on Shiitic Studies. Introduction Abu Ja’far Muhammad b. Sinan (d. 220) was a descendant of Zahir the Mawla (client)…
The Martyrdom of Lady Zahra (s) and Maintaining Respect on Both the First and Second Fatimiyyah
Historically speaking, amongst the laity, what was famous regarding the martyrdom of Fāṭimah (s) was the First Fāṭimīyyah – meaning 13th Jamādī…
Yunus b. Abd al-Rahman: The Salman al-Farsi of his Times (I)
By Ammaar Muslim – Originally posted on Shiitic Studies. سمعت الرضا عليه السلام يقول: يونس بن عبد الرحمن في زمانه كسلمان الفارسي في…
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…
Is Abu Lulu Buried in Kashan?
Fīrūz Abū Lulu was an Iranian captured in the expansion wars after the demise of the Prophet (p). He was enslaved by…
We Are a Repeat of the Safavids – Rasul Ja’fariyan
This post was written by Rasul Ja’fariyan and originally published on both his Instagram and Telegram accounts. In the discussions leading up…
Approaches to Interpreting & Establishing a Historical Event
A people’s history plays a significant role in their current state of affairs. What occurred, how later generations studied and interpreted what…
Popular – Unreliable – Accounts Related to Ashura
Recently a booklet of around 50 pages was published, researched and written by Muḥammad Tehrānī (researcher and teacher at the Hawzah) in…
History and Eras of Shi’i Imami Law (4)
The Occultation of the Imām (a) Towards and during the minor occultation we find certain reports that seem to indicate that the…
Blood on Hisham b. al-Hakam’s Hands
By Br. Ammaar Was Hisham Responsible for the Murder of al-Kadhim (a)? Hisham Culpable There exist narrations in our sources which hold…
History and Eras of Shi’i Imami Law (3)
Within Shī’ī Imāmī theology, when it comes to jurisprudence there is no real difference between the Prophet’s (p) time and the time…
History and Eras of Shī’ī Imāmī Law (2)
Structure of the Discussion Ustādh Maḥmūd Shahābī, who was a student of Muḥaqqiq Iṣfahānī, divides up the eras of Fiqh into two…
History and Eras of Shī’ī Imāmī Law (1)
The upcoming series of posts are based on lecture notes taken in classes given by our respected teacher, Ustādh Rafī’īpūr, in the…
Assisting an ‘Alawīyyah
Chapter 115, volume 42 of ‘Allāmah Majlisī’s Biḥār al-Anwār is regarding dreams and miracles related to Imām ‘Alī (a) and while the…
Hisham b. al-Hakam: God = A Body Unlike Other Bodies? – Part 4
By Br. Ammaar كان من غلمان أبي شاكر الزنديق، وهو جسمي ردي He was a student of Abi Shakir the Zindiq and a…
Hisham b. al-Hakam: God is a Body? – Part 3
By Ammaar Hussein Click for Part 2 وأول من عرف في الإسلام أنه قال إن الله جسم هو هشام بن الحكم The…
Personal Testimony of Dhiya Farajallah Regarding the Killing of al-Shaheed al-Sadr
Translated by Ali Jabbar Click for original post by Dhiya Farajallah My personal testimony regarding the killing of al-Imam al-Shaheed al-Sadr I…
22nd of Rajab and Kūnḍay
Ibn Ṭāūs in his work al-Iqbāl, cites a tradition reported on the authority of the Prophet (p) he comes across in a…
Ahl al-Sunnah & the Merits of Imam ‘Alī (a)
By Hassan Ansari (Original source in Farsi: https://t.me/barrasihayetarikhi/1012) Other than the ‘Uthmāni Shī’as and some movements within the Murji’a and early Mu’tazalīs, the…
Ibn Abi al-Hadid – Commentator of Nahj al-Balagha – Left in Awe
While commenting on sermon 91 of Imām ‘Alī (a) – as recorded in Nahj al-Balāgha – the Mu’tazlī scholar Ibn Abī al-Ḥadīd…
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…
Hisham b. al-Hakam: Founder of a Theological School – Part 2
By Ammaar Hussein Click for Part 1 دعا له الصادق عليه السلام فقال: أقول لك ما قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه…
Hisham b. al-Hakam: Defender of the Madhhab – Part 1
By Ammaar Hussein Click for Part 2 ورفعه الصادق عليه السلام في الشيوخ وهو غلام. وقال: هذا ناصرنا بقلبه ولسانه ويده al-Sadiq عليه…
Some Opinions on Imam Husayn’s (a) Movement
Roughly three-four years ago as I was going through some parts of Insān 250-Sāleh, a work based on the speeches of Sayyid ‘Alī…
FAQ Related to Sayyida Fatima (a) Answered by Ayatullah Khushvaqt (q)
Translated & Edited by Saiyid Hasan Ali Rizvi Is Hadhrat Fatima al-Zahra’s (a) position and station higher than the other ma’soomeen…
Chronology of Events on the Day of ‘Ashura
Chronology of Events on the Day of ‘Ashura In accordance with the interview held with the deceased Doctor Ahmad Birshak in Gashimari-ye…
The Transfer of Kufa’s Hadith Heritage to Qom | History of Imami Shi’i Theology (5)
During the Imamate of Imam Baqir (s) and Sadiq (s), there was a lot of encouragement from the Imams to their students…
The Ash’ari Family II | History of Imami Shi’i Theology (4)
In this post we will continue with the list of scholars from the Ash’ari family who have been categorized into the second…
The Ash’ari Family | History of Imami Shi’i Theology (3)
With the decline of intellectual theological discourse in Kufa, Qom had become the base for the Shi’as and would remain influential during…
The Traditionalist-Theologian Phenomenon | History of Shi’i Imami Theology (2)
The earliest distinct Shi’i Imami school was that of Kufa’s, which began taking form in the beginning of the 2nd century Hijri…
History of Shi’i Imami Theology (1)
This is intended to be the first of many posts on the history of the development of Shi’i Imami theology. There are various…
Chronology of events leading up to the death of the Prophet (s)
Chronology of events leading up to the death of the Prophet (s) and immediately after – according to the research of Ayatullah…
Celebrating 9th Rabi’ al-Awwal – What For?
Update 21st December/2015: There was a minor factual mistake in the section of Mukhtar & ‘Umar ibn Sa’ad which has now been…
Book Review: The Lives of Muhammad by Kecia Ali
The Lives of Muhammad by Kecia Ali, is essentially a historiography describing how the life of the Prophet Muhammad [pbuh] has been…
5th Hijri Shi’i Inscriptions In Northern Syria
The contents of this article were published in the magazine Payam-e Baharistan, in spring of the Iranian year 1390, on pages 781-786.…
Imam Ali [a] Describing the Caliphate
In the famous sermon of Shiqshiqiyah, Imam Ali (as) describes the difficult situation he was in with regards to the caliphate. In…
The Secret of Ashura’s Immortality
This is a translated summary of a speech given by Ayatullah Misbah Yazdi. — اَلْحَمْدُلِلّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمين وَ الصَّلاةُ وَ السَّلامُ عَلي؛…
Income and Expenditures of the Imam Reza Shrine 1885 C.E
This was an interesting table I came across while reading an essay titled The Economic Rule of the Ulama in Qajar Persia by…
The Army of Imam al-Hasan ibn Ali
Imam Hasan ibn Ali (as) is known to have had some of the most troublesome companions. Many of them gave him problems…
250 Year Old Human by Ayatullah Khamenei [Part 7]
Here is the seventh part of the Introduction from the book titled 250 Year Old Human by Ayatullah Khamenei. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part…
250 Year Old Human by Ayatullah Khamenei [Part 6]
Here is the sixth part of the Introduction from the book titled 250 Year Old Human by Ayatullah Khamenei. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part…
250 Year Old Human by Ayatullah Khamenei [Part 5]
Here is the fifth part of the Introduction from the book titled 250 Year Old Human by Ayatullah Khamenei. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part…
250 Year Old Human by Ayatullah Khamenei [Part 4]
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This post is the initial translation of the Introduction of a book written by Ayatullah Khamenei titled Insaane 250 Saale (انسان 250…
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Imam Ali and the Caliphs – Part 1
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