Al-Qalam Journal of Advanced Islamic Research – Vol. 2, No. 1 (Paperback)

Description

The Al-Qalam Journal
of Advanced Islamic Research serves as a critical channel for dialogue in Shīʿī studies
between scholars from traditional Islamic and academic backgrounds. Inspired by
the Quranic term – al-qalam – which signifies the pivotal
importance of knowledge in human civilisation, the journal aims to publish
high-quality papers on topics of general interest, peer-reviewed by leading
authorities. Its articles comprise new research, reviews, and opinions from
adroit thinkers who seek to provide a foundation for future research,
application, and innovative ideas.

Vol. 2, No. 1 features the following content:

Articles
1. Assessing the Authenticity of the Ahl al-Bayt’s
Supplications: A Case Study of Duʿāʾ ʿArafa
2. The Final Passage in Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ: Original or
Additional?
3. A Typological and Statistical Analysis of Early
Twelver Biographies of the Imams: Focusing Upon al-Kulaynī’s al-Kāfī, al-Ṣadūq’s
ʿUyūn

Research Notes
1. Some Notes on the State of Islam in English (Including
a New Translation of Munājāt Shaʿbāniyya)

Book Reviews
1. Contemporary Ḥadīth
Studies in Iranian Scholarship: The Reconstruction of Early Textual Sources

2. Living Shi’ism: Instances of Ritualisation
Among Islamist Men in Contemporary Iran

3. Material Culture and Rethinking the
History of Shīʿīsm