Sonqor Koliyaie is a mountainous plain in central Zagros that has attracted the attention of human societies because of its appropriate environmental characteristics from long ago. Generally, the findings obtained from systematic archaeological surveys show that human settlements have been established in this area from Middle Paleolithic period through contemporary period. Three seasons of surv...

topic of divine order arrangement of the verses in chapters of the qoran always has been discussed with quranic scholars and this topic has pros and cons in throughout history. in this discussion that has root in historical, traditional sources and sometimes theological sources the traditions has significant place, and independent investigation of these traditions can have a significant effect ...

there is no doubt that the way to gain access to religious rulings and doctrines is the sunna of the prophet and the imams, as only second to the holy qur’ān, which is reported in thousands of traditions in various tradition books. in the meantime, every theologian and ḥadīth researcher has to leave behind two stages for a proper understanding of traditions: in the first stage, he is to conside...

in this study, individual moral virtues were surveyed in surah al-qasas. one can infer very important points in the individual moral dimension from the story of moses (as) and others discussed in the surah. from the moralities inferred from acts of moses one can point to such good virtues like sincerity, gratitude, courage, hope and pray. from the moral virtues of others involved in the story o...

there are different approaches to the question of developments in contemporary iran. this research is an attempt to introduce communitarianism theory whilst at the same time use it to examine the history of political thought in contemporary iran. today this theory is one of the most important approaches of post modernist era which has challenged liberalism and some tenets of modernity. using th...