On Knowledge and Ḥikmah: An Interview with Sayyid Munir al-Khabbaz
What do the Qurʾan and aḥādīth teach us about knowledge and wisdom? And what can we learn from the lives of our ʿulamāʾ, in the role of knowledge and wisdom in our own religious lives? We sat down with Sayyid Munīr al-Khabbāz to gain insights into these questions and more.
Understanding Sacred Speech: An Interview with Shaykh Rizwan Arastu
Shaykh Rizwan Arastu delves into how to bridge the vast gulf between ourselves and our sacred sources of guidance, that is, the Ahl al-Bayt and the Qurʾan.
Interpreting Qurʾanic Stories: An Interview with Sayyid Sulayman Hassan Abidi
In this interview with Sayyid Sulayman Hassan Abidi, we discussed how to approach the Qur'an and its stories. What do these stories mean and how can we contemplate their meaning?
Who was Imam ʿAli? – Sunni Islam, Theological Boundaries, and Imam...
In an interview with Professor Nebil Husayn, we discuss how early Muslims, both Shi'a and non-Shi'a, viewed Imam Ali ('a).
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.
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 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.
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.