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In-Depth / Journal Articles An Introduction to 'Ilm al-Kalam by Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahhari Views: 41751
The main doctrines of kalam (theology) and their subsequent modifications with special reference to Mu'tazilah, Asha'irah and Shi'ah schools of kalam.

In-Depth / Journal Articles An Introduction to 'Irfan by Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahhari Views: 42002
'Irfan (Shi'i spiritual teachings) as compared to tasawwuf (Sufism), its beliefs, practices, different parts (Shari'ah, Tariqa, and Haqiqa), as well as its major practitioners throughout Islamic History.

In-Depth / Journal Articles An Islamic Perspective of Political Economy: Views of Baqir al-Sadr by T.M. Aziz Views: 28787
This article is part of the author's dissertation on "The Islamic Political Theory of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr of Iraq." He is a Visiting Scholar at the Center of Near Eastern Studies, UCLA.

In-Depth / Journal Articles An Outline of Governance from a Qur'anic Perspective by Karim Aghili Views: 2167
In this paper, the author presents a brief summary and paraphrase of some of the salient points regarding governance from a Qur'anic point of view, based on Law and Politics in the Qur'an by Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi. This paper is an attempt to clarify that Islam aims at establishing an ideal society by having a just government.

In-Depth / Journal Articles An Outline of Law from a Qur’anic Perspective by Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi Views: 13679
A paper analyzing the features of Islamic law from a Qur'anic perspective. It explains how, according to Islam, politics, morality and worldly affairs cannot be separated from religion.

In-Depth / Journal Articles An Outline of the History of Restriction on Ijtihad by Shaykh Aga Buzurg Tehrani Views: 38439
The history and significance of Ijtihad in Sunni and Shi'i developments.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Apostacy in Islam by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi Views: 25667
This book first explains the view about faith in God and whether or not Islam can be forcefully imposed on others; then comes the Islamic view on the choices a person has after he has willingly joined the Islamic faith. Next, the discussion on the issue of apostasy and its two categories; followed by the religious sources for the punishment of an apostate. The treatise ends with a discussion on some Qur'ãnic verses and some relevant issues about minorities in the Muslim countries.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Ashura Lectures 1990 by Dr. I.K.A Howard Views: 26405

In-Depth / Journal Articles Authority and Tradition by Dr. Ghasem Kakaie Views: 11610
An article explaining the different types of authority (wilayah) in Shi'a Islam, in particular the religious authority of a jurist in society after the Greater Occultation.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Authority from a Shi‘ite Perspective by Dr Muhammad Legenhausen Views: 11753
A paper describing the nature of religious authority in Shi'a Islam with emphasis on comparing and contrasting this topic with the analogous concepts in Catholicism and Sunni Islam.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Authority of the literal meaning of the Qur'an by Ayatullah Abu al-Qasim al-Khu'i Views: 30149
Importance of the literal meanings of the Qur'an and examples of its use by the Ahlul Bayt (a). Arguments against the literal meanings. Methodology and sources of tafsir.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Bayt al-Mal and the Distribution of Zakat by Mahmood Namazi Views: 4759
In this article, the author discusses the Islamic concept of the Bayt al-Māl, and its objective in reducing inequality between the wealthy and the deprived by distributing wealth with the goal of the society’s financial welfare taken into consideration.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Book Review of Whose Justice, Whose Rationality by Alasdair MacIntyre by Dr. Muhammad Legenhausen Views: 25798
One of the most important issues in Islamic social and political thought since the nineteenth century has been the confrontation of traditional Muslim societies with European modernism, and one of the most important facets of modernism about which Muslim thinkers are concerned is that of political liberalism. MacIntyre's writings are interesting in this context because, like many Muslims, he is very strongly opposed to many aspects of modernism and liberalism for what turn out to be ultimately religious reasons.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Book Review: Islam and Christianity by Ali Quli Qara'i Views: 16885
A review of Montgomery Watt's book 'Islam and Christianity today', in which the author who has studied Islam for over fourty years, asks searching questions both about Islam and his own faith in Christianity.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Book Review: Modern Political Islamic Thought by Dr. Wahid Akhtar Views: 24430
Book Review of Hamid Enayet's 'Modern Islamic Political Thought' in which the author gives an account of Shi'ite political thought, and the differences between Shi'i and Sunni views on state, caliphate, and politics.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Breve commento alla Sura al-Ikhlas by Seyyed Hossein Nasr [Italian] Views: 6941
Breve commento alla Sura al-Ikhlas di Seyyed Hossein Nasr, tratto da: “The need for a Sacred Science”, 1993 – Curson Press

In-Depth / Journal Articles Breve Storia dell'Imam Ridhà (as) by Comunità Shi°ita Italiana [Italian] Views: 18480
Una breve storia della vita e della morte dell'Imam Ridhà (as)

In-Depth / Journal Articles Breve Storia della Moschea di Jamkaran by Comunità Shi°ita Italiana [Italian] Views: 15062
Una breve storia della nascita della Moschea di Jamkaran

In-Depth / Journal Articles Brevi Invocazioni per ogni giorno del Santo Mese di Ramadhan by Compilato a cura del Gruppo di Traduzione "Islam Shi°ita" [Italian] Views: 27434
Questo testo illustra delle brevi invocazioni, una per gni giorno del mese di Ramadhan, con il testo in arabo, la traslitterazione e la traduzione in italiano

In-Depth / Journal Articles Brevi Lezioni per un’Educazione Islamica by Compilazione a cura del Gruppo di Traduzione "Islam Sciita" [Italian] Views: 10496
Un testo che insegna le basi dell'educazione islamica, soprattutto alle bambine, sotto forma di storie che prendono spunto dalla vita di tutti i giorni