Articles

In an interview with Professor Nebil Husayn, we discuss how early Muslims, both Shi'a and non-Shi'a, viewed Imam Ali ('a).

Sayyid Sameer Ali, resident alim at the House of Wisdom Center in Wisconsin, discusses the sacredness and etiquette of visiting the sick in Islam, as understood by the teachings of the Prophet and the Ahl al-Bayt.

The beginning of a larger project, here is a list of books that are particularly insightful on various topics. This first list contains books that introduce Islam and an Islamic perspective.

A selection of legal prohibitions that relate to a person’s relationships with Allah ﷻ and others, in accordance with the rulings of Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani.

This article discusses legal opinions regarding the ideal times for ṣalāh (ritual prayer).

How do we know our prayers are accepted? In this guest editorial, David Coolidge reflects on insights gained into this question and more during the 2016 L.I.F.E. program.

Who is God? The following translation, from a treatise by the 5th-century Shīʿī scholar, Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Karājikī, attempts to concisely explain Divine Unicity (tawḥīd), while discussing the basic creed of Shīʿī Islam.

In honor of ʿId al-aḍḥā, here is a reflection on a duʿāʾ by Imam al-Mahdi that enumerates many of the individual and social virtues we should all aspire to.

How do we treat others equitably and fairly? This edited translation focuses on the virtues of transacting, on what it means to be a good buyer and seller of commodities and goods. Drawing from a classical legal text by ʿAllamah al-Ḥilli, it attempts to draw out the ethical from the legal, the akhlaq from the fiqh as it relates to commercial transactions.

This paper on Islamic virtues, examines some of the noble characteristics of Imam ʿAlī (ʿa). It is the first part of an edited transcript of a speech by Sayyid Sulayman Hassan, which focuses on why we need role models to understand and communicate divine mercy.