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In-Depth / Journal Articles 'Al-Kafi' by Al-Kulayni by Dr. I. K. A. Howard Views: 113025
A short biography of Shaykh Al-Kulayni, and a description of his great work Al-Kafi, one of the four principal books of Shi'i hadith.

In-Depth / Journal Articles 'Man la yahduruh al-Faqih' by Al-Saduq by Dr. I.K.A. Howard Views: 92683
Biography of the Shaykh al-Saduq, and a description of his book Man La Yahduruh al-Faqih, one of the four major books of Shi'i hadith.

In-Depth / Journal Articles 'Tahdhib al-Ahkam' and 'Al-Istibsar' by Al-Tusi by Dr. I.K.A. Howard Views: 55623
Biography of Shaykh al-Tusi, and descriptions of two of the four major works of Shi'i hadith.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Elegy (Marthiya) on Husayn by Lynda Clarke Views: 38838
The place of marthiya in literary and religious tradition, with translations of some examples of elegies on Imam Husayn (a).

In-Depth / Journal Articles Excellences of the Imam Husayn in Sunni Hadith Tradition by M. Ayoub Views: 53285
The life of Imam Husayn has acquired special significance in Muslim piety and has a universal significance in all of Muslim tradition.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Imam Hasan (a): The Myth of his Divorces by Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi Views: 36190
An explanation of the unjust accusations agaist the 2nd Imam (a), and the source and fallacy of these allegations.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Imam Husayn's concept of Religion and Leadership by S.H.M Jafri Views: 23054
Meaning and purpose of religion, necessity of leadership, functions of the Imam, and a study of some of the events of Karbala.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Imams - Clear and Coherent Policy by S.J Hussain Views: 40052
Coherent methods and goals of all the Imams, despite the apparent differences in the methods in which they carried out their policies.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Islam and the question of violence by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Views: 35177
Definition of violence in Islam, its role in Islamic Law, and whether Islam condones violence.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Islam, the Qur'an and Arabic Literature by Elsayed M.H Omran Views: 17040
Relationship between Islam and Arabic, impact of Qur'an on the Arabic language, and the internalization of Arabic.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Karbala and Imam Husayn in Persian and Indo-Muslim literature by Annemarie Schimmel Views: 20084
The importance of elegies on Imam Husayn as literary works, and an explanation of some of their major themes and imagery.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Kitab Al-Irshad by Al-Mufid by Dr. I.K.A. Howard Views: 29254
A biography of the Shi'i scholar Shaykh al-Mufid, and a description of his book 'Kitab al-Irshad' which contains biographies of each of the 14 infallibles.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Martyrdom of Imam Husayn and the Muslim and Jewish Calendars by Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi Views: 37197
Is the commemoration of the tragedy of Karbala a bid'ah (innovation)? The command to observe the 10th of Muharram as a day of mourning in the Old Testament.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Reflections on Islam and Modern Life by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Views: 22797
Islam and modern thought. Definition of modern. Comparison of traditional and modern sciences. Knowledge, modernism, role of man, evolution and society.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Religious Education of the Younger Generation by Zakir Views: 19967
The difficulty of religious education in the West and the modern world, and the role of Majlis-e-Aza (lectures for the remembrance of Imam Husayn and the Ahlul Bayt) as a forum of religious discussion.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Revelation and Salvation: Towards and Islamic View of History by Mahmoud A. Ayoub Views: 17672
Revelation as a relationship of intense involvement of God in human history and of man in the divine challenge as God's viceregent (khalifa) in the earth.

In-Depth / Journal Articles Temporary Marriage in Islamic Law by Sachiko Murata Views: 34057
The origin of this divergence between Sunni and Shi'i law on temporary marriage, and a description of the legal situation of mut'a in Shi'ism.

In-Depth / Journal Articles The Concept of Martyrdom in Islam by A. Ezzati Views: 27954
The concept of martyrdom in light of the Islamic concept of Holy Struggle (Jihad) and the doctrine of enjoining right and discovering wrong.

In-Depth / Journal Articles The Fast of 'Ashura by Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi Views: 24942
Authenticity of traditions encouraging Muslims to fast on the 'Ashura, the 10th of Muharram.

In-Depth / Journal Articles The History of the Islamic Calendar in the Light of the Hijra by Hakim Muhammad Said Views: 15802
The importance of Hijrah, the establishment of a calendar in Madina, the solar calendar.