History of Islam Archives - Tolou International Institute

Islamic Studies Digest

In “Saqīfah,” Ayatollah Jaʻfar Sobhani investigates the backgrounds and consequences of the assembly that altered Islamic history. By contrasting the event of Ghadir Khumm with the logic of selection at Saqīfah, the work provides a scholarly defense of Divine Imamate and documents the tragic aftermaths involving the household of the Prophet.

Author: Jaʻfar Sobhani
Reviewed by: Muhammad-Reza Fakhr-Rohani

Nādirih-yi Dowrān is a festschrift dedicated to the scholarly contributions of Ayatollah Sheikh Muḥammad Riḍā Jaʻfarī. This volume includes a 60-page autograph diagram of Arab dynasties, interviews with his students, and insightful essays on Islamic and Quranic topics.

Author: Sayyid Ḥusayn Ḥāʼirī
Reviewed by: Muhammad-Reza Fakhr-Rohani