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Latest · Volume 12 · Issue 3

A Journey Through WF-AID’s Fill My Cup and the Power of Breakfast Provision in the Global South

A balanced diet and the proper nutrition are fundamental necessities for young children to develop both mentally and physically.

Abbas Merali 21 October 2025 19 min read

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Volume 12 · Issue 3 · Dec 2025

Contents

  1. 1 A Journey Through WF-AID’s Fill My Cup and the Power of Breakfast Provision in the Global South Abbas Merali
  2. 2 Digital Humanities and the Future of Islamic Studies Mostafa Movahedifar
  3. 3 “He Knows Best Those who are Guided” II: Three Stages of Convert Experience Trenton Carl
  4. 4 The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Serving the School of Ahl al-Bayt Sayyid Muneer al-Khabbaz
  5. 5 Mujtahidah Nusrat Beygum Amin and Makhzan al-Irfan: An Introduction to a Seminal Work of Female Qurʾanic Exegesis Part 1 Ustadha Fatemah Meghji
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Volume 12 2025 · 15 pieces

  1. A Journey Through WF-AID’s Fill My Cup and the Power of Breakfast Provision in the Global South Abbas Merali · Vol 12 · Iss 3 · Oct 2025
  2. Digital Humanities and the Future of Islamic Studies Mostafa Movahedifar · Vol 12 · Iss 3 · Oct 2025
  3. “He Knows Best Those who are Guided” II: Three Stages of Convert Experience Trenton Carl · Vol 12 · Iss 3 · Oct 2025
  4. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Serving the School of Ahl al-Bayt Sayyid Muneer al-Khabbaz · Vol 12 · Iss 3 · Oct 2025
  5. Mujtahidah Nusrat Beygum Amin and Makhzan al-Irfan: An Introduction to a Seminal Work of Female Qurʾanic Exegesis Part 1 Ustadha Fatemah Meghji · Vol 12 · Iss 3 · Oct 2025
  6. Childhood as a Formative and Integral Stage in Faith According to Islamic Psychology Sayyid Sameer Ali · Vol 12 · Iss 2 · Aug 2025 Articles
  7. Layers of Meaning and Deeper Interpretations: Exploring Wujūh, the Mutashābihāt, and Taʾwīl of the Qurʾān Mulla Muhsin al-Fayd al-Kashani · Vol 12 · Iss 2 · Sept 2025 Articles
  8. Challenges in Authenticating Hadith: The Science of Hadith Siddiqa Valli · Vol 12 · Iss 2 · Oct 2025 Articles
  9. “He Knows Best Those who are Guided” I: A Typology of Convert Experience Trenton Carl · Vol 12 · Iss 2 · Oct 2025 Articles
  10. The Man Behind the Mantle: A Personal Glimpse into Mulla Asghar’s Legacy Hasnain Walji, Ph.D. · Vol 12 · Iss 2 · Oct 2025 Articles
  11. Quenching the Thirst of Generations: The Ali Asghar Water Appeal’s Journey Towards Sustainable Change Abbas Merali · Vol 12 · Iss 1 · Dec 2024 Articles
  12. Inspired Wisdom and the Child Prodigy: Morality Beyond the Technical in Shiʿi Sacred History Cyrus Ali Zagar · Vol 12 · Iss 1 · Dec 2024 Articles
  13. The Devil Isn’t Just in the Details: Reflections on Artificial Intelligence, Islam, and Higher Education Amina Inloes · Vol 12 · Iss 1 · Dec 2024 Articles
  14. The Qurʾan Speaks about Its People How Most of the Qurʾan Is about the Family of the Prophet Azhar Sheraze · Vol 12 · Iss 1 · Dec 2024 Articles
  15. Seeing Life through Sacred Eyes David Coolidge · Vol 12 · Iss 1 · Dec 2024 Articles

Volume 10 2020 · 4 pieces

  1. Islam’s Sacred Story: A Contemporary Retelling-Part 1 Syed Rizwan Zamir · Vol 10 · Iss 1 · Aug 2020 Research Articles
  2. Islam’s Sacred Story: A Contemporary Retelling-Part 2 Syed Rizwan Zamir · Vol 10 · Iss 1 · Aug 2020
  3. Arbaʿīn: the Miʿrāj of a Mourner Saiyeda Zehra Hussain · Vol 10 · Iss 1 · Oct 2020 Essays
  4. The Authenticity of Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ Sayyid Musa Shubayri al-Zanjani · Vol 10 · Iss 1 · Oct 2020 Translation

Volume 9 2019 · 5 pieces

  1. The Heritage of Scholars: A Review of Agha Buzurg al-Tihrani’s al-Dhariʿah Dr. Aun Hasan Ali · Vol 9 · Iss 1 · Aug 2019 Books
  2. A Drop in the Sea: The Life and Character of Mirza al-Shirazi Sayyid Musa Shubayri al-Zanjani · Vol 9 · Iss 1 · Aug 2019
  3. Intellection in the Islamic Tradition: A Lecture by Shahīd Muṭahharī Shahid Murtaza Mutahhari · Vol 9 · Iss 1 · Aug 2019 Books
  4. The Apprehension of Gleams of Infinite Light: The Upright Religion and Sectarianism Shaykh Shuja Ali Mirza · Vol 9 · Iss 1 · Aug 2019 Articles
  5. On Knowledge and Ḥikmah: An Interview with Sayyid Munir al-Khabbaz Vol 9 · Iss 1 · Aug 2019 Interviews

Volume 8 2018 · 10 pieces

  1. Opening Our Eyes to the Light of the Qurʾan Ustadha Fatemah Meghji · Vol 8 · Iss 1 · May 2018
  2. Is the Qurʾan a Legal Text: Law and Morality in Islam’s Most Sacred Book Hasan Kashani · Vol 8 · Iss 1 · May 2018
  3. “The Book of God and My Family Shall Never Part Ways” Dr. Aun Hasan Ali · Vol 8 · Iss 1 · May 2018
  4. Ṣarfah: An Examination of the Debate on the Nature of the Qurʾan’s Inimitability Syed Shiraz Husain Agha · Vol 8 · Iss 1 · May 2018
  5. None Know except the Knowing: Ahl al-Bayt & their Knowledge of the Qurʾan Mulla Muhsin al-Fayd al-Kashani · Vol 8 · Iss 1 · May 2018 Translation
  6. Understanding Sacred Speech: An Interview with Shaykh Rizwan Arastu Vol 8 · Iss 1 · May 2018 Interviews
  7. Tadwīn al-Ḥadīth: The Prohibition of Hadith & the Prophetic Legacy Sayyid Ahmad al-Madadi · Vol 8 · Iss 1 · May 2018
  8. The Qurʾanic Biography of Imam Husayn: A Translation of Sayyid al-ʿUlama’s “Husayn (ʿa) and the Qurʾan” Sayyid Ali Naqi Naqvi · Vol 8 · Iss 1 · Jun 2018
  9. Discovering the Unseen: An Interview on Istikhārah with Shaykh Muḥammad ʿAlī Girāmī Taqrirat Journal · Vol 8 · Iss 1 · Jun 2018
  10. Qurʾanic Taʾwīl: Comparing the Views of Ibn ʿArabī and ʿAllāmah Ṭabāṭabāʾī Shaykh Hamid Raza Fazil · Vol 8 · Iss 1 · Jun 2018

Volume 7 2017 · 8 pieces

  1. Tadwīn al-Ḥadīth: Introduction and Preliminary Discussions Haziq Sheikh · Vol 7 · Iss 1 · Apr 2017 Transcripts
  2. Announcement: New Resources Site Vol 7 · Iss 1 · Apr 2017 Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary
  3. LIFE 2017 – Gate to Prophetic Wisdom: Imam ʿAli & Nahj al-Balāghah Vol 7 · Iss 1 · Apr 2017 Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary
  4. Exemplary Women in the Qurʾan: Part I Ustadha Fatemah Meghji · Vol 7 · Iss 1 · May 2017 Translation
  5. Lumʿah and Its Sharḥ: A Fiqh Resource Vol 7 · Iss 1 · May 2017 Research Articles
  6. Interpreting Qurʾanic Stories: An Interview with Sayyid Sulayman Hassan Abidi Vol 7 · Iss 1 · May 2017 Interviews
  7. Sunan (Practices) of the Prophet and Ahl al-Bayt: Sitting in Salāh Haziq Sheikh · Vol 7 · Iss 1 · May 2017 Essays
  8. Towards the Sacred Text: The Importance and Value of the Qurʾan in the Life of a Believer Mulla Muhsin al-Fayd al-Kashani · Vol 7 · Iss 1 · May 2017 Translation

Volume 6 2016 · 4 pieces

  1. Legal Prohibitions Relating to God, Self, and Society Azhar Sheraze · Vol 6 · Iss 1 · Dec 2016 Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary
  2. Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary Reading-List Vol 6 · Iss 1 · Dec 2016 Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary
  3. ʿIyādat al-Marīḍ, or “The Etiquette of Visiting the Sick” in Hadith-Narrations Sayyid Sameer Ali · Vol 6 · Iss 1 · Dec 2016 Essays
  4. Who was Imam ʿAli? – Sunni Islam, Theological Boundaries, and Imam ʿAlī: An Interview with Professor Nebil Husayn Vol 6 · Iss 1 · Dec 2016 Interviews

Volume 5 2016 · 6 pieces

  1. LIFE 2016 Summary Report Vol 5 · Iss 1 · Sept 2016 Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary
  2. The Virtues: Reflections on a Duʿāʾ by Imam al-Mahdi Reza Hemyari · Vol 5 · Iss 1 · Sept 2016 Essays
  3. “Treatise Clarifying the Creed of the Faithful” By al-Karājikī Haziq Sheikh · Vol 5 · Iss 1 · Sept 2016 Translation
  4. L.I.F.E. 2016: Experiencing the Spiritual Influence of the Ahl al-Bayt David Coolidge · Vol 5 · Iss 1 · Sept 2016 Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary
  5. Announcement: Audio Files Now Available Vol 5 · Iss 1 · Sept 2016 Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary
  6. The Best Time for Prayers Haziq Sheikh · Vol 5 · Iss 1 · Sept 2016 Research Articles

Volume 4 2016 · 4 pieces

  1. Sunan (Practices) of the Prophet and Ahl al-Bayt: Takbīrat al-Iḥrām Haziq Sheikh · Vol 4 · Iss 1 · Mar 2016 Research Articles
  2. Gleanings from the Qurʾan: Sūrat al-Kawthar and Sūrat al-ʿAṣr Hassan Abdul-Kareem · Vol 4 · Iss 1 · Mar 2016 Essays
  3. Drawing Inspiration from Imam ʿAlī’s Life and Character (Part I): A Lecture by Sayyid Sulayman Hassan Israa Safieddine · Vol 4 · Iss 1 · Mar 2016 Transcripts
  4. The Etiquettes of Commerce: An Excerpt from Tabsirat al-Mutaʿallimīn Shaan Rizvi · Vol 4 · Iss 1 · Mar 2016 Translation

Volume 3 2015 · 5 pieces

  1. Notes on the Importance of Congregational Prayer Sakeb Ali · Vol 3 · Iss 1 · Nov 2015 Essays
  2. A Salute to the Master of Martyrs: An Excerpt Vol 3 · Iss 1 · Nov 2015 Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary
  3. A Review of Shahīd Muṭahharī’s Understanding Islamic Sciences Naveed Ganjani · Vol 3 · Iss 1 · Nov 2015 Books
  4. L.I.F.E. 2015 Intensive Studies Course Report Vol 3 · Iss 1 · Nov 2015 Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary
  5. Islam and War: Sayyid Sīstānī on the Ethics of Conflict Vol 3 · Iss 1 · Nov 2015 Interviews

Volume 2 2015 · 5 pieces

  1. Shīʿī Institutions of North America: The Muslim Group – An Interview with Dr. Ghassan Zalzaleh Ayman Mahdi · Vol 2 · Iss 1 · Jun 2015 Interviews
  2. A Sketch of Muftī Jaʿfar Ḥusayn’s Contributions to the Shīʿī Community Sakeb Ali · Vol 2 · Iss 1 · Jun 2015 Essays
  3. Shīʿī Theology through the Lens of Divine Justice Azhar Sheraze · Vol 2 · Iss 1 · Jun 2015 Books
  4. Devotional Theology: An Interview with Shaykh Vinay Khetia Trenton Carl · Vol 2 · Iss 1 · Jun 2015 Interviews
  5. The Start of the Month of Ramaḍān: Legal Opinions and Community Cohesion Sayyid Sulayman Hassan · Vol 2 · Iss 1 · Jun 2015 Essays

Volume 1 2014 · 5 pieces

  1. Shīʿī Institutions of North America: An American Ḥawzah – An Interview with Shaykh Amir Mukhtar Faezi Shaan Rizvi · Vol 1 · Iss 1 · Oct 2014 Interviews
  2. God’s Emissaries: An Excerpt on The Creation of Adam and the Fall of Iblīs Vol 1 · Iss 1 · Oct 2014 Books
  3. The Roots of Taqlīd in the Shīʿī Community Vol 1 · Iss 1 · Oct 2014 Translation
  4. Imāmic and Scholastic Knowledge: An Interview with Sayyid Sulayman Hassan Naveed Ganjani · Vol 1 · Iss 1 · Oct 2014 Interviews
  5. al-Sidrah: An Introduction Sayyid Sulayman Hassan · Vol 1 · Iss 1 · Oct 2014 Ahl al-Bayt Islamic Seminary