History of Islam Archives - Tolou International Institute

Islamic Studies Digest

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

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