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IN THIS ISSUE English: Message of Thaqalayn, Editorial, Volume 10, Number 2, Summer 2009/1430 The Prophet's Spiritual State at the Time of His Mission Different Methodological Approaches to Spirituality An Outline of Governance from a Qur'anic Perspective Ijtihād: Taswib or Takhti'ah Intellectual, Political and Social Status of the Shi'ites on the Verge of Occultation Reason, Faith and Authority: A Shi'ite Perspective Support Al-Islam.org The Al-Islam.org site and the DILP are entirely supported by individual donors. If you are a regular user of the site, please donate generously by followingthis link. Facebook Join the Official Al-Islam.org Facebook Page. We 'll be updating this page with the latest resources that are added to the site, and give sneak previews of new features that are being developed. Al-Islam 2.0 Preview Mockups of the Next Generation Al-Islam.org. Share with us your f eedback. Forward to a friend Know someone who might be interested in the email? Why not forward this email to a friend. IN HIS NAME, THE MOST HIGH Assalamu alaykum, the Ahlul Bayt DILP team is pleased to announce the addition of the following resources to the Al-Islam.org collection. English: Message of Thaqalayn, Editorial, Volume 10, Number 2, Summer 2009/1430 by Mohammad Ali Shomali This article is the editorial of the Message of Thaqalayn journal, Volume 10, Issue number 2, released in summer of 2009. It discusses the contents of the proceding articles in this journal which have been listed below.  Read Text » The Prophet's Spiritual State at the Time of His Mission by S. Ahmad Rahnamaei In this paper the author studies some major aspects of the life of the Prophet Muhammad at the beginning of his mission, especially the way he received revelation from God. The author discusses in detail this part of the Prophet's life from both Shi'a and Sunni sources (which are well referenced).  Read Text » Different Methodological Approaches to Spirituality by Mohammad Ali Shomali In this paper, the author discusses, in brief, the methodologies used by scholars in studying spirituality. He classifies it into three approaches, i.e., the philosophical approach, the mystical approach and the scriptural approach and discusses the importance of all three of them.  Read Text » An Outline of Governance from a Qur'anic Perspective by Karim Aghili In this paper, the author presents a brief summary and paraphrase of some of the salient points regarding governance from a Qur'anic point of view, based on Law and Politics in the Qur'an by Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi. This paper is an attempt to clarify that Islam aims at establishing an ideal society by having a just government.  Read Text » Ijtihād: Taswib or Takhti'ah by Muhammad Namazi In this article, the author talks in brief about the concept, definition, and types of ijtihâd and examines the criteria and justification of takhti'ah (admission of the possibility of error in the judgments of the jurist) and taswib (maintenance of the jurist's infallibility and denial of any possibility of error) according to both Shi'a and Sunni scholars.  Read Text » Intellectual, Political and Social Status of the Shi'ites on the Verge of Occultation by Mas'ud Pur Sayyid Aqaei In this paper, the author studies a very important part of the history of Islam, that is, the period of the lives of Imam Hadi (AS) and Imam Askari (AS), and the efforts these two Imams made to develop a network of agents (wukalā) to prepare the Shi'a community for the era of the occultation of Imam Mahdi (AS).  Read T ext » Reason, Faith and Authority: A Shi'ite Perspective by Mohammad Ali Shomali In this paper, the author discusses the importance of reason in Islam, its relevance and connection to true faith and also explains what authority is in Islam and to whom it belongs. He does so in the light of the Quran and traditions.  Read Text » If you no longer wish to receive our Newsletters click here to unsubscribe. Copyright Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project 2000 - 2011