Shia-Sunni Dialogue  (under construction)

The idea of this section is to examine some of the issues of conflict and controversy between Shia and Sunni Muslims, while seeking out commonalities and emphasizing the need for dialogue, understanding, and tolerance between these two groups.  This section is intended as a place to address some of the issues, both major and minor, that cause friction and misunderstanding between Shias and Sunnis, with an interest to helping to resolve such tensions.

A Shi'ite Anthology - By Allamah Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i (external site)

Some Key Texts in English Translation

Some Key Dua'as and devotions

On Imamate and the Issue of the First Three Caliphs

As Aaron Was to Moses

Schools of Thought vs Sectarianism

Selection versus Election by Dr. Ali Shariati (External Site)

Master and Mastership - By Ayatullah Murtadha Mutahhari (External site)

Polarization Around the Figure of Ali ibn Abu Talib - By Ayatullah Murtadha Mutahhari (External Site)

On the ghaybah of Imam al-Mehdi (as)

Toward an Islamic Renaissance

On the Omniscience of God and Man's Freewill

Combining prayers

Muta'a: temporary marriage and the issue of its legality

Turbah: The use of the clay tablet in prayer and its significance

Muharram: a time of new beginnings and reflection on the past

Tawassul: Seeking means to God

On the Legitimacy of Using Philosophy in the Study of Islam

On the Importance of the Marjaiyyat

The Role of Ijtihad in Legislation by Ayatullah Murtadha Muthhari (External Site)

The Role of Reason in Ijtihad by Ayatullah Murtdha Mutahhari (External Site)