Although the Quran is not a historical book, it has presented some reports from the events of the prophetic era. These reports in the era of the last prophet (p.b.u.h) were subject to criticism and evaluation of the Quran opponents. Therefore, if there were any defects latent in the historical reports of the Quran, or if there were any false report included in these reports, it would naturally ...

Teachings of Shi’a traditions have influenced theological issues. Besides employing logical principles and methods, many theologians have used traditions thematically and for the sake of the specific way and method of the Imams’ approach. The study of these influences shows that this demanding affair has been realized in various aspects. In this respect, the influence of Imam Sadiq’s traditions...

The organizations of the Abbasid call and the Imam’s agents were two covert systems active in different regions of the Islamic territories. A comparative study of the two organizations helps for a better judgment as to the practice of the holy Imams and the Shiite versus that of the Abbasid and their followers. The main question of this project is “What are the similarities and differences of t...

Early Isma'ilis, after the death of Isma'il ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq (AS), donated the Imamate to his son Mohammed and were separated from Imamiyyah. They succeeded to establish the Shiite caliphate called Fatimid in Maghrib in 297 AH.  Fatimids conquered Egypt in 358 AH and succeeded in expanding the influence scope of Isma'ili Shiite government to Maghrib, Yemen, Sham, Iran, Iraq and even India an...

One of the necessary knowledge that it brings felicity to man and society, “Identify enemy”. The subject of “Identify enemy” in Islam is of high importance and is one of the concerns of the Prophet (PBUH) for his nation; especially the recognition of hypocrites from true believers. The subject of knowing the true believers of the hypocrites is described as” detection criteria believers from hyp...