Medieval Islamic philosophers were occupied with questions of cosmology, predestination and salvation and human responsibility…
Category: Religion
Excerpted Sayings of Imam Zayn al-Abidin If you are content with what is difficult for…
In common with their fellow Muslim believers the Shahada, that is, belief in the unity…
From Nasir Khusraw, Ruby of Badakshan: A Portrait of the Persian Poet, Traveller and Philosopher,…
To The People Of Earth O people of the earth why don’t you see The…
It is mentioned in verse (37:107): “And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice.” That…
The Association for Iranian Studies Conference taking place at UC Irvine on August 15, 2018…
The word ‘Sharīʿa’ has come to be associated primarily with Islamic law. However, the Arabic…
O Ali! In the happy assembly, gloriously adorned with carpets spread on the floor, Our…
O, believers, know so much, and do not forget: keep in your mind the ‘Ali…
Harken ye who quest for union, who boasts that he seeks. Heed my words, for…
Allah, Mighty and Majestic, made clear His religion through the Imams of the Family of…
O ‘Ali! You and I are the parents of this community! –Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.) The…
Indeed, Allah wishes to repel from you all impurities, O Ahl al-Bayt, and purify you…
And we have vested [the knowledge and authority] of all things within the Manifest Imam…
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