Ihtiyāt Wujūbī (obligatory precaution) is when a jurist does not issue a fatwa on a specific matter, but mandates a caution that should be followed, while still allowing his followers to refer to another jurist.…
Month: November 2025
How to Study ‘Ilm al-Rijāl
When I was starting my journey of learning the science of hadith and narrators, I found the following guide from the contemporary rijāli scholar, Sh Mohammad Baqir Malekian very useful. Below is the translation of…
The Kalam & Philosophy Disputes
Some academic disputes will probably never end, one of them being the dispute between proponents of falsafah against that of kalām (theology). What makes this debate interesting, at least personally, is that both sides have…