• Al-'ALAQ (The Clot)
    • ot) Name The Surah is so entitled after the word `alaq in the second verse. Period of Revelation This Surah has two parts: the first part consists of vv. 1-5, and the second of vv. 6-19. About the first part a great majorit...
    • TRANSMISSION OF THE WRITTEN TEXT
    • EXT The Written Text at the Time of the Prophet Muhammad What is meant by Jam' al-Qur'an?The general meaning of jam' al-qur'an is to 'bring together the Qur'an'. This was done and has to be understood in two ways: Bringi...
    • John Esposito
    • ito Education: B.A.: St. Antony College, M.A.:St. John'sUniversity Ph.D.:TempleUniversityUniversity Professor as well as Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies atGeorgetown University...
    • Islamic Civil Society
    • ety By Mohammed Khatemi Statement by, H.E. Seyyed Mohammad Khatami, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and, Chairman of the Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, Tehran, 9 December 1997 "We can cer...
    • A Selective Bibliography of Hadith Studies
    • ies al-Naisaburi , al-Hakim: Look under al-Hakim al-Naisaburi. al-Najashi (d. 450/1058-59?), Kitab al-Rijal, n.p.: Markaz Nashr Kitab, n.d.), probably from Tehran, 1960's. Another edition: Rijal al-Najashi, ed. Muhammad...
    • Mystical philosophy in Islam
    • lam Seyyed Hossein Nasr Mystical philosophy has an intimate connection with the mainstream of Islamic philosophy. It consists of several main strands, ranging from Isma'ili thought to the metaphysics of al-Ghazali and Ibn...
    • Supplication and Salutation
    • ion Peace be upon (the) progeny of Yaseen. Peace be upon you, O the caller of Allah and place of manifestation of His signs. Peace be upon you, O the door of Allah and the devout one of His religion. Peace be upon...
    • Online book
    • ook Imam Mahdi (PBUH) the Justice Leader of Humanity http://www.yamahdi.com/books/pdf/justlead.pdf End of Darkness http://www.yamahdi.com/books/pdf/endofdarkness.pdf Last Luminary http://www.yamahdi.c...
    • Why Occultation?
    • on? The Almighty Allah has bestowed the human beings with superiority and has kept the rest of the creation under him. He says, ‘I have created man with the best parts. Whether it is the earth or atmosphere, sea or the...
    • Imam Mahdi(pbuh)
    • uh) 27 July 869 The Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has prophesied about several events that will occur just before the advent of the day of judgment.  Among these, He has foretold the advent of one of his descendan...
    • Favors of Imam Mahdi (PBUH)
    • UH) Many people have been graced with the opportunity to meet Imam Mahdi (PBUH) in person. However, in this article we present only those anecdotes where this special favor of Imam (PBUH) has been conferred on the rel...
    • The Four Special Deputies
    • After the martyrdom of Imam Hasan Askari (as) the mantle of Imamate fell on the young shoulders of Imam Mahdi (as). Due to the severe restrictions imposed by the reigning Caliph, Imam Mahdi (as) was....
    • The Awaited Savior
    • ior by Ayatullah Baqir al-Sadr and Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari Prologue http://al-islam.org/awaited/1.htm Chapter 1: Who and What of the Mahdi http://al-islam.org/awaited/2.htm Chapter 2: Some Objections ...
    • Transfer of Imamate from Imam Hussein to Imam Sajjad
    • The transfer of the Imamate to the next Holy Imam has to occur at the death of the previous Holy Imam and the transfer of the Imamate of Imam Hussein to Imam Sajjad was under particularly distressing circumstances...
    • Mission of Imam Sajjad (PBUH)
    • UH) Imam Sajjad (PBUH) despite facing worst conditions and severe sufferings after the martyrdom of Imam Hosein, not only humiliated and defamed Yazid by displaying courage, bravery, and firmness and defendingmonoth...
    • Imam Sajjad’s Written Works
    • Imam Sajjad is famous for his unique written texts. He taught and wrote “ Al-Sahifat Al-Kamilat Al-Sajjadiyya, Psalms Of Islam ”The Hajj “Risalat Al-Huquq, Treatise On Rights”, and...
    • The Love of the Prophet (PBUH) for Imam Hosein
    • osein The Prophet (PBUH) loved Imam Hossein (PBUH) very much. His companion Salman Farsi describes, "I saw that the Prophet (PBUH) had picked up Imam Hossein (PBUH) upon his knee and was kissing him saying, "O...
    • THE SAVIOR OF ISLAM
    • LAM Sweet melodies blew the heavenly hornA joyous tiding; Hosein was born The sun rejoiced; the moon was gay Each in its orbit, each did away. The waters rippled; the wind was all play Never were they, so happy and gay ...
    • What Non-Muslims Say About …
    • Imam Hussein ,THE THIRD SUCCESSOR OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (Peace and Blessings be Upon Them Both) Think not of those who are slain in Gods way as dead. Nay, they are living, finding their sustenance in the presence of their...
    • Imam Hosein (PBUH)
    • UH) 3rd Shiite Imam (7 January 626 -20 October 679) In the house of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), a child who benefited humanity as if he was Divine Impression reflecting the earth was born on the 3rd night of the mon...
    • PILGRIMAGE FOR ABBAS
    • BAS The pilgrimage to the holy shrines of the prophets, Imams, and saints is called Ziyara . It is different from the ritual pilgrimage to Mecca, which is called Hajj. Hajj however is obligatory upon every Muslim man ...
    • ABBAS′S PERSONALITY
    • Abbas bin Ali was a whole world of virtues and merits. His personality included each and every lofty characteristic. It is however sufficient honor for him to be the son of Imam Ali, the model of human perfection. Thu...
    • EPITHETS
    • HETS Epithet is a word or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned. Epithets, then, show one's mental characteristics, whether good or bad. To Abbas a number of lo...
    • Hazrat Abbas (PBUH)
    • UH) (11 May 647- 20 October 679) BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE Abbas was the first child of Umm-ul-Banin. With his birth,Medina shone and the whole world glittered. Waves of pleasures flowed in the family of Ali, for the birth...
    • THE HOLY SHRINE OF ABBAS
    • BBAS From early ages of humankind, people used to show various forms of adulation to their honorable and unique personalities. One of these forms was the sanctification of their tombs by constructing handsome building...
    • Khums (The Islamic Tax)
    • ax) "Khums" literally means "one-fifth or 20%". In Islamic legal terminology, it means "one-fifth of certain items which a person acquires as wealth, and which must be paid as an Islamic tax"....
    • Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
    • erman http://www.uk.ac.ir/Index/index.jsp HISTORY: The Shahid Bahonar University ofKerman is one of the youngest universities inIran. The university ranks among the 8 top Iranian universities for its educational a...
    • Descending Chain of Transmission
    • on (الإسناد النازل): This is the opposite of the Ascending Chain of transmission as the number of narrators is more than that found in another cha...
    • Islam and the West in a Transmodern World
    • By Ziauddin Sardar Professor of Postcolonial Studies,London Muslim societies everywhere are caught in a pincer movement: they are being squeezed, on the one hand, by forces of modernity and postmodernism, and on the ot...
    • Appointment of Prophet Mohammad
    • ad (610 C.E) The Beginning of Revelation One day, while Muhammad was asleep in the cave Hera, an angel approached with a sheet in his hand. The angel said to Muhammad, "Read." Muhammad answered in surprise, ...
    • CHAPTER 2
    • R 2 Transmission of the Qur'anic Revelation The revelation contained in the Qur'an has been transmitted to us by numerous persons in two ways: orally and in written form. MEMORISATION AND ORAL TRANSMISSION Memorisation b...
    • Centre for the Study of Contemporary Islam
    • lam http://www.mials.unimelb.edu.au/programs/islamic/csci.html The CSCI was founded in late 2004 and is hosted by theMelbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies (Faculty of Arts) and the Faculty of Law...
    • Al-DUHA (Morning Bright)
    • Bright) Name The Surah takes its name Al-ḌUHA from the very first word. Period of Revelation Its subject matter clearly indicates that it belongs to the earliest period atMecca. Traditions also show that the revelation...
    • Greek philosophy: impact on Islamic philosophy
    • hy During the Hellenistic period (323-43 B.C.), classical Greek philosophy underwent a radical transformation. From being an essentially Greek product, it developed into a cosmopolitan and eclectic cultural movement in which...
    • Osh State University
    • ity http://freenet.bishkek.su/institut/osh/index.html Osh State University (OSU) was established in 1992 upon the reputation and foundation of Osh Pedagogical Institute, which was organized in 1951. From 1951 to 1...
    • ALAM-NASHRAH (Consolation)
    • ion) Name The Surah is so designated after the first sentence. Period of Revelation Its subject matter so closely resembles that of Surah Al-Ḍuha that both these Surah seem to have been revealed in about the same per...
    • Dictionary of Islamic Philosophical Terms (7)
    • (7) al-Tasu‘at: "The group of Nines", i.e. the Enneads, a work by Plotinus (al-Shaikh al-Yunani) in 54 books, arranged and edited by his pupil Porphyry ( Firfuriyus ) into 6 groups or sets of 9 (enna) on the gr...
    • Franz Rosenthal
    • hal (1915- April, 8, 2003 in Branford, Connecticut) Professor Franz Rosenthal was an eminent interpreter of Arabic literature and Islamic religion and a leading scholar of Aramaic. Professor Rosenthal was born inBer...
    • The Department of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies
    • ies University of Leeds http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arabic/index.htm The Department of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies is situated in theMichael Sadler Building right next to the Brotherton Library, which has a wid...
    • A Selective Bibliography of Hadith
    • ith L-M Librande , Leonard T., "Al-Dhahabi's essay Amsar dhawat al-athar, Bulletin d'études orientales, vols. 32-33, 1980-81, pp. 113-160. Includes Arabic text. Majlisi , Muhammad Baqir ibn Muhammad Taqi, 1627 or 8...
    • Right to Die
    • Die" Muslim Views about End of Life Decisions Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina I: Introductory Remarks"How fortunate you are that you died while you were not afflicted with illness." Thus said the Prophet addressin...
    • Thoughts of Imam Ali (PBUH): Islamic unity
    • ity  The Imams call People to Islamic Unity it is well known that the Household of the Prophet tried hard to preserve the rites of Islam, to call Muslims to restore its glory, to unify their beliefs, and that...