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"The History of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah", Lecture 1
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Apr 15, 2025
🟥 Lecture in Farsi, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate on our channel.
Session 1:
In this session, as the first meeting and an introduction to the discussion, detailed topics were raised regarding the historical relations between Shi'ism and various Sunni schools both within Iran and outside of it, as well as the historical relationships among the different Sunni schools themselves.
In this context, we discussed the point that what is referred to today as "Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jama‘ah" (Sunnis) is the result of a historical evolution involving the merging and separation of older theological and jurisprudential schools. Even today, it is not possible to consider all Sunnis as a single, unified body in terms of belief, jurisprudence, or political/religious thought.
Regarding Iran, we discussed how Iran’s fate diverged from that of Egypt, the Levant, and the Ottoman Empire due to the rise of Shi'ism and the formation of a national government rooted in Iranian Shi'ism. As a result, Iran did not face the same fate as the countries that emerged from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I.
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"The History of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah", Lecture 1
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Apr 15, 2025
Session 1:
In this session, as the first meeting and an introduction to the discussion, detailed topics were raised regarding the historical relations between Shi'ism and various Sunni schools both within Iran and outside of it, as well as the historical relationships among the different Sunni schools themselves.
In this context, we discussed the point that what is referred to today as "Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jama‘ah" (Sunnis) is the result of a historical evolution involving the merging and separation of older theological and jurisprudential schools. Even today, it is not possible to consider all Sunnis as a single, unified body in terms of belief, jurisprudence, or political/religious thought.
Regarding Iran, we discussed how Iran’s fate diverged from that of Egypt, the Levant, and the Ottoman Empire due to the rise of Shi'ism and the formation of a national government rooted in Iranian Shi'ism. As a result, Iran did not face the same fate as the countries that emerged from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I.
#sunnah_wa_jamaah
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In this session, as the first meeting and an introduction to the discussion, detailed topics were raised regarding the historical relations between Shi'ism and various…
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In this session, as the first meeting and an introduction to the discussion, detailed topics were raised regarding the historical relations between Shi'ism and various…
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تاریخ اهل سنت و جماعت، دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسه اول: در اين جلسه به عنوان جلسه اول و مقدمه بحث، مباحثی تفصيلی مطرح شد درباره مناسبات تاريخی شيعه با مکاتب مختلف اهل سنت در ايران و خارج ايران و همچنين مناسبات تاريخی مکاتب مختلف اهل سنت با يکديگر. در اين ارتباط اين نکته را بحث کرديم که آنچه به عنوان اهل سنت و جماعت امروز خوانده می شود حاصل تحولی تاريخی و انضمام و گسستگی مکاتب کهنتر کلامی و فقهی است و حتی امروزه هم همه اهل سنت و جماعت را نمی توان يک پيکره هماهنگ در عقيده و فقه و انديشه های سياسی / دينی دانست. در مورد ايران بحث کرديم و اينکه چگونه سرنوشت ايران به دليل تشيع و تشکیل حکومت ملی برآمده از تشيع ايرانيان از سرزمين مصر و شام و عثمانی جدا شد و به همين دليل به سرنوشت کشورهای برآمده از سقوط امپراتوری عثمانی در جنگ جهانی اول گرفتار نشد. (۱۵ آپریل، ۲۰۲۵)
در اين گفتار يکجا به سبق لسان روضة الشهداء روضة الواعظين گفته شده که بايد اصلاح شود.
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جلسه اول: در اين جلسه به عنوان جلسه اول و مقدمه بحث، مباحثی تفصيلی مطرح شد درباره مناسبات تاريخی شيعه با مکاتب مختلف اهل سنت در ايران و خارج ايران و همچنين مناسبات تاريخی مکاتب مختلف اهل سنت با يکديگر. در اين ارتباط اين نکته را بحث کرديم که آنچه به عنوان اهل سنت و جماعت امروز خوانده می شود حاصل تحولی تاريخی و انضمام و گسستگی مکاتب کهنتر کلامی و فقهی است و حتی امروزه هم همه اهل سنت و جماعت را نمی توان يک پيکره هماهنگ در عقيده و فقه و انديشه های سياسی / دينی دانست. در مورد ايران بحث کرديم و اينکه چگونه سرنوشت ايران به دليل تشيع و تشکیل حکومت ملی برآمده از تشيع ايرانيان از سرزمين مصر و شام و عثمانی جدا شد و به همين دليل به سرنوشت کشورهای برآمده از سقوط امپراتوری عثمانی در جنگ جهانی اول گرفتار نشد. (۱۵ آپریل، ۲۰۲۵)
در اين گفتار يکجا به سبق لسان روضة الشهداء روضة الواعظين گفته شده که بايد اصلاح شود.
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درس گفتارهای تاریخ اندیشه و تمدن اسلامی
🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«تاریخ اهل سنت و جماعت»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسه دوم، سه شنبه ۲۲ آپریل، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
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🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«تاریخ اهل سنت و جماعت»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسه دوم، سه شنبه ۲۲ آپریل، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
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#سنت_و_جماعت
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Dua Kumayl & Lecture, Dedicated to the Martyrdom Anniversary of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (p)
🌐 Hybrid, in English
Date
Thursday April 24th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:20 Quran Recitation
7:20-7:50 Dua Kumayl
7:55-8:15 Prayer
8:15-8:55 Lecture, in English, Dr. Sadik Kassim
Title: "When Learning Had a Soul: The Academy of Imam al-Sadiq and the Collapse of the Modern University"
8:55-9:00 Q&A
9:00-9:05 Ziyarat Imam Sadiq (p)
9:05-9:30 Dinner
- About Speaker (Bio)
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
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https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
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🌐 Hybrid, in English
Date
Thursday April 24th, 2025
7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:20 Quran Recitation
7:20-7:50 Dua Kumayl
7:55-8:15 Prayer
8:15-8:55 Lecture, in English, Dr. Sadik Kassim
Title: "When Learning Had a Soul: The Academy of Imam al-Sadiq and the Collapse of the Modern University"
8:55-9:00 Q&A
9:00-9:05 Ziyarat Imam Sadiq (p)
9:05-9:30 Dinner
- About Speaker (Bio)
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehBB3ZY3GGc&list=PLRagz8v-1fF4xShjv1Z9Z1CLxjTv4-HxL&t=1s
"Saqifa: From Deviation to Rectification", Lecture 1
speaker: Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Mar 23, 2025
Session 1:
🔹Quranic view on the Succession of Previous Prophets
No event in history has divided Islam more profoundly and durably than the succession to Prophet Muhammad (ص).
The starting point for establishing what Prophet Muhammad (God) may have intended in general about prophet's succession and what his contemporary followers could have seen as basic guidelines after his death must certainly be a study of the Qur'an.
The Qur'an, as is well known, does not make any specific provisions for, or even directly allude to, the succession of Prophet Muhammad, and for this reason non-Muslim historians have virtually ignored it in this regard.
Qur'an contains, however, specific instructions about the maintenance of kinship ties and inheritance as well as stories and statements about the succession of the past prophets and their families, matters which could not be irrelevant to the succession to Prophet Muhammad(ص).
In this lecture we looked relatively in detail to the verses of Qur'an related to "maintenance of kinship ties" and "stories and statements about the succession of the past prophets and their families".
#saqifa
"Saqifa: From Deviation to Rectification", Lecture 1
speaker: Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Mar 23, 2025
Session 1:
🔹Quranic view on the Succession of Previous Prophets
No event in history has divided Islam more profoundly and durably than the succession to Prophet Muhammad (ص).
The starting point for establishing what Prophet Muhammad (God) may have intended in general about prophet's succession and what his contemporary followers could have seen as basic guidelines after his death must certainly be a study of the Qur'an.
The Qur'an, as is well known, does not make any specific provisions for, or even directly allude to, the succession of Prophet Muhammad, and for this reason non-Muslim historians have virtually ignored it in this regard.
Qur'an contains, however, specific instructions about the maintenance of kinship ties and inheritance as well as stories and statements about the succession of the past prophets and their families, matters which could not be irrelevant to the succession to Prophet Muhammad(ص).
In this lecture we looked relatively in detail to the verses of Qur'an related to "maintenance of kinship ties" and "stories and statements about the succession of the past prophets and their families".
#saqifa
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[1/4] Saqifa: From Deviation to Rectification, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Session 1:
No event in history has divided Islam more profoundly and durably than the succession to Prophet Muhammad (ص).
The starting point for establishing what Prophet Muhammad (God) may have intended in general about prophet's succession and what his…
No event in history has divided Islam more profoundly and durably than the succession to Prophet Muhammad (ص).
The starting point for establishing what Prophet Muhammad (God) may have intended in general about prophet's succession and what his…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPR6lcsv0Vo&list=PLRagz8v-1fF4xShjv1Z9Z1CLxjTv4-HxL&t=1s
"Saqifa: From Deviation to Rectification", Lecture 2
speaker: Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Mar 24, 2025
Session 2:
🔹What Happened at Saqifa?
In this lecture we looked to the details of what happened at Saqifa Bani Sa'ida (632AD/11AH), where Ansar had gathered for a meeting to discuss the issue of leadership after the demise of Prophet Muhammad(ص). After Abu Bakr, Umar and Abu Ubaydah joined the meeting, Abu Bakr was declared as the successor of Prophet Muhammad(ص).
The fundamental account about the assembly at the Saqifat Bani Saida, goes back to Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas. All other reports make use of information drawn from it or are later elaborations of it. Slightly variant versions with different chains of transmission are provided by Ibn Hisham, al-Tabari, Abd al-Razzaq b. Hammam, al-Bukhari and Ibn Hanbal.
Ibn al-’Abbas essentially narrates what Umar stated regarding what happened at Saqifa, in a Friday prayer Khutbah after the last pilgrimage led by him in Dhu l-Hijja 23AH/October 644AD, 12 year after the events at Saqifa and a few weeks before Umar himself be assassinated.
From the narration it is clear Aside from Abu Bakr, ‘Umar and their friend Abu ‘Ubayda certainly none of the prominent Mekkan Companions was present at the Saqifa meeting. Definitely the outcome of the Saqifa was neither based on a democratic process in the modern sense and nor was a result of shura (consultation) between the prominent members of the community.
That many of the Ansar failed to pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr at the Saqifa meeting is affirmed at the end of an account of it by the Kufan Ibrahim al-Nakha'i (d. 96AH/714-15AD). After mentioning that, following Umar's example, the people swore allegiance to Abu Bakr, he added: 'But the Ansar, or some of them, said: We will not swear allegiance to anyone but Ali(ع).
#saqifa
"Saqifa: From Deviation to Rectification", Lecture 2
speaker: Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Mar 24, 2025
Session 2:
🔹What Happened at Saqifa?
In this lecture we looked to the details of what happened at Saqifa Bani Sa'ida (632AD/11AH), where Ansar had gathered for a meeting to discuss the issue of leadership after the demise of Prophet Muhammad(ص). After Abu Bakr, Umar and Abu Ubaydah joined the meeting, Abu Bakr was declared as the successor of Prophet Muhammad(ص).
The fundamental account about the assembly at the Saqifat Bani Saida, goes back to Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas. All other reports make use of information drawn from it or are later elaborations of it. Slightly variant versions with different chains of transmission are provided by Ibn Hisham, al-Tabari, Abd al-Razzaq b. Hammam, al-Bukhari and Ibn Hanbal.
Ibn al-’Abbas essentially narrates what Umar stated regarding what happened at Saqifa, in a Friday prayer Khutbah after the last pilgrimage led by him in Dhu l-Hijja 23AH/October 644AD, 12 year after the events at Saqifa and a few weeks before Umar himself be assassinated.
From the narration it is clear Aside from Abu Bakr, ‘Umar and their friend Abu ‘Ubayda certainly none of the prominent Mekkan Companions was present at the Saqifa meeting. Definitely the outcome of the Saqifa was neither based on a democratic process in the modern sense and nor was a result of shura (consultation) between the prominent members of the community.
That many of the Ansar failed to pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr at the Saqifa meeting is affirmed at the end of an account of it by the Kufan Ibrahim al-Nakha'i (d. 96AH/714-15AD). After mentioning that, following Umar's example, the people swore allegiance to Abu Bakr, he added: 'But the Ansar, or some of them, said: We will not swear allegiance to anyone but Ali(ع).
#saqifa
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[2/4] Saqifa: From Deviation to Rectification, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Session 2:
In this lecture we looked to the details of what happened at Saqifa Bani Sa'ida (632AD/11AH), where Ansar had gathered for a meeting to discuss the issue of leadership after the demise of Prophet Muhammad(ص). After Abu Bakr, Umar and Abu Ubaydah…
In this lecture we looked to the details of what happened at Saqifa Bani Sa'ida (632AD/11AH), where Ansar had gathered for a meeting to discuss the issue of leadership after the demise of Prophet Muhammad(ص). After Abu Bakr, Umar and Abu Ubaydah…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAOo8MGPAw4&list=PLRagz8v-1fF7hvJEPcEyp_xo0h7wSkz9N&t=1s
"The History of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah", Lecture 2
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Apr 22, 2025
🟥 Lecture in Farsi, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate on our channel.
Session 2:
In this session, we addressed two topics. First, we discussed that Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah is a theological and doctrinal school that gradually took shape in response to the theological and doctrinal tendencies of the first few centuries. Therefore, it is a later phenomenon compared to the existence of other schools such as Shi'a, Mu'tazila, Jahmiyya, Murji'ah, and so on.
Second, we talked about the Umayyad era and how the concepts of "Sunnah" and "Jama'ah" gradually gained meaning starting from that period. The main discussion on this topic will, God willing, take place in the third session.
#sunnah_wa_jamaah
"The History of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah", Lecture 2
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Apr 22, 2025
Session 2:
In this session, we addressed two topics. First, we discussed that Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah is a theological and doctrinal school that gradually took shape in response to the theological and doctrinal tendencies of the first few centuries. Therefore, it is a later phenomenon compared to the existence of other schools such as Shi'a, Mu'tazila, Jahmiyya, Murji'ah, and so on.
Second, we talked about the Umayyad era and how the concepts of "Sunnah" and "Jama'ah" gradually gained meaning starting from that period. The main discussion on this topic will, God willing, take place in the third session.
#sunnah_wa_jamaah
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In this session, we addressed two topics. First, we discussed that Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah is a theological and doctrinal school that gradually took shape in response…
Session 2:
In this session, we addressed two topics. First, we discussed that Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah is a theological and doctrinal school that gradually took shape in response…
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تاریخ اهل سنت و جماعت، دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسه دوم: در این جلسه به دو موضوع پرداختيم. نخست از این مسئله بحث کردیم که اهل سنت و جماعت یک مکتب کلامی و اعتقادی است که در پاسخ به گرایشات کلامی و اعتقادی چند قرن نخست به تدریج شکل گرفت. بنابراین پدیده ای است متأخر از وجود مکاتب دیگر مانند شیعه و معتزله و جهمیه و مرجئه و ... دوم: از عصر اموی گفتیم و اینکه چگونه "سنت" و "جماعت" از عصر اموی به بعد و به تدریج معنا پیدا کرد. بحث اصلی در این موضوع در جلسه سوم ان شاء الله خواهد بود. (۲۲ آپریل، ۲۰۲۵)
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جلسه دوم: در این جلسه به دو موضوع پرداختيم. نخست از این مسئله بحث کردیم که اهل سنت و جماعت یک مکتب کلامی و اعتقادی است که در پاسخ به گرایشات کلامی و اعتقادی چند قرن نخست به تدریج شکل گرفت. بنابراین پدیده ای است متأخر از وجود مکاتب دیگر مانند شیعه و معتزله و جهمیه و مرجئه و ... دوم: از عصر اموی گفتیم و اینکه چگونه "سنت" و "جماعت" از عصر اموی به بعد و به تدریج معنا پیدا کرد. بحث اصلی در این موضوع در جلسه سوم ان شاء الله خواهد بود. (۲۲ آپریل، ۲۰۲۵)
#سنت_و_جماعت
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▫️Tuesday Apr 29, 8:30-10:15 pm (virtual, in Farsi | Eng Subs)
Lecture Series, 3, "The History of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah", Hassan Ansari, IAS, Princeton.
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"Saqifa: From Deviation to Rectification", Lecture 3
speaker: Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Mar 25, 2025
Session 3:
🔹The Religion (din) of Ali(ع) at the time of the Three Preceding Caliphs
According to the conventional (dominant) modern view in the western scholarship the Shia as a religious movement emerged, after the death of Imam Ali(ع).
There was, to be sure, Shia of Ali during the first Inter-Muslim War (fitnah), but they were simply the active supporters of Ali’s caliphate, just as there was a Shia of 'Uthman composed of all those seeking revenge for Ali’s predecessor murdered in Madinah.
According to this view the conflict between the two parties was strictly political, that is Imam Ali(ع) himself sought the caliphate after 'Uthman’s violent death on the same political and not religious basis as his three predecessors.
Thus conventional western scholarship is in agreement with the Sunni view in the assertion that Ali(ع) himself had nothing to do with the rise of religious Shi’ism and its doctrine.
According to their view, it was only after the martyrdom of Ali (ع) and the abdication of his son Hasan(ع) in favor of Mu'awiyah that some of his Kufan partisans, disappointed by the failure of their cause and resentful of the transfer of the sovereign power to Syria, began to build up the idea of a special right of the ahl al-bayt, Muhammad’s Family, to rule the Muslim community, based on their superior knowledge and designation.
In this lecture we turned to the Kufan historical traditional and examining the concept of religion (din) of Ali(ع) by looking in more detail to the activities and views of the supporters of Ali(ع) (Shia of Ali) during the period of his three predecessors and his own caliphate.
We showed contrary to the dominant western scholarship and Sunni view there is a distinct and influential followers of Ali(ع) in this period that consider him something more than just a political leader and the concept of religion (din) of Ali was known and understood religiously and similarly by both friends and foes of Ali(ع).
#saqifa
"Saqifa: From Deviation to Rectification", Lecture 3
speaker: Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Mar 25, 2025
Session 3:
🔹The Religion (din) of Ali(ع) at the time of the Three Preceding Caliphs
According to the conventional (dominant) modern view in the western scholarship the Shia as a religious movement emerged, after the death of Imam Ali(ع).
There was, to be sure, Shia of Ali during the first Inter-Muslim War (fitnah), but they were simply the active supporters of Ali’s caliphate, just as there was a Shia of 'Uthman composed of all those seeking revenge for Ali’s predecessor murdered in Madinah.
According to this view the conflict between the two parties was strictly political, that is Imam Ali(ع) himself sought the caliphate after 'Uthman’s violent death on the same political and not religious basis as his three predecessors.
Thus conventional western scholarship is in agreement with the Sunni view in the assertion that Ali(ع) himself had nothing to do with the rise of religious Shi’ism and its doctrine.
According to their view, it was only after the martyrdom of Ali (ع) and the abdication of his son Hasan(ع) in favor of Mu'awiyah that some of his Kufan partisans, disappointed by the failure of their cause and resentful of the transfer of the sovereign power to Syria, began to build up the idea of a special right of the ahl al-bayt, Muhammad’s Family, to rule the Muslim community, based on their superior knowledge and designation.
In this lecture we turned to the Kufan historical traditional and examining the concept of religion (din) of Ali(ع) by looking in more detail to the activities and views of the supporters of Ali(ع) (Shia of Ali) during the period of his three predecessors and his own caliphate.
We showed contrary to the dominant western scholarship and Sunni view there is a distinct and influential followers of Ali(ع) in this period that consider him something more than just a political leader and the concept of religion (din) of Ali was known and understood religiously and similarly by both friends and foes of Ali(ع).
#saqifa
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[3/4] Saqifa: From Deviation to Rectification, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Session 3:
🔹The Religion (din) of Ali (ع) at the time of the Three Preceding Caliphs
According to the conventional (dominant) modern view in the western scholarship the Shia as a religious movement emerged, after the death of Imam Ali (ع).
There was, to…
🔹The Religion (din) of Ali (ع) at the time of the Three Preceding Caliphs
According to the conventional (dominant) modern view in the western scholarship the Shia as a religious movement emerged, after the death of Imam Ali (ع).
There was, to…
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"Saqifa: From Deviation to Rectification", Lecture 4
speaker: Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Mar 26, 2025
Session 4:
🔹The Public Actions of Imam Ali(ع) during his Caliphate for Rectifying the deviation that happened after Saqifa
Independent of what happened on the day of Ghadir, the final days of the life of the Prophet Muhammad(ص), the day of Saqifa, or after that until the time of the caliphate of Imam Ali(ع) during his caliphate, he had a suitable opportunity to correct the mistakes and deviations created regarding the succession of the Prophet and the caliphate, and to present the right perspective on Imamate.
In the absence of any practical actions in this direction, especially on a widespread and public level by Imam Ali(ع), the theory of Imamate and Wilayat is seriously called into question, or at least one must accept that imamate would not have the fundamental importance that today's Shi'ism attributes to it, otherwise the Imam would have been committed to explaining and promoting it. In the absence of any practical action in this direction, especially on a widespread and public level by Imam Ali(ع), the view of that section of Sunnis who claim that Ali(ع) himself did not have belief or claim to any special right or privilege to the succession of Prophet Muhammad(ص) (imamate, caliphate) and such a belief and claim was put forward in his name by extremist admirers and political dissidents after him, is to some degree confirmed.
This period, the caliphate of Imam Ali(ع), with the political and military power under his command was not a period of fear and therefore taqiyya (dissimulation) not justified. However, due to the composition of the Shias (political and religious) and Imam Ali's army, the Imam's hands was not completely free, and there was still a kind of caution and limitation in expressing the truth.
The main claim of this presentation was that Imam Ali(ع) used the opportunity which caliphate provided him as far as above mentioned limitations allowed him to adopt actions and measures to to rectify the deviation after saqifa to his best. The other side of the coin of these actions and measures (statements and explanations) by Imam Ali(ع) was a restatement of the principle of imamate, basic tenets of Shia Islam and a definition of who is a Shia of Imam Ali(ع).
We discussed three instances. The emphasis was on cases that were carried out in public and a more wider level; otherwise, more limited cases and personal encounters and conversations with companions and individual people, such as those reflected in the Shi'i books, occurred numerously during his caliphate and the 25 years before it.
We studied the letter known as Imam Ali's letter to his Shias, which is the most extensive and consequently the most important, but least known of these actions.
Our discussion was based on the oldest extant version of the letter in the book "al-Gharat" (الغارات، Raids) by Ibrahim bin Muhammad al-Thaqafi (d. 283 AH).
When reflecting on the three discussed cases of actions by Imam Ali(ع), it is good to pay attention to three possible aspects of these actions:
1) The negative and critical aspect regarding the first three caliphs in usurping government and power, and their performance during their rule.
2) The affirmative and positive aspect. The existence of a divine (prophetic) text and appointment regarding the succession of Imam Ali(ع) after the Prophet, and in addition, emphasis on the superiority and greater competence of Imam Ali(ع) for the position of caliphate.
3) The articulation of the general principles of caliphate (the principle of Imamate) after him.
#saqifa
"Saqifa: From Deviation to Rectification", Lecture 4
speaker: Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Mar 26, 2025
Session 4:
🔹The Public Actions of Imam Ali(ع) during his Caliphate for Rectifying the deviation that happened after Saqifa
Independent of what happened on the day of Ghadir, the final days of the life of the Prophet Muhammad(ص), the day of Saqifa, or after that until the time of the caliphate of Imam Ali(ع) during his caliphate, he had a suitable opportunity to correct the mistakes and deviations created regarding the succession of the Prophet and the caliphate, and to present the right perspective on Imamate.
In the absence of any practical actions in this direction, especially on a widespread and public level by Imam Ali(ع), the theory of Imamate and Wilayat is seriously called into question, or at least one must accept that imamate would not have the fundamental importance that today's Shi'ism attributes to it, otherwise the Imam would have been committed to explaining and promoting it. In the absence of any practical action in this direction, especially on a widespread and public level by Imam Ali(ع), the view of that section of Sunnis who claim that Ali(ع) himself did not have belief or claim to any special right or privilege to the succession of Prophet Muhammad(ص) (imamate, caliphate) and such a belief and claim was put forward in his name by extremist admirers and political dissidents after him, is to some degree confirmed.
This period, the caliphate of Imam Ali(ع), with the political and military power under his command was not a period of fear and therefore taqiyya (dissimulation) not justified. However, due to the composition of the Shias (political and religious) and Imam Ali's army, the Imam's hands was not completely free, and there was still a kind of caution and limitation in expressing the truth.
The main claim of this presentation was that Imam Ali(ع) used the opportunity which caliphate provided him as far as above mentioned limitations allowed him to adopt actions and measures to to rectify the deviation after saqifa to his best. The other side of the coin of these actions and measures (statements and explanations) by Imam Ali(ع) was a restatement of the principle of imamate, basic tenets of Shia Islam and a definition of who is a Shia of Imam Ali(ع).
We discussed three instances. The emphasis was on cases that were carried out in public and a more wider level; otherwise, more limited cases and personal encounters and conversations with companions and individual people, such as those reflected in the Shi'i books, occurred numerously during his caliphate and the 25 years before it.
We studied the letter known as Imam Ali's letter to his Shias, which is the most extensive and consequently the most important, but least known of these actions.
Our discussion was based on the oldest extant version of the letter in the book "al-Gharat" (الغارات، Raids) by Ibrahim bin Muhammad al-Thaqafi (d. 283 AH).
When reflecting on the three discussed cases of actions by Imam Ali(ع), it is good to pay attention to three possible aspects of these actions:
1) The negative and critical aspect regarding the first three caliphs in usurping government and power, and their performance during their rule.
2) The affirmative and positive aspect. The existence of a divine (prophetic) text and appointment regarding the succession of Imam Ali(ع) after the Prophet, and in addition, emphasis on the superiority and greater competence of Imam Ali(ع) for the position of caliphate.
3) The articulation of the general principles of caliphate (the principle of Imamate) after him.
#saqifa
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[4/4] Saqifa: From Deviation to Rectification, Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
Session 4:
🔹The Public Actions of Imam Ali(ع) during his Caliphate
🔸Independent of what happened on the day of Ghadir, the final days of the life of the Prophet Muhammad(ص), the day of Saqifa, or after that until the time of the caliphate of Imam Ali(ع)…
🔹The Public Actions of Imam Ali(ع) during his Caliphate
🔸Independent of what happened on the day of Ghadir, the final days of the life of the Prophet Muhammad(ص), the day of Saqifa, or after that until the time of the caliphate of Imam Ali(ع)…
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🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«تاریخ اهل سنت و جماعت»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسه سوم، سه شنبه ۲۹ آپریل، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
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🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«تاریخ اهل سنت و جماعت»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسه سوم، سه شنبه ۲۹ آپریل، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
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Quran Study, Maryam [19:58-63]
🌐 Hybrid, in English
Date
Friday May 2nd, 2025
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-376, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:30-7:40 Ziyarat Ale-Yasin
7:40-8:45 Exegesis (Tafsir), in English, Dr. Heba Haddad
Topic: “Chapter 19, Maryam, Verses 58-63”
8:45-9:00 Q&A
9:00-9:30 Dinner
(prayer will be performed at Maghrib)
- About Speaker (Bio)
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🌐 Hybrid, in English
Date
Friday May 2nd, 2025
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-376, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:30-7:40 Ziyarat Ale-Yasin
7:40-8:45 Exegesis (Tafsir), in English, Dr. Heba Haddad
Topic: “Chapter 19, Maryam, Verses 58-63”
8:45-9:00 Q&A
9:00-9:30 Dinner
(prayer will be performed at Maghrib)
- About Speaker (Bio)
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
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https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
The Crescent Moon of the Month of Dhu al-Qidah, 1446 A.H.
From the Crescent Committee of The Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America - Read more here:
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11 Dhu al-Qidah (May 9): Birth Anniversary of Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (p) – (148A.H.)
End of Dhu al-Qidah (May 27 pending moon sighting): Martyrdom Anniversary of Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (p) – (220 A.H.)
From the Crescent Committee of The Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America - Read more here:
https://ow.ly/XUgi50VFCSJ
11 Dhu al-Qidah (May 9): Birth Anniversary of Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (p) – (148A.H.)
End of Dhu al-Qidah (May 27 pending moon sighting): Martyrdom Anniversary of Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (p) – (220 A.H.)
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"The History of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah", Lecture 3
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Apr 29, 2025
🟥 Lecture in Farsi, can be watched with closed caption (CC) and auto-translate on our channel.
Session 3:
In this session, we discussed the role of the Umayyad government, and specifically Mu'awiyah, in shaping concepts such as "Sunnah (tradition)", "tāʿah (obedience)," "bid‘ah (innovation), and "jama‘ah (community)", and how a class of scholars from the Levant during the era of the Companions and especially the Followers (Tabi‘in) played a central role in constructing a system of religious and theological beliefs that later came to be known as "Sunnah." We examined how, in the face of opposition to the Umayyad caliphate, any form of dissent was labeled as "bid‘ah", and how a version of "Sunnah" aligned with Umayyad ideology was reinforced within certain theological schools as a response to such opposition.
#sunnah_wa_jamaah
"The History of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah", Lecture 3
speaker, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Apr 29, 2025
Session 3:
In this session, we discussed the role of the Umayyad government, and specifically Mu'awiyah, in shaping concepts such as "Sunnah (tradition)", "tāʿah (obedience)," "bid‘ah (innovation), and "jama‘ah (community)", and how a class of scholars from the Levant during the era of the Companions and especially the Followers (Tabi‘in) played a central role in constructing a system of religious and theological beliefs that later came to be known as "Sunnah." We examined how, in the face of opposition to the Umayyad caliphate, any form of dissent was labeled as "bid‘ah", and how a version of "Sunnah" aligned with Umayyad ideology was reinforced within certain theological schools as a response to such opposition.
#sunnah_wa_jamaah
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[3] The History of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah, Dr. Hassan Ansari
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In this session, we discussed the role of the Umayyad government, and specifically Mu'awiyah, in shaping concepts such as "Sunnah (tradition)", "tāʿah (obedience),"…
Session 3:
In this session, we discussed the role of the Umayyad government, and specifically Mu'awiyah, in shaping concepts such as "Sunnah (tradition)", "tāʿah (obedience),"…
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تاریخ اهل سنت و جماعت، دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسه سوم: در اين جلسه درباره سهم حکومت اموی و به طور خاص معاویه در ساختن مفاهيمی مانند "سنت"، "طاعت"، "بدعت" و "جماعت" بحث کردیم و اینکه چگونه طبقه ای از علمای شام در عصر صحابه و به ويژه تابعين در ساختن نوعی از منظومه باورهای دينی و مذهبی که بعدها نام "سنت" گرفت سهم اصلی را داشتند. چگونه در برابر مخالفت ها نسبت به خلافت اموی، هرگونه مخالفتی را "بدعت" قلمداد کردند و "سنت" متناسب با ايدئولوژی اموی را در تقابل با اين نوع مخالفت ها در بدنه برخی مکاتب کلامی پايدار کردند. (۲۹ آپریل، ۲۰۲۵)
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جلسه سوم: در اين جلسه درباره سهم حکومت اموی و به طور خاص معاویه در ساختن مفاهيمی مانند "سنت"، "طاعت"، "بدعت" و "جماعت" بحث کردیم و اینکه چگونه طبقه ای از علمای شام در عصر صحابه و به ويژه تابعين در ساختن نوعی از منظومه باورهای دينی و مذهبی که بعدها نام "سنت" گرفت سهم اصلی را داشتند. چگونه در برابر مخالفت ها نسبت به خلافت اموی، هرگونه مخالفتی را "بدعت" قلمداد کردند و "سنت" متناسب با ايدئولوژی اموی را در تقابل با اين نوع مخالفت ها در بدنه برخی مکاتب کلامی پايدار کردند. (۲۹ آپریل، ۲۰۲۵)
#سنت_و_جماعت
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Lecture Series, 4, "The History of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah", Hassan Ansari, IAS, Princeton.
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▫️Tuesday May 6, 8:30-10:15 pm (virtual, in Farsi | Eng Subs)
Lecture Series, 4, "The History of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah", Hassan Ansari, IAS, Princeton.
▫️Thursday May 8, 7:15-9:30 pm (hybrid, in English)
Dua Kumayl & Lecture, dedicated to the birth anniversary of Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (p).
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Special Topic Lecture Series
🌐 Virtual, in English
Title: "Qur'an and Yemen: Looking at the Quranic Verses related to Pre-Islamic South Arabia"
Speaker: Farhad Ghoddoussi (Bio)
Time: Sundays, 7:30-9:15 pm ET, Starting May 11
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🌐 Virtual, in English
Title: "Qur'an and Yemen: Looking at the Quranic Verses related to Pre-Islamic South Arabia"
Speaker: Farhad Ghoddoussi (Bio)
Time: Sundays, 7:30-9:15 pm ET, Starting May 11
Zoom Participation (virtual):
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Meeting ID: 923 7746 6698
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