Intellection in the Islamic Tradition: A Lecture by Shahīd Muṭahharī
A lecture by Shahīd Murṭaẓā Muṭahharī on the role of intellection (taʿaqqul) in the Islamic tradition, and the role it plays in the guidance of human beings.
The Heritage of Scholars: A Review of Agha Buzurg al-Tihrani’s al-Dhariʿah
In the following detailed synopsis, Dr. Aun Hasan Ali explores al-Dharīʿah ilā Taṣānīf al-Shiʿah, a renowned work in bibliographical studies that provides a glimpse into the vast intellectual legacy of Shiʿi scholarship.
Understanding Sacred Speech: An Interview with Shaykh Rizwan Arastu
Shaykh Rizwan Arastu delves into how to bridge the vast gulf between ourselves and our sacred sources of guidance, that is, the Ahl al-Bayt and the Qurʾan.
None Know except the Knowing: Ahl al-Bayt & their Knowledge of...
Can anyone fully understand God's Words? Only those who first received those Words and inherited them, al-Fayd al-Kashani argues.
Towards the Sacred Text: The Importance and Value of the Qurʾan...
Mulla Fayd al-Kashani, in this translated introduction to his Tafsir al-Safi, explains the profound role the Qur'an plays in the life of a believer.
Sunan (Practices) of the Prophet and Ahl al-Bayt: Sitting in Salāh
How do we emulate the Prophet's prayer? This article explores one recommended act in the daily canonical prayer, an act instated by the Prophet and continued by the Imams.
Interpreting Qurʾanic Stories: An Interview with Sayyid Sulayman Hassan Abidi
In this interview with Sayyid Sulayman Hassan Abidi, we discussed how to approach the Qur'an and its stories. What do these stories mean and how can we contemplate their meaning?
Lumʿah and Its Sharḥ: A Fiqh Resource
In this student resource, the seminal fiqh work, al-Lum'ah al-Dimishqiyyah is updated to include the opinion of some modern jurists, along with other relevant issues.
Exemplary Women in the Qurʾan: Part I
This guest translation discusses how the Qur'an portrays pious women as universal role-models. An excerpt from Ayatullah Jawadi Amuli’s Women in the Mirror of Divine Beauty and Divine Glory, translated by Ustadah Fatemah Meghji.
Tadwīn al-Ḥadīth: Introduction and Preliminary Discussions
A lightly-edited selection and translation from the lectures of Sayyid Aḥmad Madadī, dealing with the history of the writing and circulation of hadith (tadwīn al-ḥadīth) in the Muslim world.
