(4) Taqlid: Rational Objections to Taqlid and Their Responses
Lesson #4 is from June 27, 2026 In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. All praise belongs to…
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(3) Taqlid: Is Following a Jurist Like Consulting a Physician?
Lesson #3 is from June 14, 2026. In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. All praise belongs to…
(2) Taqlid: Taqlid, Expertise, and Social Necessity
Lesson #2 is from June 7, 2025. In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. All praise belongs to…
(1) Taqlid: The Concept of Taqlid and Its Rational Foundations
Ustad Soroush Mahallati is covering several unique topics during the Hawzah summer break in a weekly series of lessons. One of them…
History of Shi’i Usul al-Fiqh | Sayyid Alam al-Hoda | Lesson 1
Important Points in the History of Usul al-Fiqh Before discussing the history and stages of the science of Usul al-Fiqh (legal theory),…
An Introduction to Theological Issues of Governance in Iran | Part 1
This is a transcript of a series of lessons given by the prominent and renowned Iranian theologian, Shaykh Muhammad Taqi Subhani in…
The Reality of Revelation & Religious Experience | Part 1
These are transcripts of lessons on “Reality of Revelation and Religious Experience” delivered by Shaykh Haider Hobbollah in the month of Ramadhan…
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…
Miraculousness of the Quran – A Historical Overview (Part 1)
What follows is the first of a series of posts going over the discussion on the miraculousness of the Qurān. I will…
Taqlīd of the Most-Learned – Sayyid ‘Alam al-Hoda | Lesson 1
These are class-notes taken from Sayyid Muhammad Sadiq ‘Alam al-Hoda’s Bahth al-Khārij on al-Ijtihād wa al-Taqlīd which began on October 11th, 2017 in…
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…
