Editor-in-Chief
Dr Mohammad Ali Shomali
Hujjat al-Islam Dr Mohammad Ali Shomali is a graduate of the Islamic Seminaries of Qum and has also both a BA and an MA in Western Philosophy from the University of Tehran. He has earned his Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Manchester. His doctoral thesis was on ethical relativism. He did his postdoctoral research on ethical issues related to life and death. He is currently the Founding Director of the International Institute for Islamic Studies in Qum, IRAN and the Director of Islamic Centre of England, London. Dr Shomali is editor-in-chief of two journals: the Message of Thaqalayn: A Quarterly Journal of Islamic Studies and the Spiritual Quest: A Biannual Journal of Ethics and Spirituality.
Dr Shomali is very interested and involved in interreligious dialogue and has organised or attended and presented papers in UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Austria, Greece, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Philippines, Sweden, etc.
His publications include: Self-Knowledge (1996 & 2006, also translated into Malay, Spanish and Kiswahili), Ethical Relativism: An Analysis of the Foundations of Morality (2001, also translated into Malay), Discovering Shi‘a Islam (87th edition 2014; also translated into 14 languages), Shi‘a Islam: Origins, Faith & Practices (2003 & 2010; also translated into Spanish, Swedish, Arabic, Farsi and Kiswahili), Principles of Jurisprudence: An Introduction to Methodology of Fiqh (2006). He is a co-editor of Catholics & Shi'a in Dialogue: Studies in Theology & Spirituality (2004 & 2011), Catholic-Shi'a Engagement: Reason & Faith in Theory and Practice (2006 & 2011), A Catholic-Shi‘a Dialogue: Ethics in Today’s Society (2008 & 2011), Monks and Muslims: Monastic and Shi‘a Spirituality in Dialogue (2012) and Monks and Muslims II: Creating Communities of Friendship (2014).
To follow Dr Shomali's works you can refer to the following websites:
www.shomali.net
www.hawzaengland.com
www.shia.com
- Editorial: Volume 10, Number 1
- Editorial: Volume 10, Number 2
- Editorial: Volume 10, Number 3
- Editorial: Volume 10, Number 4
- Editorial: Volume 11, Number 1
- Editorial: Volume 11, Number 2
- Editorial: Volume 11, Number 3
- Editorial: Volume 11, Number 4
Articles
- A Glance at the Process of Self-development
- A Probe into Wilayah and its Social Dimensions
- Different Methodological Approaches to Spirituality
- Different Treatments of Spirituality
- Hijab and Family Life
- Imamate and Wilayah, Part I
- Imamate and Wilayah, Part II
- Imamate and Wilayah, Part III
- Imamate and Wilayah, Part IV
- Imamate and Wilayah, Part V
- Imamate and Wilayah, Part VI
- Imamate and Wilayah, Part VII
- Imam Husayn: The Heir of Prophet Abraham
- Indicators of Piety, Part I
- Indicators of Piety, Part II
- Indicators of Piety, Part III
- Key Concetpts in Islamic Spirituality: Love, Thankfulness and Humbleness
- Moral Characteristics of the Prophets: A Qur'anic Perspective
- Outcomes of the Spiritual Journey
- Practical Instruction for Spiritual Journey
- Reason, Faith & Authoriy: A Shi'ite Perspective
- Religion and Freedom
- Spiritual Dimension of Mourning for Imam Husayn (a)Part I: The Divine Plan for Human Salvation
- Spiritual Dimension of Mourning for Imam Husayn (a)Part II: The Role of Hardship and Suffering in Spritual Progress
- Spiritual Dimensions of Mourning for Imam Husayn, Part III
- The Begining of Servitude: Contemplation on the Spiritual and Epistemic Aspects of Fasting
- The Connection between Imam Mahdi and Imam Husayn, Part I
- The Islamic Understanding of Hardship, Part I
- The Islamic Understanding of Hardship, Part II
- The Merits of Fasting and the Month of Ramadan
- The Significance of Self-control and Self-purification
- The Supreme Light and Created Lights: A Quranic Perspective
- The Virtues of Imam Husayn (a) and His Companions
- Understanding God's Mercy, Part I
- Understanding God's Mercy, Part II
- Understanding God's Mercy, Part III
- Understanding God's Mercy, Part IV
- Understanding God's Mercy, Part V
- Understanding God's Mercy, Part VI
- Understanding God's Mercy, Part VII
- Understanding God's Mercy, Part VIII