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...

muhammad ibn muhammad ibn numan, known as "shaykh mufid," one of the great imamiye theologians and jurists in the fourth and early fifth century , had comprehensive mastery of both rational and traditional topics and exerted his influence upon both his contemporary and future scholors. he is considered to be one of the top imamiye scholars who spent his lifetime teaching, learning and authorin...

this study intends to investigate samuel beckett’s waiting for godot and endgame under the lacanian psychoanalysis. it begins by explaining the most important concepts of lacanian psychoanalysis. the beckettian characters are studied regarding their state of unconscious, and not the state of consciousness as is common in most beckett studies. according to lacan, language plays the sole role in ...

an investigation into oral interaction in language classes: a conversation analytic point of view the aim of this thesis is to analyze the interaction between language teachers and students in english language institutes. this work is done in the context of yasuj city. learning another language, which is in most cases english, involves many variables. one of these variables is the linguistic...

Iqa’, one of the components of Islamic auditory arts, is a part of the writings of Muslim scholars. This study, with a cross-disciplinary approach, seeks to identify the thinking system of Iranian Muslim scholars from the seventh century AH to the contemporary period in looking at iqa’; it is based on a qualitative methodology with an interpretive paradigm and qualitative content analysis. The...

the images of muslims in media, literature and politics have been mostly black and white portrayals of a people alien to modernity, civilization, rationality and pluralism. since the end of the cold war and the onset of deadly terrorist attacks in different areas of the world, especially in the united states, these representations show a palpable difference: muslims are represented not only as ...

One of the most important debates in Islamic ethics is the place of humanethics and its priority or posteriority in relation to the jurisprudence which deals with acts of worship. Given the diverse approaches towards Islam, there are different ideas on thisproblem. Some Muslims overlook human principles in the name of religion in their approach to Islam. Some others try to interpret Islam in su...

murder of wife during adultery: if a man sees his wifes adultery with another man, he can kill both of them. and he is not guilty in this murder. this sentence is the opinion of imami jurists and numerous comments on this issue are the main reasons for the sentence. that is the opinion of the sunni jurists too. murder of wife and the stranger man are permitted. but in contrast to these views, ...

one of the most important debates in islamic ethics is the place of humanethics and its priority or posteriority in relation to the jurisprudence which deals with acts of worship. given the diverse approaches towards islam, there are different ideas on thisproblem. some muslims overlook human principles in the name of religion in their approach to islam. some others try to interpret islam in su...