Islamic Theology (Kalam) Archives - Tolou International Institute

Islamic Studies Digest

This award-winning study explores the obscure transitional period of Imāmī intellectual history between the decline of the Kūfah school and the rise of the Baghdād school. Dr. Mūsavī Tanyānī tracks how theological legacies migrated and reconfigured across Baghdād, Baṣrah, and Khurāsān. The research reveals the regional dynamics and scholarly networks that eventually synthesized into systematic Shīʿī theology under Shaykh al-Mufīd.

Author: Sayyid Akbar Mūsavī Tanyānī
Reviewed by: Morteza Karimi

Abbas Nikzad investigates controversial theories on the afterlife, from the cessation of pain in Hell to the nature of bodily resurrection. This work critiques the perspectives of Ibn Arabi, Ibn Qayyim, and Mulla Sadra, providing a robust defense of the Quranic vision of eternal justice.

Author: Abbas Nikzad
Reviewed by: Gholam Reza Mahmoudi

Lessons on Islamic Beliefs (LIB) provides a concise and comprehensive study of the Shii creed. Dr. Shomali bridges traditional seminary wisdom with contemporary philosophy to explain Tawhid, Divine Justice, Prophethood, Imamate, and Resurrection as living principles for daily life.

Author: Mohammad Ali Shomali
Reviewed by: Gholamreza Sedaghati