Miscellaneous Books

Iqbal Review by : Dr. Javid Iqbal Dr. Javid Iqbal The problem of evil has baffled many thinkers. Evil is not mere darkness that vanishes when light arrives. In other words, evil does not have a negative existence. This darkness has as positive an ex...

Iqbal Review by : Dr. Javid Iqbal Dr. Javid Iqbal...

An Introduction to 'Ilm al-Kalam by : Martyr Murtada Mutahhari This long article is a part of Martyr Murtada Mutahhari's book Ashna'i ba 'ulum-e Islami (An Introduction to the Islamic Sciences). The book consists of seven parts: (1) logic (2) philos...

An Introduction to 'Ilm al-Kalam by : Martyr Murta...

World of Our Youth In the Name of God The Compassionate, the Merciful I counsel you to be good to youth, for they have the softest hearts. This is a beautiful, prophetic piece of advice. But how many parents and nurturers have heard it? Had they act...

World of Our Youth In the Name of God The Compass...

The Mercy of Qur'an and The Advent of Zaman - Commentary on Four Suras by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri was born in the Holy City of Karbala, Iraq, a descendant of five generations of well-known and revered spiritual leaders. Educate...

The Mercy of Qur'an and The Advent of Zaman - Comm...

The Islamic Revolution The Islamic Revolution of Iran, in the words of its founder and architect, the late Imam Khomeini, was indeed, "[an immense] explosion of light." It was as though the darkness of the material world was momentarily lifted and t...

The Islamic Revolution The Islamic Revolution of ...

The Islamic Modest Dress by Murtadha Mutahhari The Word hijab (Modest Dress) We believe in a particular philosophy in Islam for woman's hijab or modest dress which forms our intellectual point of view and in regard to analysis, it can be called the ...

The Islamic Modest Dress by Murtadha Mutahhari Th...

Soaring to the Only Beloved by abu Muhammad Zaynul 'Abidin O Allah, I humbly present this short treatise to our beloved guide, Imam Ali ('a)- Imam al-Arifin (the doyen of the saints), whose total attention to the Only Beloved in prayers was not dete...

Soaring to the Only Beloved by abu Muhammad Zaynul...

Poems In General (The only person on earth you need to be accepted by is yourself.) When you get what you want in the struggle for the self, And the world makes you king and queen for the day, Just go to a mirror and look at yourself, And see what t...

Poems In General (The only person on earth you ne...

Palestine Throbbing Heart of the World of Islam A Historical Study of the Violent Nature of Zionist Regime Introduction The divine religion of Islam is based on man’s primordial nature and its ultimate goal is protection of man’s dignity and facilit...

Palestine Throbbing Heart of the World of Islam A ...

Imam Khomeini; a Portrait On the 20th of Jamadi al thani of the year 1320 A.H. (1901 A.D.) which coincided with the birth anniversary of the holy prophet's only daughter, Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra, a boy was born in the household of late Ayatollah Seyed ...

Imam Khomeini; a Portrait On the 20th of Jamadi a...

Classical Islamic Poetry Learn from Ali how to fight without your ego participating. God's lion did nothing that didn't originate from his deep center. Once in battle he got the best of a certain knight and quickly drew his sword. The man, helpless ...

Classical Islamic Poetry Learn from Ali how to fi...

Ancient Philosophy Man is naturally a philosopher. Brought face to face with the wonders of nature or the results of human endeavor, he is not content merely to observe the phenomena as they are offered to his senses, but feels impelled by his natur...

Ancient Philosophy Man is naturally a philosopher...

Abu Talib bin Abdul Muttalib by Kamal al-Syyed In 570 AD, the Abyssinian armies under the leadership of Abraha attacked Makkah to demolish the Ka'aba. Abdul Muttalib, our Master Muhammad's [s] grandfather, the Master of Makkah, went round the Ka'aba...

Abu Talib bin Abdul Muttalib by Kamal al-Syyed In...

Whose Justice? Which Rationality? by Alasdair MacIntyre This is an important book, a book with which Muslims, in particular, need to become acquainted. The author, Alasdair MacIntyre, is one of the most profound and most controversial moralists and ...

Whose Justice? Which Rationality? by Alasdair MacI...

Where Shall we Begin? In the tradition of Abudhar, who is my mentor, whose thought, whose understanding of Islam and Shi'ism, and whose ideals, wants, and rage I emulate, I begin my talk with the name of the God of the oppressed (mustad'afan). My to...

Where Shall we Begin? In the tradition of Abudhar...

Scholastic Theology For sometime now, we have been looking at giving the up and coming generation the attention that they deserve. Our aim is to make available to them the sort of things and literature that they identify with and like in different l...

Scholastic Theology For sometime now, we have bee...

The Characteristics of a Muslim by Al-Balagh Foundation This book is the second in a series on Fundamental Aspects of Islamic Culture, specially written for young readers or anyone wanting a simplified version of Basic Islamic Doctrines. The first b...

The Characteristics of a Muslim by Al-Balagh Found...

Outlines of the Development of the Science of Hadith by Dr. Mustafa Awliya'i The word hadith, according to the dictionary, has several meanings such as "new," "novel," "recent," "modern," and "speech", "report," "account," and "narrative." However, ...

Outlines of the Development of the Science of Hadi...

Modern Philosophy Modern philosophy is an outgrowth of the spirit and work of Roger Bacon, John Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham. These men claimed that philosophy should be a free and independent inquiry concerning truth and life. All modern phil...

Modern Philosophy Modern philosophy is an outgrow...

Misgivings about the Religious Pluralisms by : Muhammad Legenhausen 0n 25 October 1994, the Turkish scholar Adnan Aslan interviewed Profs. Nasr and Hick at the home of John Hick in Birmingham. The topic of discussion was religious pluralism, about wh...

Misgivings about the Religious Pluralisms by : Muh...

Master and Mastership The words, Wala, Walayat, Wilayat, Waly, Mawla, Awlaand the like have been derived from the same root, viz. Waly. The various forms of this root-word and its derivatives are the most oft-recurring words in the Holy Qur'an. It i...

Master and Mastership The words, Wala, Walayat, W...