Special Topic Lecture Series
🔻Lecture 4 (last): Was Yazid ibn Muawiyah Part of the First Campaign Against the Byzantine (Roman) Empire — and Why Does It Matter?
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday September 7th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
7:15-7:20 Login to zoom
7:20-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Title: "Sunni Views on Imam Hussain (a.s.) Movement", Lec4 (last)
8:45-9:00 Q&A
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Zoom Participation (virtual):
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#Imam_Hussain_Movement_Sunni_Views
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🔻Lecture 4 (last): Was Yazid ibn Muawiyah Part of the First Campaign Against the Byzantine (Roman) Empire — and Why Does It Matter?
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Sunday September 7th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
7:15-7:20 Login to zoom
7:20-8:45 Lecture, in English, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Title: "Sunni Views on Imam Hussain (a.s.) Movement", Lec4 (last)
8:45-9:00 Q&A
- About Speaker (Bio)
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
#Imam_Hussain_Movement_Sunni_Views
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Quran Study, Maryam [19:73-80]
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Friday September 5th, 2025
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-376, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:30-7:50 Prayer
7:50-8:00 Ziyarat Ale-Yasin
8:00-8:50 Exegesis (Tafsir), in English, Dr. Ammar Pabaney
Topic: "Chapter 19, Maryam, Verses 73-80"
8:50-9:00 Q&A
9:00-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
- About Speaker (Bio)
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🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Friday September 5th, 2025
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-376, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:30-7:50 Prayer
7:50-8:00 Ziyarat Ale-Yasin
8:00-8:50 Exegesis (Tafsir), in English, Dr. Ammar Pabaney
Topic: "Chapter 19, Maryam, Verses 73-80"
8:50-9:00 Q&A
9:00-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
- About Speaker (Bio)
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@zekrMIT
upcoming events, Sep 7-11, 2025
▫️Sun, Sep 7, 7:15-9:00 pm (virtual, EN)
Special Topics, 4, "Sunni Views on Imam Hussain (a.s.) Movement", Farhad Ghoddoussi, Wayne State University, Michigan.
▫️Tue, Sep 9, 8:30-10:15 pm (virtual, FA w/ Subs)
Lecture Series, 01, "Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Hassan Ansari, IAS, Princeton.
▫️Thu, Sep 11, 6:45-9:30 pm (in-person, EN)
Dua Kumayl & Lecture, Dedicated to the Birth Anniversaries of Prophet Muhammad (p) and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (p).
- All times US Eastern Time
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▫️Sun, Sep 7, 7:15-9:00 pm (virtual, EN)
Special Topics, 4, "Sunni Views on Imam Hussain (a.s.) Movement", Farhad Ghoddoussi, Wayne State University, Michigan.
▫️Tue, Sep 9, 8:30-10:15 pm (virtual, FA w/ Subs)
Lecture Series, 01, "Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Hassan Ansari, IAS, Princeton.
▫️Thu, Sep 11, 6:45-9:30 pm (in-person, EN)
Dua Kumayl & Lecture, Dedicated to the Birth Anniversaries of Prophet Muhammad (p) and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (p).
- All times US Eastern Time
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Lecture Series, Lec01
🔻Topic: Introduction
🌐 Virtual, FA Lecture | Subtitled on YouTube
Date
Tuesday September 9th, 2025
8:30 pm to 10:15 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
8:30-8:35 Login to zoom
8:35-10:00 Lecture, in FA (w/ subs), Dr. Hassan Ansari
Title: "Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Lec01
10:00-10:15 Q&A
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
🟥 Lecture is recorded in YouTube and can be watched later on our channel with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate.
https://www.youtube.com/@AhlulbaytIslamicSociety
Abstract:
An Analysis of the "Sharh Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal".
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
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🔻Topic: Introduction
🌐 Virtual, FA Lecture | Subtitled on YouTube
Date
Tuesday September 9th, 2025
8:30 pm to 10:15 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
8:30-8:35 Login to zoom
8:35-10:00 Lecture, in FA (w/ subs), Dr. Hassan Ansari
Title: "Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Lec01
10:00-10:15 Q&A
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
https://www.youtube.com/@AhlulbaytIslamicSociety
Abstract:
An Analysis of the "Sharh Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal".
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
- About Speaker (Bio)
#islamic_theology_structure_argumentation
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درس گفتارهای تاریخ اندیشه و تمدن اسلامی
🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
موضوع: مقدمه
جلسه اول، سه شنبه ۹ سپتامبر، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
چکیده:
بررسی "شرح جمل العلم والعمل".
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
@azbarresihayetarikhi
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@zekrMIT
🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
موضوع: مقدمه
جلسه اول، سه شنبه ۹ سپتامبر، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
چکیده:
بررسی "شرح جمل العلم والعمل".
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
Dua Kumayl & Lecture
🌿Dedicated to the Birth Anniversaries of Prophet Muhammad al-Mustafa (p) and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (p)
Speaker: Dr. Sadik Kassim
Lecture: "Celebrating the Prophet…and the Messenger Within"
Date
Thursday September 11th, 2025
6:45 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
6:45-6:50 Quran Recitation
6:50-7:15 Dua Kumayl
7:18-7:45 Prayer
7:45-8:45 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:45-9:00 Ziyarat Amin Allah
9:00-9:30 Dinner
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
🌿Dedicated to the Birth Anniversaries of Prophet Muhammad al-Mustafa (p) and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (p)
Speaker: Dr. Sadik Kassim
Lecture: "Celebrating the Prophet…and the Messenger Within"
Date
Thursday September 11th, 2025
6:45 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
6:45-6:50 Quran Recitation
6:50-7:15 Dua Kumayl
7:18-7:45 Prayer
7:45-8:45 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:45-9:00 Ziyarat Amin Allah
9:00-9:30 Dinner
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
Special Topic Lecture
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Friday September 12th, 2025
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
5:30-5:35 Login to zoom
5:35-6:45 Lecture, in English, H. I. Hasan Doagoo
Title: “Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and the Jaʿfarī Thought”
6:45-7:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
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🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
Date
Friday September 12th, 2025
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
5:30-5:35 Login to zoom
5:35-6:45 Lecture, in English, H. I. Hasan Doagoo
Title: “Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and the Jaʿfarī Thought”
6:45-7:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
- About Speaker (Bio)
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@zekrMIT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Gb_hAN8k4&list=PLRagz8v-1fF74N9aiC4SHiQUiU1vaF1-U&t=2s
🔻"Sunni Views on Imam Hussain (a.s.) Movement"
Lec4: Was Yazid ibn Muawiyah Part of the First Campaign Against the Byzantine (Roman) Empire — and Why Does It Matter?
speaker: Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Sep 7, 2025
summary:
In this fourth lecture, we focused on the issue of the Yazid ibn Muawiyah's participation in the first campaign against the Byzantine empire and it's importance.
Usually, the first Arab/Muslim attempt to conquer Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine empire, is assumed to have occurred during Muawiyah's caliphate, but there is disagreement about the year and even the number of attempts. It has been dated to 44, 48, 54, and 59 AH. It has become famous that Yazid ibn Muawiyah was present in this first campaign.
According to a hadith in Sahih Bukhari (Hadith 2924, Book 56 Al-Jihad wa al-Siyar, Hadith 137), the Prophet promises that the first group to undertake a naval campaign will have Paradise made obligatory for them, and the first group to undertake a land campaign against the city of Caesar (Constantinople?!) will have their sins forgiven.
Some Sunni scholars, for absolving Yazid ibn Muawiyah of the grave sins which he committed during his caliphate, with the motivation of producing legitimacy for the Umayyad rule have tried to place Yazid in the second group above, with the conclusion that his sins were forgiven even before he committing them. However, a recent paper by Nathaniel Miller (Al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā 31 (2023): 45-76) argues satisfactorily that the first attempt toward conquering Byzantium and its capital Constantinople took place in 33/34 AH (654 CE) during Uthman's caliphate when Muawiya was the governor of Syria(Levant, شام).
This major military campaign, which was conducted both by land and sea, ended in defeat in both fronts. There is not much trace regarding this major defeated campaign in Islamic historical sources except a one line in History of Khalifa ibn al-Khayyat and a reference to a counter offensive by Byzantines a year after this campaign, that in which Byzantines were defeated, in al-Tabari history. However, the Armenian history attributed to Sebeos, the Christian bishop and historian of the 7th century AD. discusses this battle in some detail. A third important source is the surviving Arabic poetry by Abu al-Ayal al-Hudhali from the first half of the 4th decade AH. Abu al-Ayal was among the Muslim soldiers present in Egypt during the caliphates of Umar and Uthman and participated in this campaign.
Abu al-'Ayal in an open letter in verse addressed to Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan, Amr ibn al-'As, and Abdullah ibn Saad ibn Abi Sarh (governor of Egypt after Amr ibn al-'As) relates, the Muslim soldiers present in Egypt blamed Muawiyah and Ibn Abi Sarah for the defeat. This defeat was among the important factors of Egyptians dissatisfaction with Uthman. The Muslim soldiers present in Egypt played a prominent role in the siege of Uthman's house in Medina, which ultimately led to his assassination. This defeat was the first major setback of Muslims during the twenty-year period of conquests up to that time, and this defeat probably became the main factor in the survival of the Byzantine Empire, unlike the Sassanid Empire. This defeat, due to its important theological and historical consequences, was treated mostly with silence in the Islamic historical sources.
Independent of the reliability and authenticity of the hadith under discussion, this work by Nathaniel Miller shows that the first military campaign against Constantinople occurred during Uthman's time and Yazid did not and due to his young age could not have participated in it and therefore could not be considered among the second group mentioned in the hadith.
#Imam_Hussain_Movement_Sunni_Views
🔻"Sunni Views on Imam Hussain (a.s.) Movement"
Lec4: Was Yazid ibn Muawiyah Part of the First Campaign Against the Byzantine (Roman) Empire — and Why Does It Matter?
speaker: Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Sep 7, 2025
summary:
In this fourth lecture, we focused on the issue of the Yazid ibn Muawiyah's participation in the first campaign against the Byzantine empire and it's importance.
Usually, the first Arab/Muslim attempt to conquer Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine empire, is assumed to have occurred during Muawiyah's caliphate, but there is disagreement about the year and even the number of attempts. It has been dated to 44, 48, 54, and 59 AH. It has become famous that Yazid ibn Muawiyah was present in this first campaign.
According to a hadith in Sahih Bukhari (Hadith 2924, Book 56 Al-Jihad wa al-Siyar, Hadith 137), the Prophet promises that the first group to undertake a naval campaign will have Paradise made obligatory for them, and the first group to undertake a land campaign against the city of Caesar (Constantinople?!) will have their sins forgiven.
Some Sunni scholars, for absolving Yazid ibn Muawiyah of the grave sins which he committed during his caliphate, with the motivation of producing legitimacy for the Umayyad rule have tried to place Yazid in the second group above, with the conclusion that his sins were forgiven even before he committing them. However, a recent paper by Nathaniel Miller (Al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā 31 (2023): 45-76) argues satisfactorily that the first attempt toward conquering Byzantium and its capital Constantinople took place in 33/34 AH (654 CE) during Uthman's caliphate when Muawiya was the governor of Syria(Levant, شام).
This major military campaign, which was conducted both by land and sea, ended in defeat in both fronts. There is not much trace regarding this major defeated campaign in Islamic historical sources except a one line in History of Khalifa ibn al-Khayyat and a reference to a counter offensive by Byzantines a year after this campaign, that in which Byzantines were defeated, in al-Tabari history. However, the Armenian history attributed to Sebeos, the Christian bishop and historian of the 7th century AD. discusses this battle in some detail. A third important source is the surviving Arabic poetry by Abu al-Ayal al-Hudhali from the first half of the 4th decade AH. Abu al-Ayal was among the Muslim soldiers present in Egypt during the caliphates of Umar and Uthman and participated in this campaign.
Abu al-'Ayal in an open letter in verse addressed to Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan, Amr ibn al-'As, and Abdullah ibn Saad ibn Abi Sarh (governor of Egypt after Amr ibn al-'As) relates, the Muslim soldiers present in Egypt blamed Muawiyah and Ibn Abi Sarah for the defeat. This defeat was among the important factors of Egyptians dissatisfaction with Uthman. The Muslim soldiers present in Egypt played a prominent role in the siege of Uthman's house in Medina, which ultimately led to his assassination. This defeat was the first major setback of Muslims during the twenty-year period of conquests up to that time, and this defeat probably became the main factor in the survival of the Byzantine Empire, unlike the Sassanid Empire. This defeat, due to its important theological and historical consequences, was treated mostly with silence in the Islamic historical sources.
Independent of the reliability and authenticity of the hadith under discussion, this work by Nathaniel Miller shows that the first military campaign against Constantinople occurred during Uthman's time and Yazid did not and due to his young age could not have participated in it and therefore could not be considered among the second group mentioned in the hadith.
#Imam_Hussain_Movement_Sunni_Views
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[4] Sunni Views on Imam Hussain Movement, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
"Lec4: Was Yazid ibn Muawiyah Part of the First Campaign Against the Byzantine (Roman) Empire — and Why Does It Matter?"
summary:
In this fourth lecture, we focused on the issue of the Yazid ibn Muawiyah's participation in the first campaign against the…
summary:
In this fourth lecture, we focused on the issue of the Yazid ibn Muawiyah's participation in the first campaign against the…
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🔻Lecture Series
"Imam Sadiq and Shia School of Thought", 3 Sessions
speaker: Dr. Hassan Ansari
Oct 24 - 26, 2021
Session 1:
In the first lecture, we discussed the religious, sectarian, and intellectual conditions of the first two centuries of Islam, especially during the time of Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him), and presented a summary of the history of thought during this period.
Session 2:
In the second lecture, a summary was presented about the history of theological thought during the time of Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) and the contribution of the Imam and his students to the theology of that era.
Session 3:
In the third lecture, we explored the legal schools of thought during the time of Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him), the development of Islamic jurisprudence, and the emergence of the class of jurists in that period. We also discussed the main characteristics of Imam Sadiq’s legal school and the issue of authority (ḥujjiyyah).
🔻Lecture Series
"Imam Sadiq and Shia School of Thought", 3 Sessions
speaker: Dr. Hassan Ansari
Oct 24 - 26, 2021
Session 1:
In the first lecture, we discussed the religious, sectarian, and intellectual conditions of the first two centuries of Islam, especially during the time of Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him), and presented a summary of the history of thought during this period.
Session 2:
In the second lecture, a summary was presented about the history of theological thought during the time of Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) and the contribution of the Imam and his students to the theology of that era.
Session 3:
In the third lecture, we explored the legal schools of thought during the time of Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him), the development of Islamic jurisprudence, and the emergence of the class of jurists in that period. We also discussed the main characteristics of Imam Sadiq’s legal school and the issue of authority (ḥujjiyyah).
https://youtu.be/Hl51Fk_4xcY?list=PLRagz8v-1fF4nkf59fYO3vVVAHwqOGbpm&t=0
🔻"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Lec01
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Sep 9, 2025
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate on our channel.
Summary:
In this session, which was the first in this series of lectures, we presented a brief historical overview of the developments in Islamic theology (‘Ilm al-Kalām). For anyone interested in becoming familiar with the history of Islamic theology, its background, and its relationship with Greek philosophy in just one session, listening to this lecture would be beneficial. In this session, we also discussed the contribution of theology to the civilizational aspects of Islam. Furthermore, we talked about the meaning of general (‘jumalī’) beliefs, what the minimal definition of being a Muslim is, and why Islam does not have a church-style theological system.
#islamic_theology_structure_argumentation
🔻"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Lec01
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Sep 9, 2025
Summary:
In this session, which was the first in this series of lectures, we presented a brief historical overview of the developments in Islamic theology (‘Ilm al-Kalām). For anyone interested in becoming familiar with the history of Islamic theology, its background, and its relationship with Greek philosophy in just one session, listening to this lecture would be beneficial. In this session, we also discussed the contribution of theology to the civilizational aspects of Islam. Furthermore, we talked about the meaning of general (‘jumalī’) beliefs, what the minimal definition of being a Muslim is, and why Islam does not have a church-style theological system.
#islamic_theology_structure_argumentation
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[01] Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Topic: Introduction
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate.
An Analysis of the “Sharh Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
Summary:
In this session…
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate.
An Analysis of the “Sharh Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
Summary:
In this session…
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آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی، دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسه اول: در اين جلسه که نخستين جلسه از اين سلسله درسگفتارها بود تاريخی اجمالی از تحولات علم کلام در اسلام را بيان کرديم. اگر کسی علاقمند است در طی تنها يک جلسه با تاريخ علم کلام در اسلام و زمينه های آن و مناسبات آن با فلسفه يونانی آشنا شود شنیدن این جلسه بی فایده نخواهد بود. در اين جلسه همچنين درباره سهم علم کلام در جنبه های تمدنی اسلام بحث کرديم. همچنين درباره معنای اعتقادات "جُمَلی" و اينکه معنای حداقلی مسلمان بودن چيست و چرا اسلام نظام الهيات از نوع کليسایی آن ندارد. (۹ سپتامبر، ۲۰۲۵)
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جلسه اول: در اين جلسه که نخستين جلسه از اين سلسله درسگفتارها بود تاريخی اجمالی از تحولات علم کلام در اسلام را بيان کرديم. اگر کسی علاقمند است در طی تنها يک جلسه با تاريخ علم کلام در اسلام و زمينه های آن و مناسبات آن با فلسفه يونانی آشنا شود شنیدن این جلسه بی فایده نخواهد بود. در اين جلسه همچنين درباره سهم علم کلام در جنبه های تمدنی اسلام بحث کرديم. همچنين درباره معنای اعتقادات "جُمَلی" و اينکه معنای حداقلی مسلمان بودن چيست و چرا اسلام نظام الهيات از نوع کليسایی آن ندارد. (۹ سپتامبر، ۲۰۲۵)
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oqzhbyWAik&t=0s
🔻"Celebrating the Prophet…and the Messenger Within"
speaker: Dr. Sadik Kassim
Sep 11, 2025
🔻"Celebrating the Prophet…and the Messenger Within"
speaker: Dr. Sadik Kassim
Sep 11, 2025
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Celebrating the Prophet…and the Messenger Within, Dr. Sadik Kassim
Dua Kumayl & Lecture, MIT, Sep 11, 2025
Commemorating the Birth Anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
#prophetmuhammad #islam #quran #religion #islamiclectures #historyofislam #islamictheology #islamicjurisprudence #shiastatus #Sadik_Kassim
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Commemorating the Birth Anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
#prophetmuhammad #islam #quran #religion #islamiclectures #historyofislam #islamictheology #islamicjurisprudence #shiastatus #Sadik_Kassim
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu7mBdTdhZM&t=2s
🔻"Imam Jafar al-Sadiq and the Jafari Thought"
speaker: H. I. Hasan Doagoo
Sep 12, 2025
🔻"Imam Jafar al-Sadiq and the Jafari Thought"
speaker: H. I. Hasan Doagoo
Sep 12, 2025
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Imam Jafar al-Sadiq and the Jafari Thought, H. I. Hasan Doagoo
Special Topics, MIT, Sep 12, 2025
Commemorating the Birth Anniversary of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (AS)
#imamsadiq #islam #quran #religion #islamiclectures #historyofislam #islamictheology #islamicjurisprudence #shiastatus #Sadik_Kassim
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Commemorating the Birth Anniversary of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (AS)
#imamsadiq #islam #quran #religion #islamiclectures #historyofislam #islamictheology #islamicjurisprudence #shiastatus #Sadik_Kassim
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/…
upcoming events, Sep 16-19, 2025
▫️Tue, Sep 16, 8:30-10:15 pm (virtual, FA w/ Subs)
Lecture Series, 02, "Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Hassan Ansari, IAS, Princeton.
▫️Fri, Sep 19, 7:00-9:30 pm (hybrid, EN)
Quran Study, Surah Maryam.
- All times US Eastern Time
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▫️Tue, Sep 16, 8:30-10:15 pm (virtual, FA w/ Subs)
Lecture Series, 02, "Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Hassan Ansari, IAS, Princeton.
▫️Fri, Sep 19, 7:00-9:30 pm (hybrid, EN)
Quran Study, Surah Maryam.
- All times US Eastern Time
visit us:
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRagz8v-1fF74N9aiC4SHiQUiU1vaF1-U
🔻Lecture Series
"Sunni Views on Imam Hussain (a.s.) Movement", 4 Lectures
speaker: Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Aug 3-5 and Sep 7, 2025
Lecture 1:
Classical Period
Lecture 2:
Contemporary Intellectuals
Lecture 3:
Contemporary Clergies
Lecture 4:
Was Yazid ibn Muawiyah Part of the First Campaign Against the Byzantine (Roman) Empire — and Why Does It Matter?
#Imam_Hussain_Movement_Sunni_Views
🔻Lecture Series
"Sunni Views on Imam Hussain (a.s.) Movement", 4 Lectures
speaker: Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Aug 3-5 and Sep 7, 2025
Lecture 1:
Classical Period
Lecture 2:
Contemporary Intellectuals
Lecture 3:
Contemporary Clergies
Lecture 4:
Was Yazid ibn Muawiyah Part of the First Campaign Against the Byzantine (Roman) Empire — and Why Does It Matter?
#Imam_Hussain_Movement_Sunni_Views
درس گفتارهای تاریخ اندیشه و تمدن اسلامی
🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
موضوع: مقدمه
جلسه دوم، سه شنبه ۱۶ سپتامبر، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
چکیده:
بررسی "شرح جمل العلم والعمل".
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
موضوع: مقدمه
جلسه دوم، سه شنبه ۱۶ سپتامبر، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
چکیده:
بررسی "شرح جمل العلم والعمل".
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
Quran Study, Maryam [19:81-98], Part I
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Friday September 19th, 2025
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-376, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:05-7:30 Prayer
7:30-7:40 Ziyarat Ale-Yasin
7:40-8:45 Exegesis (Tafsir), in English, Dr. Hassan Khalil
Topic: "Chapter 19, Maryam, Verses 81-98", Part I
8:45-9:00 Q&A
9:00-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Friday September 19th, 2025
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-376, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:05-7:30 Prayer
7:30-7:40 Ziyarat Ale-Yasin
7:40-8:45 Exegesis (Tafsir), in English, Dr. Hassan Khalil
Topic: "Chapter 19, Maryam, Verses 81-98", Part I
8:45-9:00 Q&A
9:00-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euLGcltSxpc&list=PLRagz8v-1fF4nkf59fYO3vVVAHwqOGbpm&t=2s
🔻"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Lec02
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Sep 16, 2025
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate on our channel.
Summary:
In this session, we became familiar with the preface and introduction of the book Jamal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal. This led to a discussion of rational obligation and scriptural obligation from the perspective of theologians. We also examined the meaning of the “necessities of religion” and the “necessities of the sect,” as well as how these differ from what religious scholars consider to be necessary. Additionally, we explored the scope of doctrinal obligations and the role of theological requirements in the development of religious theology, along with what minimal religious theology signifies from the standpoint of theologians. The discussion further addressed the role of historical transformation in the emergence of religious beliefs and the relationship between belief and history.
#islamic_theology_structure_argumentation
🔻"Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology", Lec02
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Sep 16, 2025
Summary:
In this session, we became familiar with the preface and introduction of the book Jamal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal. This led to a discussion of rational obligation and scriptural obligation from the perspective of theologians. We also examined the meaning of the “necessities of religion” and the “necessities of the sect,” as well as how these differ from what religious scholars consider to be necessary. Additionally, we explored the scope of doctrinal obligations and the role of theological requirements in the development of religious theology, along with what minimal religious theology signifies from the standpoint of theologians. The discussion further addressed the role of historical transformation in the emergence of religious beliefs and the relationship between belief and history.
#islamic_theology_structure_argumentation
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[02] Structure and Argumentation in Islamic Theology, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Topic: Introduction
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate.
An Analysis of the “Sharh Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
Summary:
In this session…
🟥 Lecture in Persian, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate.
An Analysis of the “Sharh Jumal al-‘Ilm wa al-‘Amal”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXKbI9f_4yi5jIa0_DfWa3Lkdq-jZkwD/view
Summary:
In this session…
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آشنایی با ساختار و نظام استدلالی متون کلاسيک در الهيات اسلامی، دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسه دوم: در اين جلسه با خطبه و مقدمه کتاب جمل العلم والعمل آشنا شديم. به همين مناسبت درباره تکليف عقلی و تکليف سمعی از ديدگاه متکلمان بحث کرديم و همچنين درباره معنای ضروری دين و ضروری مذهب و فرق آن دو با ضروری نزد علمای دين. همچنين درباره دايره واجبات اعتقادی و سهم الزامات کلامی در بسط الهیات دینی سخن رفت و اینکه از دیدگاه متکلمان الهیات دینی حداقلی چه معنایی دارد. در این بحث همچنين به موضوع نقش تحول تاريخی در بروز عقايد دينی و نسبت ميان اعتقاد با تاريخ پرداختيم. (۱۶ سپتامبر، ۲۰۲۵)
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
جلسه دوم: در اين جلسه با خطبه و مقدمه کتاب جمل العلم والعمل آشنا شديم. به همين مناسبت درباره تکليف عقلی و تکليف سمعی از ديدگاه متکلمان بحث کرديم و همچنين درباره معنای ضروری دين و ضروری مذهب و فرق آن دو با ضروری نزد علمای دين. همچنين درباره دايره واجبات اعتقادی و سهم الزامات کلامی در بسط الهیات دینی سخن رفت و اینکه از دیدگاه متکلمان الهیات دینی حداقلی چه معنایی دارد. در این بحث همچنين به موضوع نقش تحول تاريخی در بروز عقايد دينی و نسبت ميان اعتقاد با تاريخ پرداختيم. (۱۶ سپتامبر، ۲۰۲۵)
#الهیات_اسلامی_ساختار_نظام_استدلالی
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
Special Topic Lecture Series
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
🔹Sundays 7:15-9:00 pm (ET), From Sep 28, 2025
Lecture (EN), "Hikmah in the Qur'an"
Speaker, Farhad Ghoddoussi
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
Meeting ID: 923 7746 6698
- About Speaker: (Bio)
#hikmah_quran
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture
🔹Sundays 7:15-9:00 pm (ET), From Sep 28, 2025
Lecture (EN), "Hikmah in the Qur'an"
Speaker, Farhad Ghoddoussi
Zoom Participation (virtual):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
Meeting ID: 923 7746 6698
- About Speaker: (Bio)
#hikmah_quran
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
ZEKR, MIT Shia Muslim Association
Special Topic Lecture Series 🌐 Virtual, EN Lecture 🔹Sundays 7:15-9:00 pm (ET), From Sep 28, 2025 Lecture (EN), "Hikmah in the Qur'an" Speaker, Farhad Ghoddoussi Zoom Participation (virtual): https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698 Meeting ID: 923 7746 6698 …
Abstract:
In this lecture series, we will explore what the Qur’an means by the term ḥikmah. We will closely examine the verses and passages of the Qur’an in which the term ḥikmah appears, following a roughly chronological order.
As part of our discussion, we will also investigate the engagement—or intertextuality—between these Qur’anic passages and the Biblical wisdom literature. The latter places strong emphasis on acquiring wisdom not only through revealed scripture, but also through contemplation of the natural world and personal life experience.
We believe that understanding this intertextual relationship between the Qur’an and earlier wisdom traditions—especially those found in the Bible—can shed light on the Qur’an’s invocation of ḥikmah, allowing us to better appreciate its depth and nuance.
In this lecture series, we will explore what the Qur’an means by the term ḥikmah. We will closely examine the verses and passages of the Qur’an in which the term ḥikmah appears, following a roughly chronological order.
As part of our discussion, we will also investigate the engagement—or intertextuality—between these Qur’anic passages and the Biblical wisdom literature. The latter places strong emphasis on acquiring wisdom not only through revealed scripture, but also through contemplation of the natural world and personal life experience.
We believe that understanding this intertextual relationship between the Qur’an and earlier wisdom traditions—especially those found in the Bible—can shed light on the Qur’an’s invocation of ḥikmah, allowing us to better appreciate its depth and nuance.