The Start of the Month of Ramaḍān: Legal Opinions and Community...
Sayyid Sulayman Hassan surveys the legal issues regarding determining the month of Ramaḍān, and offers principles for maintaining communal unity.
Devotional Theology: An Interview with Shaykh Vinay Khetia
Trenton Carl interviews Shaykh Vinay Khetia about the duʿāʾ and ziyārāt of the Ahl al-Bayt.
Shīʿī Theology through the Lens of Divine Justice
In part 1 of a summary-review on Najam Haider's book "Shīʿī Islam: An Introduction," Azhar Sheraze explores the book's introductory framing and characterization of Shīʿī Theology.
A Sketch of Muftī Jaʿfar Ḥusayn’s Contributions to the Shīʿī Community
A brief sketch outlining the efforts of Mufti Ja'far Husayn in Pakistan.
Shīʿī Institutions of North America: The Muslim Group – An Interview...
Al-Sidrah had the privilege to speak with Dr. Ghassan Zalzaleh, the head of the Board of Trustees of the Muslim Group.
Imāmic and Scholastic Knowledge: An Interview with Sayyid Sulayman Hassan
Azhar Sheraze conducts an interview with Sayyid Sulayman Hassan on the role of scholarship in relation to the knowledge and authority of a divinely appointed Imām.
The Roots of Taqlīd in the Shīʿī Community
This is the first installment in a series of translations of Sayyid Saʿīd al-Ḥakīm's work on taqlīd—referring to a jurist for legal issues. This article deals with the origins of the practice of taqlīd in the Shīʿī community.
God’s Emissaries: An Excerpt on The Creation of Adam and the...
An excerpt from the book, God’s Emissaries: Adam to Jesus, penned by Shaykh Rizwan Arastu, on the cosmic events surrounding the creation of Adam (a).
Shīʿī Institutions of North America: An American Ḥawzah – An Interview...
This is the first in an installment of Occasional Papers that will explore the roots and developments of some of the community’s important institutions. In this issue, we begin the series with the ḥawzah in Medina, NY, as remembered by its head from 1988-1997, Shaykh Amir Mukhtar Faezi.
