Assisstant Professor, University of Sistan and Bluchestan There are some issues about Fazl Ibn-e Shazan in the Great Islamic Encyclopedia, such as doubts on direct discourses with Imam Reza, materialistic ideas, closeness of his beliefs to Salafi Sunnis and also doubts on attribution of Kitab al-Izah to him, etc. In this article we explain those doubts that are baseless, specially Imam Askari`s...

The verse 59 in chapter Nisaa is one of the cases of opposition among scholars and commentators of fariqain. The main cause of opposition lies in the place of those of authority as it is placed in the same order as Allah and rasul, messenger. Relying on the place of those of authority and the necessity for their being obeyed by believers, Shiite commentators have known them to be pure Imams; wh...

Almighty God, the Prophet (s) and the believers. According to the Shiite religious teachings, human actions are offered on a special day to the Almighty God, the Prophet (s) and the infallible Imams. Sunni scholars also believe that human acts are offered on special days to the Exalted God, the prophets, the fathers, the mothers, and the deads. The present study analyzes the discussion with an ...

The holy has referred to the conditions of the Hour in the verse 18 of chapter Mohammad. By the conditions of the Hour is meant the events that happen before resurrection or the appearance of Imam ahdi (a). Commentators of fariqain, relying on the sayings of the Prophet and Imams, have paid much attention to the subject. Though the expression of the conditions of the Hour has been used frequent...

The history and appearance of Shiism have been studied by Muslim theologians and historians and orientals. During recent years some other views have been presented in written and multimedia sources with nonscientific motivations. Shiite scholars with regard to the link of the problem to their identity have studied the views critically. This paper, using typological techniques and having classif...

Zaidiyyah ruled for a long time from 284 to 1382 AH in Yemen. Among political, cultural and social factors affecting the survival of Zaidiyyah    in Yemen, the role of Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq is undoubtedly undeniable. This study seeks to investigate what was the influential factors on the political power of Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq government in the third century? Consideration of these factors can be ap...

For the past forty years, the selection of justice-seeking managers at the level of the Islamic Revolution has been one of the most important issues of the system's sovereignty. The occurrence of many managerial ups and downs in the body of the system has added to the importance of this issue. The present study has studied and analyzed the issue with a descriptive-analytical method and based on...