Book review: A Biographical Companion to Allamah Mir Hamid Husayn Lakhnavi explores Lucknow Shia scholarship, Imamate, and 19th-century India.
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Islamic Studies Digest
A review of Kāshif al-Ghiṭāʾ’s influential defense of Shiʿism, covering its origins, beliefs, and legal principles.
A review of Farmaniyan’s textbook on the history, doctrines, and diversity of Shiʿi sects, from Kaysaniyya to Shaykhiyya.
A concise review of Najjārzādeh and Rezvānī’s synthesis of consensual Imami Shi’i doctrines and their methodological contributions.
Min Maṣādir al-Fikr al-Islāmī acts as a bibliographic roadmap for Shii studies, categorizing eighty-five pivotal books across disciplines like Hadith, Tafsir, and Fiqh. From classical texts by Sheikh al-Mufīd to contemporary philosophy by al-Ṭabāṭabāʼī, this guide is essential for researchers.
This book outlines Quranic strategies for interaction among Islamic sects, identifying barriers like ignorance and providing practical solutions for Muslim unity.
A Jurisprudential Study of Takfīr by Zahra Sadat Khalesi-nezhad addresses the greatest challenge to Islamic unity. Investigating historical roots from ancient Greece to the Khawarij and Wahhabism, the work defines the criteria for faith and warns against branding Muslims as disbelievers.
Tārīkh tashayyuʻ dar Īrān by Rasul Jafarian maps the socio-political expansion of Shii thought in Persia. The book examines the role of early migrations to Qom, the influence of Imam al-Riḍā’s presence, and the rise of powerful Shii dynasties like the Buyids.
Ali-Reza Otar’s work investigates the doctrinal and mystical landscape of the Alevi community. From their origins in Turkish mysticism to their shared belief in the Imamate with Shiism, this book provides a comparative look at Alevi exegetical attitudes and independent religious reasoning.
Shi’i Islam: Origins, Faith, and Practices provides an accessible introduction to the world of Shii thought. From its roots in early Arabia to its rationalist theological foundations and global demographics, Mohammad Ali Shomali maps the spiritual and intellectual landscape of the Shii tradition.
