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Fri 23 Feb
20:00 - 22:00 |
Wafaat - Mahfil Ali |
Wifaat of Imam Hassan (AS). Salaat followed by lecture by Dr Amjad Shah.
Speaker Profile:
Dr Amjad Shah obtained his doctorate at The University of Edinburgh, his thesis deals with ?THE CONCEPT OF IJMA IN IMAMI SHI?I USUL AL-FIQH?. He is currently working on an annotated translation of the celebrated ?NAHJ al? BALAGHA? and an Introduction to the life of Imam Ali (AS) entitled ?FAITH AND CERTAINTY?. His academic pursuits include Shi?i studies and Arabic literature. |
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Fri 02 Mar
20:00 - 21:30 |
Friday Programme - Mahfil Ali |
Salaat followed by a new series of monthly lectures with Shaykh Shomali on topic tbc.
Speaker Profile:
Dr. Mohammad Ali Shomali is a graduate of the Islamic seminary of Qum and has a B.A. and an M.A. in western philosophy from the University of Tehran. He earned his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Manchester. His publications include Self-Knowledge (1996 & 2006), Ethical Relativism (2001), Discovering Shi'a Islam (Fifth Edition, 2006, also printed in 12 languages), Shi'i Islam: Origins, Faith & Practices (2003) and Principles of Jurisprudence (2006). He is also a coeditor of Catholics and Shi'a in Dialogue: Studies in Theology and Spirituality (2004) & Catholic -shi'a Engagemnet: Reason & Faith in Theory & Practice (2006). |
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Fri 09-11thMar
20:00 - 22:00 |
Arba'een - Mahfil Ali |
| Salaat followed by Zaiynabiah programme with Sayed Mohammed Ghari Fatemi. | |
