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Islamic Studies Digest

“Ma‘nāye Zindigī Az Manẓar Qurān Wa Rawāyāt” examines the meaning of life from the perspectives of the Quran and narrations, exploring its compatibility with naturalism and providing strategies for a meaningful life based on faith and good deeds.

Author: Ali Movahediān ‘Aṭṭār
Reviewed by: Hossein Baqeri

The book “Arba‘īn in Shia Culture” explores the exclusive link between Arba‘īn and Imam Hussein, criticizing its extension to others. It highlights the spiritual significance of Arba‘īn as a key symbol of Shia identity and the number forty in Islamic tradition

Author: Seyed Mohammad Mohsen Hosseini Tehrani
Reviewed by: Hossein Baqeri

Jalāʾ al-ʿUyūn by ʿAllāma Majlisī is a Persian book that introduces the fourteen Infallibles in Shiʿa Islam. Written in the 11th century, it covers their biographies, virtues, miracles, and the importance of shedding tears for their sufferings. The book has been translated into multiple languages and is highly recommended, including an English translation.

Author: Allāma Majlisī
Reviewed by: Morteza Karimi

This is a volume on the backgrounds and various aspects and definitions of history and Islamic history. It has been written with a view to be used as a set university textbook in general courses of Islamic history.

Author: Syyed Jafar Shahidi
Reviewed by: Muhammad-Reza Fakhr-Rohani