as shiites we must know our imams. by understanding their deeds under different  conditions, we can modify our behavior to match theirs. by following their example we can be sure of the righteousness of our deeds and can promulgate their way of life in our social lives. among our imams, because of special period of time, imam ali and imam hossein (peace be upon them) are distinguished. their fo...

one of the recent inquiries in the field of hadith studies is the investigation of transferred traditions and their causes and impacts on shi‘i hadith circles. by exploring some traditions in the hadith collection of al-shaykh al-saduq and comparing the textual similarities and also the chain of transmitters, this research attempts to show that traditions of jewish origin in the shi‘i hadith ci...

in spite of the fact that paradox as an unknown literary device has largely been ignored, it has been a source of amazement and, consequently, aesthetic joy due to deviation from norm, ambiguity, the saliency of meaning, and laconism. one of the subtle points receiving little attention in arabic literature, especially in nahjol balaghah, is the study of paradoxical elements. the most significan...

there is no doubt that any compiler or author use different instruments for creating a new work. among these instruments are the sources and the references that he used them to prove his theory.not mentioning to the references and documents of nahjul-balagha by sharif razi is one of the doubts arises around this book. of course, sharif razi just mentioned to the references and documents of nahj...

It has recently been argued that apparent peace between democracies may be the result of political similarity rather than joint democracy, and that there may exist an “autocratic peace” which is similar to the democratic peace. If political similarity generally is the cause of peace rather than joint democracy specifically, then the democratic peace is merely a statistical artifact that follows...