The Reviver of Women’s Identity (Part 3): Women’s Enduring Impact on Islamic Civilization
This final installment explores the profound and enduring impact of women…
The Reviver of Women’s Identity (Part 2): How the Prophet Restored Women’s Rights
This article explores the profound transformation in the status of women…
The Reviver of Women’s Identity (Part 1): The Dark Age of Pre-Islamic Arabia
This article examines the social status of women in pre-Islamic Arab…
How Did Imam al-Askari (a.s.) Preserve the Light of the Imamate Under Abbasid Confinement?
From the perspective of Shiʿi historiography, following the martyrdom of Imam…
Ashura: From Historical Narrative to the Contemporary World
This essay explores the foundational philosophy of Imam Husayn’s uprising by…
A Tribute to Late Dr. Rikhtegaran
Professor of Existentialism and Eastern Traditions in the University of Tehran…
Islamic Jurisprudence vs. Machiavellianism? Tazāḥum and Political Necessity
This essay contrasts the Islamic jurisprudential principle of prioritizing the more…
Jurisprudence Without Progress Is Not Jurisprudence
This article explores the profound and inseparable relationship between Islamic jurisprudence…
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RISE (Review of Islamic Studies and Endeavors) is a peer-reviewed academic journal publishing research in Islamic philosophy, Qur’anic studies, and contemporary Islamic thought. We feature original articles, book reviews, and scholarly reports for an international academic audience.
Qom Seminary Centennial: Interview with Dr. Moqimi Haji on 100 Years of the Hawza
Featured Publication RISE: Second Pilot Issue 📄 View PDF Issue 🔗 Issue Overview Page On the occasion of the Qom Seminary Centennial, RISE sat down with Hujjat al-Islam Moqimi…
An Analysis of the Book Sadr’s Exegetical Thought: An Introduction to the Methodology of Thematic Exegesis
The Persian book Sadr’s Exegetical Thought (published in Winter 2026 by the Shahid Sadr Research Institute, 310 pages) is an analytical and interdisciplinary work that elucidates the final methodological legacy of Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, namely, “Thematic Exegesis” (Al-Tafsir…
