The history and appearance of Shiism have been studied by Muslim theologians and historians and orientals. During recent years some other views have been presented in written and multimedia sources with nonscientific motivations. Shiite scholars with regard to the link of the problem to their identity have studied the views critically. This paper, using typological techniques and having classif...

The well-known hadith of the two weighty sources related from the Prophet, peace be upon him and his household, has been always the focus of the attention of the Muslims and the interpretation of the Shiite and Sunni scholars and theologians and has been narrated in different forms. In this research on the basis of the chain of narration of the traditions some expressions of this hadith, which ...

Any crisis in the Middle East both affects the countries of the region and forces the international system to react. In recent years, ISIS Islamic fundamentalism and their actions have affected the Middle East and the entire international system. Particularly, the Islamic Republic of Iran, due to its Shiite and non-Arab identity, is directly exposed to ISIS threats. The purpose of this study is...