Imam Ali (PBUH) has a great place in Sufi ideology. The reflection of Imam’s words in their works is a manifestation of this high status. One of the great Sufis is Sheikh Abd al-Razzaq Kashani (b. 650-660- d. 736 AH) is the inheritor of the Suhrawardiyah way and Ibn-Arabichr('39')s thoughts, whose special devotion to the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUT), especially Imam Ali, is reflected in his writings. Thi...

the present study aimed at investigating how different news agencies using the concept of legitimation/delegitimation represent the same event differently. to this end, van leeuwens (2008) legitimatory/delegitimatory framework was applied to the data gleaned from the iranian state-run news agency fars news, british state-run news agency bbc, and also american state-run news agency voa. the resu...

  Background and Objectives: The Islamic teachings and practices are based on providing healthy environments. The present study discusses the effective health mission approaches narrated by the Holy Prophet's (PBUH) and the Infallible Imams'(PBUT) Ravayats (Narrations).   Materials and Methods: The present study has followed a descriptive method of study in which library sources including texts...

toury (1978:200) believes that translation is a kind of activity which inevitably involves at least two languages and two cultural traditions. being polite while asking for something takes place differently in different cultures and languages, therefore various strategies may be applied for making requests and also translation of them in order not to disturb or threaten the face or better to sa...

Whether understanding and interpreting the holy Quran by the other than the immaculate Imams is valid or it is restricted to the immaculate is one of the subjects of disagreement among the Shiite theologians and traditionists. Those who believe in the validity of the understanding and interpretation of the holy Quran by other than the immaculate Imams as evidence refer to some traditions. In ...

abstract:‎ literature is said beautiful words of poetry or prose that excites reader’s or listener’s feel. certainly, to ‎be effective, such a text should have certain characteristics. the four elements of the literature: thought, ‎imagination, emotion and style make a text to be literary and effective. emotion and imagination are ‎specific elements of literary texts, while thought and style a...

The so called the traditions of distortion, the ambiguity in the history of codification of the Holy Qurān, the traditions likening the major events in the Islamic nation to the events of past nations and also the fact that the names of the infallible Imams are not mentioned in the Holy Qurān are the most important reasons which lead in the claim that Qurān might be distorted. Out of these reas...