Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary

Join the Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary July 1st through 8th, for its 3rd Annual intensive course. This year, we will explore Nahj al-Balāghah as a means of understanding the life of the Imam ʿAli ibn Abi Talib (ʿa) and the sacred wisdom he inherited from the Noble Prophet Muhammad (ṣ).

The Sidrah team has launched a new "Resources" website, dedicated to the study and dissemination of the numerous sciences studied in the Islamic seminary. Currently, the website includes a glossary on Arabic Morphology (sarf).

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.

Listen to inspiring and thought-provoking jumu'ah khutbahs, occasional lectures, and interviews through our podcast and hipcast pages.

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.

A summary of our 2016 L.I.F.E Summer-Intensive, including class descriptions, discussion summaries, and our new "L.I.F.E. Initiative" programs.

A summary of L.I.F.E. 2015, an intensive-studies course hosted by the Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary.

The Islamic Texts Institute, under the direction of Shaykh Rizwan Arastu, has recently published an original translation and commentary on Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ, a devotional salutation to the Prophet’s (ṣ) grandson Imam Ḥusayn (ʿa) on the day of his tragic martyrdom. The translation is lucid, and the commentary profound, with subjects ranging from Imam Husayn's birth to the logic of laʿn. al-Sidrah has obtained and published a short excerpt of this work.

Sayyid Sulayman Hassan, President of the Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary, introduces the foundations and purposes of al-Sidrah.