After briefly introducing the Encyclopedia of the Qurʾān (EQ) and mentioning its merits, this article addresses the structural and methodological problems of this encyclopedia. Subsequently, the most important problems ...

The viewpoint of individuals about the essence of being and about man's and God's relationship with the whole of being affects their way of spirituality. The spirituality of one who thinks that being (nature, the supernatural ...

The functionalist approach to religion is among the approaches employed in the study and propagation of religion. The use of this approach can also be noted in religious sources. The important point, however, is what rules ...

With the commencement of the occultation of the Twelfth Imam (a), a period of perplexity (ḥayrah) begins in the Shīʿī community: on the one hand, the Shīʿī community is faced with questions from within, and, on the other ...

The relationship between reason, tradition, and revelation has always been a controversial issue in Islamic and non-Islamic thought. The stand one adopts concerning how they are related to each other and what epistemological ...