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The Man Behind the Mantle: A Personal Glimpse into Mulla Asghar’s Legacy
Forget the titles, tributes, and plaques; this article isn't about the Mulla Asghar immortalized in reports or etched into organizational history. What I wish...
“He Knows Best Those who are Guided” I: A Typology of Convert Experience
Cheerios hastily eaten in the predawn dark before the start of a Ramadan fast, only to break it alone over take-out. Attending a Muharram...
Challenges in Authenticating Hadith: The Science of Hadith
The science of hadith critically examines the sayings, actions, and tacit approvals of the Infallibles, ensuring their authenticity through rigorous methodologies. This science remains...
Layers of Meaning and Deeper Interpretations: Exploring Wujūh, the Mutashābihāt, and Taʾwīl of the Qurʾān
Muḥammad Muḥsin Al-Fayḍ Al-Kāshānī, the prolific Imāmī Shīʿī scholar and mystic-philosopher, opens his renowned tafsīr (Quranic exegesis) with twelve introductory sections that address foundational...
Childhood as a Formative and Integral Stage in Faith According to Islamic Psychology
Childhood is a sacred and foundational stage in Islamic psychology, one that shapes the moral, spiritual, cognitive, and emotional development of an individual. Within...
Seeing Life through Sacred Eyes
We often think of Islam as a tradition that tells us do certain "sacred" activities, such as going to hajj, and avoid other activities...
The Qurʾan Speaks about Its People How Most of the Qurʾan Is about the Family of the Prophet
By Muhammad Muḥsin al-Fayḍ al-Kāshānī
Translated by Azhar Sheraze
Tafsīr al-Ṣāfī is a profound and multilayered tafsīr (exegesis) of the Qurʾan by Muhammad Muḥsin al-Fayḍ al-Kāshānī...
The Devil Isn’t Just in the Details: Reflections on Artificial Intelligence, Islam, and Higher Education
Many of us have had our first conscious experience with AI through interacting with ChatGPT, that marvellous wonder of the postmodern world which writes...
Inspired Wisdom and the Child Prodigy: Morality Beyond the Technical in Shiʿi Sacred History
What follows is a virtue ethics approach to one incredibly telling incident in Shiʿi sacred history. This incident, read in a particular way, illustrates...
Quenching the Thirst of Generations: The Ali Asghar Water Appeal’s Journey Towards Sustainable Change
Water is a fundamental need for every human being. However, it remains a distant dream for billions of people worldwide, where access to clean,...
The Authenticity of Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ
The following is a translation of Sayyid Musa al-Shubayrī al-Zanjānī’s response to a question regarding the authenticity of the widely-recited Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ. The version...
Arbaʿīn: the Miʿrāj of a Mourner
The following reflection expresses the depth of the spiritual walk from Najaf to Karbala on Arbaʿīn. These personal expressions of sacrifice serve as crucial...
