investigating a hadith narrated from the fifth shi‘a imam (abu ja‘far muhammad al-baqir) in two quranic commentaries of al-tibyan and majma‘al-bayan, the present essay finds its origin in al-masabih fi tafsir al-qur’an by abu al-qasim wazir maghribi (370-418 a.h.). wazir maghribi attributes that hadith to abu ja‘far in an ambiguous way. however, that hadith is neither narrated in shiite books o...

iii realism – a predilection towards “playing by ear” and keeping options open with and ability to juggle options and keep them all in the air. Many of these traits are popularly associated with the stereotype of the bazaar merchant (bazaari). On the other hand, the popular bazaari stereotype is replete with negative characteristics. He is seen as a wheeler-dealer, one capable of selling ice to...

With an emphasis on its prominent historical points, this article attempts to take a fresh look at the evolution of political thought in Islam and Iran. This review attempts to identify the milestones of the history of political thought in Iran and in particular, in the Islamic world. By identifying them, the impact of each of the ideas of urban Iran, Sunni Islam, Shiite Islam, the Greek and th...

Religions and sects ensure that the past is always recreated in order to protect their sense of belonging pass it on future generations. One most important tools this carried out through religious rituals. Shiism one schools thought which ritualistic religiosity common. The Karbala case played an role transition from a political movement theological phase gaining sectarian belongings. In Shiite...

This study examines the various historical attempts to explain nisbah—the denominal adjectival appellation—al-Karājikī, of Abū al-Fatḥ Muḥammad b. ʿAlī ʿUthmān al-Karājikī, well-known Twelver Shiite theologian and jurist who studied under al-Shaykh al-Mufīd (d. 413/1022) died in 449/1057. Several biographical sources that al-Karājikī’s nisbah means “tent-maker” or “tent-seller,” evidently inter...

Along the history, relations between Iran and Russia always faced with great changes and transitions and always, the foundation of these relations have been on the base of political, security and military and sometimes economical affairs. Iran and its people have special identity elements like: Persian language, Shiite Islamism, nationalism, regional hegemonies, anti-foreignism and etc, that so...

the age of maturity is one of the most important issues in the jurisprudence book” hijr”. the shiite and sunnite jurisprudents discussing prohibition of repossessing the properties deals with the maturity conditions. in this part they study maturity age of male and female and neuter. in this article jurisprudentially researching the writer reviews the verses and riwayas and jurisprudents’ opini...

the event of ashura is an incomparable epic in human history that remains imam hussain`s liberal -mindness and fight against cruelty. the character of imam hussain is higher than shiite religion and islam. in different ages shiite poets recite much arabic poetry in praise of imam hussain. sharif morteze who was an eminent jurisprudent was one of them and he devoted most of his poems to imam hus...

the role of reason in the understanding of the religion is one of the important issues in religious studies and philosophy of religion. there are many questions in this area, such as: what is the role of reason in understanding religion? is the reason only an instrument for understanding religion or source? in islamic thought, there is a variety of approaches, including the formalism, rationali...