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 […]
Book: Tārīkh-i Istishrāq va Sayr-i Taḥavvol-i Muṭāliʿāt-i Qurʾānī dar Gharb Author: Dr. Shādī Nafīsī Reviewed by: Morteza Karimi Bibliographic Information: Shādī Nafīsī, Tārīkh-i Istishrāq va Sayr-i Taḥavvol-i Muṭāliʿāt-i Qurʾānī dar Gharb (History of Orientalism and Review of the Evolution of Qurʾānic Studies in the West), 1st ed., 1 vol., Qom: Research Institute of Ḥawzah 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 […]
The second ceremony for selecting the “Seminary Researcher of the Year” (Seminary of Khorasan), together with the Seminary’s “Researchers’ Assembly,” will be held on Wednesday, January 1, 2026, organized by the Scientific Deputy of the Seminary of Khorasan at the Suleimanieh Seminary School in Mashhad. The 20th Call for Research Works of the Seminary […]
The 5th International Conference on New Achievements in Religious Sciences and Human Studies in Iran and the World will be held in Tehran on March 1, 2026. The event is organized by the International Center for Conferences and Seminars on Sustainable Development of Islamic World Sciences. This prestigious academic gathering provides a platform for scholars, […]
The 321st issue of Maʿrifat has been released in Persian for Summer 2025 by the Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute, under the editorship of Abolfazl Sajedi. Since 1992, Maʿrifat has consistently served as a platform for presenting the scholarly achievements of professors, researchers, and students in seminaries and universities, playing a vital role in […]
The sixth volume of Kitāb-i Naẓariyyih (The Book of Theory), comprising 170 pages, has been published in Persian by the Sadra Research Center for Humanities and Islamic Studies. The Book of Theory serves as a high-level scholarly platform, supervised by a high council of scientific review. Through rigorous multi-stage evaluations based on clearly defined scholarly […]
Abstract The First International Conference of Directors of Islamic Studies Centers was held at the University of Qom, bringing together over more than 200 scholars, university professors, researchers, and academic directors from 17 Islamic and non-Islamic countries. The conference aimed to foster academic convergence among Islamic studies centers worldwide, facilitate the exchange of research achievements, […]
