RISE Islamic Studies | Review of Islamic Studies and Endeavors
RISE Islamic Studies | Review of Islamic Studies and Endeavors
Abstract The Encyclopedia of the Qurʾān (Leiden) represents one of the most recent contributions to the Western tradition of Islamic Studies. As such, it exhibits many of the typical features that have long characterized this field. Despite the diversity of contributors, the encyclopedia is shaped by overarching methodological frameworks that inform the content and […]
Introduction: A Step Toward a New Paradigm The Qom Seminary is one of the two major centers of Shīʿī scholarship. Although its roots go back to the early centuries of Islam, the seminary was re-established and revitalized in 1922 by Ayatollah ʿAbd al-Karīm Ḥāʾirī Yazdī. Throughout the 14th century SH, with the leadership of Ayatollah […]
On 13 August 2025, the first joint academic gathering of professors from Iranian and Iraqi universities was held at the Holy Shrine of Imām Ḥusayn (a) in Karbala, on “Arbaʿīn and the Empowerment of Muslim Scholarship.” The event aimed to strengthen academic cooperation, promote the synergistic development of scholarly capacities, and build a united intellectual […]
