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…

Mohammad Hosein Rajabi Davani

Ashura: From Historical Narrative to the Contemporary World

This essay explores the foundational philosophy of Imam Husayn’s uprising by…

Mohammad Hosein Rajabi Davani

A Tribute to Late Dr. Rikhtegaran

Professor of Existentialism and Eastern Traditions in the University of Tehran…

Hossein Latifi

Islamic Jurisprudence vs. Machiavellianism? Tazāḥum and Political Necessity

This essay contrasts the Islamic jurisprudential principle of prioritizing the more…

Abolfazl Zarei

Jurisprudence Without Progress Is Not Jurisprudence

This article explores the profound and inseparable relationship between Islamic jurisprudence…

Abolqasem Alidoost

Subjective and Transcendental Reason: The Kantian Shift from Metaphysics to Epistemology

An analysis of the Kantian epistemological shift from objective “illuminating” reason…

Hamid Parsania

The Establishment of Government Is Self-Evident in the Sharia

This text explores the comprehensive and eternal nature of Islamic guidance,…

Mahdi Shabzendedar

The Requisites of Research in the Field of the Jurisprudence of Art

This text outlines the foundational and methodological prerequisites for researching the…

Abolqasem Alidoost

About RISE

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…

New Book Release: “Designing and Explaining the Agile Mission-Driven Management Model”; An Indigenous Approach to Public Administration in Iran

The Research Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought (IICT) Press has recently published its comprehensive Persian-language research work entitled "Designing and Explaining the Agile Mission-Driven Management Model." This study critically examines and formulates an indigenous Iranian-Islamic framework within the field…