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Why Perform Ziyāra
Reading Time: 23 minutes Within a religious context, ziyāra refers to visiting the burial sites of sacred figures within the Islamic tradition…
Arrogance and Apathy: Islam and Personal Responsibility
Reading Time: 12 minutes Islam emphasizes the importance of giving charity, and more importantly…
The Qurʾānic Influence on Islamic Poetry
Reading Time: 113 minutes The historical importance of poetry in the Arabian Peninsula precedes the rise of Islam.
Al-Kulayni and al-Kafi
Reading Time: < 1 minute Much like the majority Sunni school of Islam, one of the major sources from which Twelver
A Bibliographical Survey of Critical Shi’i Texts (1979-2022) Part (2)
Reading Time: < 1 minute One such work that explains Shi’i beliefs in detail is Doctrines of Shi‘i Islam: defining Shi’ism
A Bibliographical Survey of Critical Shi’i Texts (1979-2022) Part (1)
Reading Time: < 1 minute For far too long, the Islamic branch of Shi’ism has been labeled as the heterodox sect
Congregational Prayers and the Community in the Prophet’s (P) Sirah
Reading Time: < 1 minute In a paper published by the recently launched Ayaan Institute, titled CREATING A NEW CIVILISATION…
Divisions of a Day – A Reconstructed Narration
Reading Time: < 1 minute One of the most famous traditions in both Shī‘ī and Sunni books is the ḥadīth…
Tasting the Mercy of God
Reading Time: < 1 minute One reason that causes many Muslims today to be so untuned with Islam altogether is…
5 Common Misconceptions About Shi’as
Reading Time: < 1 minute Though the list of misconceptions that non-Shi’as have about the Shi’as are plenty, this is…
Miraculousness of the Quran – A Historical Overview (Part 1)
Reading Time: < 1 minute What follows is the first of a series of posts going over the discussion on…
Spirituality in a Non-Spiritual World
Reading Time: < 1 minute For many people in today’s fast-paced world, engaging with faith and spirituality is not a…
The Supernatural Knowledge of the Imams (upon them peace)
Reading Time: 9 minutes What exactly do Shi’is believe about the “supernatural” abilities of the Imams (upon them peace)?…