1 Rajab (Dec. 22): Birth of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (p), 57 A.H.

🌿 السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا اَبا جَعْفَرٍ يا مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِي اَيُّهَا الْباقِرُ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqGkaY5LSWo&list=PLRagz8v-1fF7RTYA8R65mf7vODF3S0q1U&t=1s

🔻"The Qur’anic Portrait of Lady Zahra (a)", Lec02
speaker, H. I. Hasan Doagoo
Dec 21, 2025

Part II: The Verse of Tatheer

Key Topics:
- The significance of the Verse of Tatheer (33:33) for Shiʿa theology in defining the role and attributes of the Ahl al-Bayt.
- Shiʿa and Sunni perspectives on the definition of Ahl al-Bayt.
- An analysis of the verse’s placement within passages addressing the Prophet’s wives.
- The theological implications of the “purification” of the Ahl al-Bayt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSwdq9KTou0&list=PLRagz8v-1fF4Oi2EToPQJrvgbB3VgyVkk&t=1s

🔻"Hikmah in the Qur'an", Lec09
speaker, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Dec 7, 2025

Topic: Meaning of Hikmah (Wisdom) in the Story of Luqman (Q31:12–19)

Summary:
In the ninth lecture, we discussed the meaning of *hikmah* in verse Q31:12 of the surah Luqman as part of the pericope Q31:12-19, which is about the hikmah (wisdom) given by God to Luqman and who conveys this wisdom to his son.

Surah 31 Luqmān is believed to have been revealed during the Makkan period .The focus of this sūrah is upon worship, obedience, and gratitude. There is an extensive debate regarding the identity of Luqman, but most commentators maintain that he was simply a righteous man or a sage (ḥakīm) and probably a person with authority.

In the verse Q31:12 being thankful to God and knowing giving thanks to God is for the benefit of those who give thanks and God is in no need of their thanking is listed as an instance of hikmah given to Luqman. But what comes in the following verses also are considered as instances of Hikmah. TN this pericope and the pericope of Q17:22-39 we have instances and examples of wisdom explicitly listed which makes this two pericope among the most important one for understanding of the meaning of hikmah in the Qur'an.

Qur’an often discusses the theme of filial obligation together with that of monotheism. In this pericope doctrine of monotheism is stated by Luqman (verse 13), but the subject of filial obligation is addressed by God Himself (verses 14-15). This change of speakers from verse 13 to verses 14-15 tells us something about Luqman. Since he is counseling his own son, Luqman, out of modesty and humility, omits to instruct his son to honor his parents since Luqman himself would be the claimant and recipient of such honor. The omission is supplied by God Himself, and this explains the change of speakers. The joining of the Divine voice to Luqman’s is meant to honor Luqman. From verse 16 onward, Luqman again becomes the speaker, with verses 14-15, thus, constituting a kind of parenthetic addition but being integral to the theme of the passage.

The Qur’an’s purpose in narrating Luqman's advice to his son advice maybe is to show that the wise men of Arabia taught the same essential message that prophet Muhammad was teaching. In other words, human reason leads one to the same broad and general truths to which Divine revelation leads.

Thus the content of this pericope from the sūrah Luqmān presents a strong confirmation that ḥikmah refers to the Qur’an’s core theological claims of divine unicity and final accountability alongside natural moral beliefs deducible prior to revelation. In the larger Qur’anic perspective, then, Arabia’s wisdom tradition, represented by Luqman, complements Arabia’s revelatory tradition, represented by prophet Abraham at an earlier period and by prophet Muhammad at a later time.

#hikmah_quran

مجموعه درس‌گفتار «وضعیت نزاع های مذهبی در نیمه اول سده سوم قمری بر اساس کتاب العثمانیة تأليف جاحظ» (۴ جلسه)

حسن انصاری
موسسه مطالعات پیشرفته، پرینستون، نیوجرسی

فایل های تصویری و صوتی جلسات:

▪️ویدیوی درس‌گفتارها:
مجموعه یوتیوب را می توانید در اینجا پیدا نمایید


▪️عنوان و پیوند فایلهای صوتی جلسات:

جلسه اول:
جاحظ نويسنده کتاب العثمانية و آثار او؛ شيوه های تأليف کتاب در اواخر سده دوم و اوائل سده سوم؛ وضعيت شيعه در دوره امام رضا (ع) و عصر تدوين کتاب العثمانية؛ معتزله بغداد و نظريه افضليت امير المؤمنين به عنوان راه حلی در مقابل نظريه "نص" شيعه؛ ديدگاه اهل سنت در دوره های بعدی تحت تأثير تصوف و عرفان ابن عربی

جلسه دوم:
جاحظ و محيط فرهنگی او؛ تحليلی از وضعيت مذهبی در عصر تأليف کتاب جاحظ؛ چرا مأمون امام رضا (ع) را به ولايت عهدی خود انتخاب کرد؟ نظريه "نص" از سوی شيعه اماميه؛ نظريه "تربيع" از احمد بن حنبل؛ نظريه مصلحت و اجتهاد در امر انتخاب خليفه

جلسه سوم:
شرائط تاريخی و مذهبی دوران جاحظ برای تأليف کتاب العثمانية و همچنين اسباب و دلائلی که او اين کتاب را نوشت و نظر خودش درباره کتابش؛ ديدگاه دو مکتب فکری قدرتمند ديگر بغداد عصر او يعنی شيعيان و نيز معتزله درباره اين کتاب و واکنش های آنان به جاحظ و اين تأليفش

جلسه چهارم:
رديه های کهن بر کتاب عثمانيه؛ بحثی پیرامون ابن راوندی؛ شرائط تاريخی تأليف کتاب الانتصار از سوی ابو الحسين خياط؛ ارتباط انديشه نصّ با موضوع حجيت در دين و مسئله نسبت ميان دين و جامعه و عقل؛ ديدگاه های ابن راوندی و فارابی؛ ارتباط ميان نظريه مدينه فاضله فارابی با موضوع نصّ شيعی؛ "سنت" و "جماعت" در اصطلاح اهل سنت و چرا احمد بن حنبل ناچار شد قضيه "تربيع" را در برابر موج تازه روشنفکری شيعی مطرح کند؟ اهل سنت چگونه توانستند خود را از دوران عثمانی گری و الزامات آن خارج کنند؟

۱۸ نوامبر تا ۱۶ دسامبر، ۲۰۲۵

#العثمانیة_جاحظ

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_oWPXlcE1A&list=PLRagz8v-1fF4Oi2EToPQJrvgbB3VgyVkk&t=1s

🔻"Hikmah in the Qur'an", Lec10
speaker, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Dec 14, 2025

Topic: Meaning of Hikmah (Wisdom) in relation to the Golden Rule (Q2:269)

Summary:
In the tenth lecture, we discussed the meaning of *hikmah* in verse Q2:269 of Surah al-Baqarah: "He grants wisdom to whomever He wishes, and whoever is given wisdom is certainly given abundant good, and none takes admonition except those who possess intellect." (Q2:269)

To understand the meaning of hikmah in this verse, as in previous cases, we must examine its context within the surah. This verse effectively serves as the culminating verse of the pericope Q2:261-269, which lays down what may be called the ethic of giving. Its more immediate context is found in the two preceding verses, Q2:267-268, which state: "O you who have faith! Spend of the good things you have earned [through trade and the like] and of what We bring forth for you from the earth, and do not be of the mind to give the bad part of it, for you yourselves would not take it unless you overlook [its quality]. And know that Allah is all-sufficient, all-laudable. (Q2:267) Satan frightens you of poverty and prompts you to [commit] indecent acts. But Allah promises you His forgiveness and bounty, and Allah is all-bounteous, all-knowing. (Q2:268)."

The statement made in the first half of verse Q2:269—"He [God] gives wisdom to whomever He wishes; and whoever is given wisdom is given a great good"—when read independently, has a proverbial force. In the particular context of this passage, however, it carries a specific meaning: those who spend their wealth in the way of God with the goal of pleasing Him are the ones who possess (or are given) wisdom. "He gives wisdom to whomever He wishes" means that God, since His will is not divorced from His wisdom, confers wisdom on those who, through spending their wealth in His way, prove their worthiness to receive that wisdom. Not everyone is able to grasp this insight: only those possessed of deep understanding have the courage to forgo the material gain of this world for the reward of the afterlife.

Verse Q2:267 is an instance of the Golden Rule in ethics—that is, "to do unto others what you would have them do unto you" (or, phrased negatively, not to do to others what you would not want them to do to you). Q83:1-3 is another instance of the universal ethical principle of the Golden Rule (Principle of Reciprocity) regarding how to treat others, in the Qur'an. Similarly, verses Q17:29-30, which were discussed in Lecture 8, exemplify the Golden Mean (Principle of Moderation), which states that virtue lies in the middle ground between two extremes—neither excess nor deficiency. Thus, hikmah(wisdom) in the Qur'an includes acting according to the two universal ethical principles of reciprocity and moderation.

#hikmah_quran

2 Rajab (Dec. 23): Birth of Imam Ali al-Hadi (p), 212 A.H.
3 Rajab (Dec. 24): Martyrdom of Imam Ali al-Hadi (p), 254 A.H.

🌿 السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا اَبَا الْحَسَنِ يا عَلِىَّ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ اَيُّهَا الْهادِى النَّقِىُّ

@zekrMIT events will resume in 2026 on Friday, January 2, with a special program commemorating 13 Rajab and a lecture by Dr. Sadik Kassim.

Biweekly Friday Quran Study sessions will begin on January 9, followed by Biweekly Thursday Dua Kumayl & Lecture programs starting January 15, insha’Allah. There will also be Lecture Series on Sundays and Tuesdays; details will be announced once finalized.

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مجموعه درس‌گفتار «امامت و نظريه موسوم به "علمای ابرار"» (۲۰ جلسه)

حسن انصاری
موسسه مطالعات پیشرفته، پرینستون، نیوجرسی

فایل های تصویری و صوتی جلسات:

▪️ویدیوی درس‌گفتارها:
مجموعه یوتیوب را می توانید در اینجا پیدا نمایید


▪️عنوان و پیوند فایلهای صوتی جلسات:

جلسه اول:
ديدگاه های مرتبط با امامت در ميان اصحاب ائمه (ع)، بازخوانی کتاب مقالات الاسلاميين

جلسه دوم:
زمينه های شکلگيری تشيع امامی در سده دوم قمری، بحث "حجت"، علم و عصمت امام

جلسه سوم:
منابع علم امام، ارتباط موضوع عصمت امام با مسئله حجيت در امر دين و علم امام

جلسه چهارم :
نظرات معتزليان در سده دوم در زمينه علمای ابرار، معنا و بن مايه اصلی علم کلام چه بوده؟ چرا نبايد بحث غلو را با مبانی تئوريک در الهيات توحيدی خلط کرد؟

جلسه پنجم :
آيا مکتب اماميه دچار استحاله فکری در مهمترين و محوری ترين مبانی انديشگی خود، يعنی امامت از سده دوم قمری بدين سو شده؟ امامت و ختم نبوت

جلسه ششم :
اهميت علم امام در ميان فرق شيعه در سده دوم و منابع علم امام از ديدگاه شيعيان متقدم، امامت امام محمد بن علي الجواد (ع) و اختلاف نظر شيعه درباره علم امام در دوران کودکی

جلسه هفتم :
بحث و بررسی نظريه يونس بن عبد الرحمان و کسانی که منابع علم امام را شامل اجتهاد امام در شريعت هم می دانند

جلسه هشتم :
بررسی منابع علم امام از ديدگاه شيعيان متقدم بر اساس کتاب بصائر الدرجات و عقيده شيعيان در اواخر سده سوم قمری درباره انواع علم امام

جلسه نهم :
اختلافات شیعه امامیه در نیمه سده سوم در خراسان درباره علم امام و منابعش و جناح بندی ها و اختلافات بر سر عقاید فضل بن شاذان

جلسه دهم :
چگونه در سده دوم "علما" در برابر خلفاء وارثان اصلی پیامبر قلمداد شدند

جلسه یازدهم :
نظريات ابن قبه رازي متکلم برجسته امامیه در آخر سده سوم قمری درباره علم، نص و عصمت

جلسه دوازدهم :
آرای ابن قبه رازی به عنوان متکلم دوره غيبت صغرا در مقایسه با آرای محدثانی مانند صاحب بصائر الدرجات در خصوص علم امام

جلسه سیزدهم :
ديدگاه های کلامی ابن قبه رازي، متکلم اواخر سده سوم قمری درباره امامت، جايگاه علم امام، عصمت و نصّ

جلسه چهاردهم :
دنباله روايات کتاب بصائر الدرجات و چند متن معاصر ديگر از عالمان امامی بغداد و قم در پايان قرن سوم قمری درباره جايگاه امام و علمش، از جمله آرای ابو سهل نوبختی

جلسه پانزدهم :
منابع علم امام و دامنه و گستره آن از نقطه نظر اماميه در سده سوم قمری؛ جلسه پایانی بازخوانی کتاب بصائر

جلسه شانزدهم :
ديدگاه های اعتدالی و غلوگرا در دوره آل بويه بر اساس کتاب های شيخ صدوق و شيخ مفيد، بخش های متعدد و مرتبط در کتاب اوائل المقالات مفيد

جلسه هفدهم :
ادامه بررسی ديدگاه اعتدالی و غلوگرا در دوره آل بويه بر اساس کتاب های شيخ صدوق و شيخ مفيد، بخش های مرتبط در کتاب الاعتقادات شيخ صدوق، کتاب اوائل المقالات مفيد، تصحيح الاعتقادات او و همچنين الذخيره شريف مرتضی

جلسه هجدهم :
بحث سهو النبی؛ همچنین بررسی دو متن از کتاب های مقالات و مبانی فکری و الهياتی غلات

جلسه نوزدهم :
دنباله بحث معرفی انديشه های غلات و بررسی بخش هایی ار متن مقالات سعد اشعري

جلسه بیستم :
تحليلی کلی از مناسبات تشيع اعتدالی با غلو، نگاهی ديگر به موضوع علمای ابرار

(۱۸ ژانویه تا ۱۴ جون، ۲۰۲۲)

انجمن مسلمانان شیعه ام آی تی (مؤسسه فناوری ماساچوست)

#علمای_ابرار

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🔻Lectures 1-10

🔸Lec01:
Views related to the Imamate among the companions of the Imams (peace be upon them); a rereading of the book Maqālāt al-Islāmiyyīn.

🔸Lec02:
The background to the formation of Imami Shiʿism in the 2nd Islamic century; the discussion of “ḥujjah,” knowledge, and the infallibility of the Imam.

🔸Lec03:
Sources of the Imam’s knowledge; the relationship between the Imam’s infallibility and the issue of religious authority and the Imam’s knowledge.

🔸Lec04:
Muʿtazilite views in the 2nd century regarding the “righteous scholars”; what was the meaning and core substance of speculative theology (ʿilm al-kalām)? Why should the issue of ghulūw (extremism) not be confused with theoretical foundations in monotheistic theology?

🔸Lec05:
Has the Imami school undergone an intellectual transformation in its most important and central doctrinal foundation—namely, the Imamate—since the 2nd Islamic century? The Imamate and the finality of prophethood.

🔸Lec06:
The importance of the Imam’s knowledge among Shiʿi sects in the 2nd century and the sources of the Imam’s knowledge from the perspective of early Shiʿites; the Imamate of Imam Muhammad b. ʿAli al-Jawād (peace be upon him) and Shiʿi disagreements over the Imam’s knowledge during childhood.

🔸Lec07:
Discussion and examination of the theory of Yunus b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān and those who considered the Imam’s own legal reasoning (ijtihād) in the Sharia as among the sources of the Imam’s knowledge.

🔸Lec08:
An examination of the sources of the Imam’s knowledge from the perspective of early Shiʿites based on the book Baṣāʾir al-Darajāt, and Shiʿi beliefs at the end of the 3rd Islamic century regarding different types of the Imam’s knowledge.

🔸Lec09:
Disagreements within Imami Shiʿism in mid-3rd-century Khurasan regarding the Imam’s knowledge and its sources, factionalism, and disputes over the doctrines of Faḍl b. Shādhān.

🔸Lec10:
How, in the 2nd century, the “scholars” came to be regarded as the primary heirs of the Prophet in opposition to the caliphs.

#ulama_al_abrar

🔻Lectures 11-20

🔸Lec11:
The views of Ibn Qibah al-Rāzī, the prominent Imami theologian of the late 3rd Islamic century, on knowledge, designation (naṣṣ), and infallibility.

🔸Lec12:
The views of Ibn Qibah al-Rāzī as a theologian of the period of the Minor Occultation, compared with the views of hadith scholars such as the author of Baṣāʾir al-Darajāt regarding the Imam’s knowledge.

🔸Lec13:
The theological views of Ibn Qibah al-Rāzī, a late-3rd-century theologian, concerning the Imamate, the status of the Imam’s knowledge, infallibility, and designation (naṣṣ).

🔸Lec14:
Continuation of the narrations from Baṣāʾir al-Darajāt and several other contemporary texts by Imami scholars of Baghdad and Qom at the end of the 3rd Islamic century concerning the status of the Imam and his knowledge, including the views of Abū Sahl al-Nawbakhtī.

🔸Lec15:
The sources, scope, and extent of the Imam’s knowledge from the Imami perspective in the 3rd Islamic century; concluding session of the rereading of Baṣāʾir.

🔸Lec16:
Moderate and extremist views during the Buyid period based on the works of Shaykh Ṣadūq and Shaykh Mufīd; various relevant sections of Shaykh Mufīd’s Awāʾil al-Maqālāt.

🔸Lec17:
Continuation of the examination of moderate and extremist views during the Buyid period based on the works of Shaykh Ṣadūq and Shaykh Mufīd; relevant sections of al-Iʿtiqādāt by Shaykh Ṣadūq, Awāʾil al-Maqālāt and Taṣḥīḥ al-Iʿtiqādāt by Shaykh Mufīd, as well as al-Dhakhīrah by Sharif al-Murtaḍā.

🔸Lec18:
Discussion of the issue of the Prophet’s forgetfulness (sahw al-nabī); also an examination of two texts from works on the doctrines and intellectual and theological foundations of the ghulāt (extremists).

🔸Lec19:
Continuation of the discussion introducing the ideas of the ghulāt and examination of sections from the work Maqālāt by Saʿd al-Ashʿarī.

🔸Lec20:
A general analysis of the relationship between moderate Shiʿism and ghulūw; a renewed look at the topic of the “righteous scholars.”

#ulama_al_abrar

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🔻Lecture Series, 14 Sessions, in English
"Mary in the Qur'an"
speaker: Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
November 3, 2024 - February 25, 2025

#Mary_in_Quran

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24ldU4lyDKo&t=1s

🔻"Imam Jawad (p) and seventeen years of Guiding the Shi'a Community"
speaker: H. I. Hasan Doagoo
Jan 21, 2024

upcoming event, Jan 2, 2026

▫️Fri, Jan 2, 7:15-9:15 pm (in-person, EN)
Special Event, Program for 13 Rajab, Birth Anniversary of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (p), speaker: Sadik Kassim.

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10 Rajab (Dec. 31): Birth of Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (p), 195 A.H.

🌿 السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ الْبَرَّ التَّقِيَّ الْإِمَامَ الْوَفِيَّ