Qur'anic Exegesis
The Qur'anic Foundations of Good Governance: The Rights of Opponents from the Perspective of the Qur'an
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ. وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ، وَلَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ. Esteemed professors and scholars, the subject I intend to share with you is "The Qur'anic Foundations of Good Governance, with an Emphasis on the Rights of Opponents from the Perspective of the Qur'an". I have, of course, abridged the discussion somewhat, and the main focus of my remarks will be the weighty question of "the rights of opponents" in good governance; for today, in the world's political literature, one of the principal indicators of good governance is the degree to which the ruling authority is committed to respecting the rights of its opponents.
The Verse of Purification and the Position of Lady Fatima (SA) among the Ahl al-Bayt of the Prophet (PBUH)
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِینَ وَ صَلَّی‌اللهُ عَلَی نَبِیِّنَا وَ طَبِیبِ نُفُوسِنَا وَ حَبِیبِ إِلَهِ الْعَالَمِینَ أَبِی‌الْقَاسِمِ الْمُصْطَفَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ الطَّیِّبِینَ الطَّاهِرِینَ الْمُقَرَّبِینَ. It is a privilege to be in the presence of you, honoured masters and esteemed professors, for a few brief minutes. It is hoped that what is said in this luminous gathering, convened on the occasion of the blessed and auspicious birth anniversary of the Greatest Truthful One, Lady Fatima al-Zahra (SA), will meet with the pleasure of God Almighty and, God willing, be of benefit to the dear audience. The focus of my talk is the noble verses that were recited; but by way of introduction, I shall present an exegetical point.
The Perfect Human in the Qur'an: The Degrees of Human Ascent and Descent and the Station of Divine Vicegerency
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم «اَلحَمدُ للهِ رَبِّ العالَمینَ وَ الصَّلاةُ وَ السَّلامُ عَلی سَیِّدِنا وَ نَبِیِّنا اَبِی‌القاسِمِ المُصطَفی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلی آلِهِ الطَّیِّبینَ الطّاهِرینَ الهُداةِ المَهدِیّینَ المُکَرَّمینَ، سِیَّما بَقِیَّةِ اللهِ فِی الأَرَضینَ، الحُجَّةِ بنِ الحَسَنِ العَسکَری، روحی وَ اَرواحُ العالَمینَ لِتُرابِ مَقدَمِهِ الفِداء، وَ لَعنَةُ اللهِ عَلی اَعدائِهِم اَجمَعینَ مِنَ الآنَ اِلی قِیامِ یَومِ الدّین»
Social Sunnahs in the Ashura Movement: A Sociological Reading of Imam Husayn's (AS) Uprising
Introduction: The Ashura Movement and Social Rules. بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمدلله رب العالمین, and blessings and peace be upon our master and our prophet, al-Qasim al-Mustafa Muhammad, and his pure and guiding Household.