Islam and War: Sayyid Sīstānī on the Ethics of Conflict
Reza Hemyari sat down with Sayyid Sulayman Hassan to discuss Sayyid Sīstānī's letter to the mobilization forces fighting ISIS.
L.I.F.E. 2015 Intensive Studies Course Report
A summary of L.I.F.E. 2015, an intensive-studies course hosted by the Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary.
A Review of Shahīd Muṭahharī’s Understanding Islamic Sciences
Naveed Ganjani provides a concise review of Shahīd Muṭahharī's text on the major disciplines studied in the Shiʿi scholastic tradition.
A Salute to the Master of Martyrs: An Excerpt
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.
Notes on the Importance of Congregational Prayer
Congregational prayer is a source of both spiritual and social strength. Sakeb Ali illustrates this through quoting relevant passages from the Qurʾan and providing original translations of aḥādīth.