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On the Day of ʿĀshūrāʾ we lament the killing of Imām al-Ḥusayn, his family, and his companions (peace be upon them). We invoke divine salutations and peace upon Imām al-Ḥusayn, his family, and his companions and we imprecate divine wrath and vengeance up their enemies.

ʿĀshūrāʾ is the time to grieve and lament.

The Call of the Free (Ṣawt al-Ḥurr al-Riyāḥī) portrays the events leading up to the massacre of the grandson of the Prophet Muḥummad, Imām al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī, his family, and his companions, peace be upon them, at Karbala on the day of ʿĀshūrāʾ in 61/680, as seen through the eyes of al-Ḥurr al-Riyāḥī, a man caught between his duties as a soldier of the Umayyad Caliphate and the stirring of his conscience.

This adaptation into English by the Dean of the Shīʿah Institute, Dr Sayyid Amjad H. Shah Naqavi, seeks to introduce the poetry in honour of ʿĀshūrāʾ to the Anglophone world, offering the reader an insight into the rich literary tradition of commemoration and mourning rituals surrounding the lamentation of the massacre at Karbala.

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We are pleased to share our new publication to mark the blessed occasions of Eid al-Ghadīr 1447 AH entitled:

The Forerunner (rāʾid) Nahj al-Balāghah: the Word of Imām Alī from Classical Arabic into Literary English: a Two-Decade Translation Endeavour.

This publication will especially delight all seekers of knowledge, scholars, and students alike.

In this article Dr Sayyid Amjad H. Shah Naqavi addresses matters on language, linguistics, and translation theory etc, and offers the reader a direct insight to his work and method on the Nahj al-Balāghah, a project which he has been engaged with for the last twenty-two years and six months.

This academic article of 12 thousand words is a teaser for the forthcoming publication entitled:

Nahj al-Balāghah: The Word of Imām ʿAlī (peace be upon him), an English Literary translation and Arabic critical edition, by Dr Sayyid Amjad H. Shah Naqavi.

The Forerunner (rāʾid) Nahj al-Balāghah: the Word of Imām ʿAlī from Classical Arabic into Literary English: a Two-Decade Translation Endeavour Abstract Translating Classical Arabic into literary English has challenged scholars since the seventeenth century: ‘new’ translations, such as those of the Qurʾān, often regurgitate earlier works. Insights from the author’s twenty-two-year work on an Arabic critical edition and English liter...

The Shīʿah Institute mourns the death of Ayatullāh al-Shaykh al-Fayyāḍ. May Allāh elevate his rank and grant his family patience.

Today is the Eid of Eids. There is no greater Eid than this occasion of al-Ghadīr. It is the day of the great sovereignty and love of Mawlā ʿAlī, peace be upon him.

The Dean of the institute: Dr Sayyid Amjad H. Shah Naqavi speaks about 14 years at the Shi'ah Institute and provides an overview of the institute's activities, research projects, symposia, and publications.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vj_9OLDito

Shia Islam: 14 Years at The Shiʿah Institute The Dean of The Shi'ah institute: Dr Sayyid Amjad H. Shah Naqavi provides insights on how academic research on Shia Islam has evolved over the last decade an...