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The Beginning of Servitude: Contemplation on the Spiritual and Epistemic Aspects of Fasting
Mohammad Ali Shomali 2014 views Ahlul Bayt World Assembly Mohammad Javad Shomali Fasting Vol. 14, no. 2, Summer 2013 In this paper, some narrations will be analyzed to demonstrate the importance of fasting and its effects on people in this world and the h ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/05/2019 - 14:56
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The Beginning of Servitude: Contemplation on the Spiritual and Epistemic Aspects of Fasting
Mohammad Ali Shomali Translated by Mohammad Javad Shomali Abstract Fasting is a practice that has always been recommended by health experts throughout history, and is practiced in religions other than Islam, such as Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism. T ...
Zeinab Donati - 11/29/2016 - 00:20
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Imamate and Wilayah, Part 7
2259 views Mohammad Ali Shomali Ahlul Bayt World Assembly Prophethood & Imamate Sunni & Shi’a Vol. 14, no. 2, Summer 2013 This paper is based on lecture 14 of a series of lectures delivered by Dr Mohammad Ali Shomali in summer 2004 in Qum. Introdu ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/05/2019 - 18:56
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Imamate and Wilayah, Part 7
Mohammad Ali Shomali This paper is based on lecture 14 of a series of lectures delivered by Dr Mohammad Ali Shomali in summer 2004 in Qum. Abstract In Shi‘i Islam, it is necessary for a society to have a pious, knowledgeable, wise, and infallible guide wh ...
Zeinab Donati - 11/29/2016 - 00:44
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The Supreme Light and Created Lights: A Qur’anic Perspective
2046 views Mohammad Ali Shomali Ahlul Bayt World Assembly God & His Attributes General Vol. 14, no. 4, Winter 2014 Using the Qur’an and Islamic traditions, this article addresses some of the major aspects of the concept of light. Light is one of God’s ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/04/2019 - 19:21
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The Supreme Light and Created Lights: A Qur’anic Perspective
Mohammad Ali Shomali Translated by Howraa Safieddine Abstract Of the most important names God uses to describe Himself in the Qur’an is that of light (noor). God Himself is the supreme Light and all that He created are also lights. Using the Qur’an and Is ...
Zeinab Donati - 12/27/2016 - 10:29
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Indicators of Piety Part 1
Mohammad Ali Shomali This paper is the first part of a series of seven lessons by the author in London, at the Islamic Centre of England in July 2011. This course was an attempt to explore the essence of faith, religiosity, and moral values on which they ...
Zeinab Donati - 02/22/2017 - 04:22
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The Islamic Understanding of Hardship, Part 1
2466 views Mohammad Ali Shomali Ahlul Bayt World Assembly General Vol. 15, no. 1, Spring 2014 This article explores the Islamic view of hardship and the meaning of suffering by describing Satan’s role in the origin of mankind’s hardship, and clarifies the ...
Zeinab Donati - 08/27/2019 - 17:30
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The Islamic Understanding of Hardship, Part 1
Mohammad Ali Shomali This paper is based on the first part of two lectures delivered by the author in Dar al-Zahra in Qum in Fatimiyyah 2011. Abstract What is the Islamic view of hardship? Do we suffer because it is a sign of being good or immoral, or doe ...
Zeinab Donati - 01/19/2017 - 04:44
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Indicators of Piety, Part 2
1955 views Mohammad Ali Shomali Ahlul Bayt World Assembly Ethics General Spirituality Vol. 15, no. 2, Summer 2014 This series of articles elucidates the merits and consequences of piety as seen in the Qur’an, hadith, and the lives of the Ahlul Bayt, and i ...
Zeinab Donati - 08/28/2019 - 13:04
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Indicators of Piety, Part 2
Mohammad Ali Shomali This paper is the second part of a series of seven lessons by the author in London, at the Islamic Centre of England in July 2011. This course was an attempt to explore the essence of faith and piety, and moral values on which faith a ...
Zeinab Donati - 02/03/2017 - 00:19
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The Islamic Understanding of Hardship, Part 2
2106 views Mohammad Ali Shomali Ahlul Bayt World Assembly General Vol. 15, no. 2, Summer 2014 This article explores the Islamic view of hardship and the meaning of suffering by describing Satan’s role in the origin of mankind’s hardship, and clarifies the ...
Zeinab Donati - 08/27/2019 - 17:30
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The Islamic Understanding of Hardship, Part 2
Mohammad Ali Shomali This paper is based on the second part of two lectures delivered by the author in Dar al-Zahra in Qum during the Fatimiyyah commemoration, 2011. Abstract In the previous part, we studied the fact that suffering is a reality of our lif ...
Zeinab Donati - 02/09/2017 - 04:55
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Indicators of Piety, Part 3
1952 views Mohammad Ali Shomali Ahlul Bayt World Assembly Ethics General Spirituality Vol. 15, no. 3, Autumn 2014 This part of the series further illustrates the qualities of the pious according to the Qur'an, that the pious are those who have faith ...
Aliwaale - 08/28/2019 - 13:04
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Indicators of Piety, Part 3
Mohammad Ali Shomali This paper is the third part of a series of seven lessons by the author in London, at the Islamic Centre of England in July 2011. This course was an attempt to explore the essence of faith, religiosity, and moral values on which they ...
Aliwaale - 02/22/2017 - 16:21
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Indicators of Piety, Part 5
2008 views Mohammad Ali Shomali Ahlul Bayt World Assembly Ethics General Spirituality Vol. 16, no. 1, Spring 2015 This series focuses on the advantages of piety (taqwa) in Islam. This part delves into the qualities of loving God and loving others for His ...
Aliwaale - 08/28/2019 - 13:04
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Indicators of Piety, Part 5
Mohammad Ali Shomali This paper is based on the fourth and fifth parts of a series of seven lessons by the author in London, at the Islamic Centre of England in July 2011. This course was an attempt to explore the essence of faith, religiosity, and moral ...
Aliwaale - 04/04/2017 - 10:42
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The Globe Before and After the Advent of Imam Mahdi, Part 1
Mohammad Ali Shomali This series of papers is based on a series of lectures delivered by the author in Muharram 1428/ January 2007 in London Abstract The "End of Time" is the era described in the eschatologies of the dominant world religions. In ...
Aliwaale - 03/07/2018 - 02:48
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Community Building in Islam, Part 1
2708 views Mohammad Ali Shomali Ahlul Bayt World Assembly General Ethics Vol. 16, no. 2, Summer 2015 Part 1 of this series illustrates on the importance of community- building in the Qur'an and Prophet Muhammad's efforts to put it into practice. ...
Aliwaale - 08/12/2019 - 18:23
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Community Building, Part 1
Mohammad Ali Shomali This series is based on a nine session course conducted by the author on Community Building at the Islamic Centre of England in London in 2009. Abstract To consider a group of people a successful community involves specific requiremen ...
Aliwaale - 04/26/2017 - 13:35