Two Lectures by PROF. SEYYED HOSSEIN NASR London Academy of Iranian Studies, The International Peace Studies Centre and The AhlulBayt Islamic Societies (Muslim Student Council) cordially invites you to “Islam and The Question of Peace” Date: Thursday, 8th March 2012 @ 6.30pm Venue : Imperial College, Huxley LT311, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ “Islam and The West: Yesterday, Today Tomorrow” Date:Friday, 9th March 2012 @ 6.00pm Venue : UCL, Cruciform LT1, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT
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Dr Seyyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Abstract Earth was bestowed upon mankind in a pure and pristine condition and sworn not to abuse and destroy this God given gift. Nonetheless, today we observe a savage abuse of its natural resources, total destruction of spaces of certain inhabitants in different […]
Dr. Seyed G Safavi London Academy of Iranian Studies, London, UK Abstract: This article discusses Mystical aspects of Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh the greatest Persian and world epical poem. The focus is placed on the parallels between power, wisdom and knowledge, the interaction between the illuminated spirit and intellect , the speech in praise of intellect, the […]
Islamic Perspective Journal Number 6, 2011 To download the electronic version of the journal click here The Journal of Islamic Perspective published by the London Academy of Iranian Studies (LAIS) is a peer reviewed Journal of the Center for Humanities and Sociological Studies, affiliated to the London Academy of Iranian Studies (LAIS). This Journal aims […]
Dr. Abdul Rahim Afaki University of Karachi, Pakistan Abstract This paper seeks to describe the contemporary state of the Qur’ānic hermeneutics focusing the alternate theories concerning the structure of the Qur’ānic text. It restricts to identifying only two such theories: the view that the Qur’ān is a thematically coherent structure wherein all the elements are […]