July 1, 2010

The Merits of Fasting and the Month of Ramadan

Based on several narrations, “patience” has been interpreted as fasting due to the fact that fasting, consisting of abandoning certain acts such as eating and drinking […]
September 1, 2010

Outcomes of the Spiritual Journey

It is clear that the ultimate aim of the spiritual journey is to get as close to Allah (SWT) as much as possible. However, the notion […]
October 1, 2010

Religion and Freedom

Despite the evolution of renaissance that led to the processes referred to as ‘liberalisation’, ‘consumer lifestyle’ and ‘gross materialism’, mankind still faces a kind of dichotomy. […]
December 1, 2010

The Social Dimensions of Wilayah

The concept of wilayah plays an important role within Shia doctrine. While much focus has been placed on its vertical dimension—i.e., the connection between the wali […]