SMERI to translate booklets into Filipino and Cebuano

Posted: December 1, 2007

In view of the feedbacks received in relation to the recently finished project of translating into Filipino language 30 fact sheets available at "In a Nutshell", the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP) web site’s special interface for fact sheets in different languages, and the launching of the Cebuano translation of the same fact sheets last October, the Writing and Translation Department (under the Research Bureau) of Shajaratun Muntazirah Educational and Research Institute (SMERI) plans to translate selected booklets into Filipino.

This three-year project, which is expected to start next year, is intended to cater for the growing needs of non-Muslim overseas Filipino workers and local readers who are not educated enough to be comfortable reading  English literature but instead prefer to read in either Filipino or Cebuano language.

Following is the list of English booklets initially selected for translation:

Title: Search for Truth

Author: Mir Ahmad Ali

Publisher: World Organization for Islamic Services (WOFIS)

Title: A Correspondence between a Muslim and a Christian

Author: Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi

Publisher: WOFIS

Title: Pork

Author: Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi

Publisher: WOFIS

Title: In Search of Truth

Author: Bint al-Huda

Publisher: Mahjubah Magazine

Title: God of Islam

Author: Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi

Publisher: WOFIS

Title: Seeking the Straight Path: Reflections of a New Muslim

Author: Diana (Masooma) Beatty

Publisher: World Islamic Network (WIN)

Title: Inquiries about Islam

Author: Mohamad Jawad Chirri

Publisher: The Islamic Center of America (1986 edition)

Title: Women in Islam versus Women in Judeo-Christian Tradition: The Myth and the Reality

Author: Sherif Muhammad Abdel Azeem

Publisher: WIN

Title: Slavery from Islamic and Christian Perspectives

Author: Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi

Publisher: Bilal Muslim Mission

Title: Prophecies about the Holy Prophet in Hindu, Christian and Jewish Scriptures

Author: Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi

Publisher: WIN

Title: Islam in Ancient Scriptures

Publisher: Peer Mohamed Ebrahim Trust

Title: John in Search of Truth

Publisher: Chehel Sotoon Public Library

Title: Ella

Publisher: Peer Mohamed Ebrahim Trust

Title: The Fruits of Revelation

Publisher: Peer Mohamed Ebrahim Trust

Title: Fatooha

Publisher: Peer Mohamed Ebrahim Trust

Comments and suggestions regarding the list, translation, publication, and distribution are most welcome. Email: SMERI Press <[email protected]>.   

SMERI finishes translation of treatise on 'beatific vision' [liqa' Allah]

Posted: November 10, 2007

SMERI's Senior Researcher and Translator finished yesterday the translation into English of Risalah Liqa' Allah [Treatise on Beatific Vision] (Tehran, 1382 AHS (2003)), 148 pages, written by the late 'Allamah Hasan Mustafawi.

This translation project is the subject of a three-month contract between our translation and the Tehran-based 'Allamah Mustafawi Works Publication Center signed last August.

The treatise deals with the different stages of mystical wayfaring [sayr wa suluk] until the station of beatific vision or 'meeting with Allah' [liqa' Allah] is attained.

The late 'Allamah Hasan Mustafawi was a great mystic, hadith scholar [muhaddith], historian, and exegete of the Qur'an [mufassir] with more than 70 books to his credit on various subjects. His magnum opus, a commentary of the Qur'an, consists of 16 volumes. He has written a book on the scientific method of translating and interpreting the Holy Qur'an. In addition, his 14-volume etymological examination of the words used in the Qur'an is unique.

'Allamah Mustafawi Works Publication Center has branches in London, UK and Cairo, Egypt, and a liaison office in Dubai, UAE.

Our translator is currently translating a 500-page commentary on Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq's ('a) 'Lantern of the Path' [Sharh Misbah al-Shari'ah] by the same author.

SMERI completes Filipino translation of DILP fact sheets

Posted: November 1, 2007

Intended for "In a Nutshell", the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP) web site’s special interface for fact sheets in different languages, the Writing and Translation Department (under the Research Bureau) of Shajaratun Muntazirah Educational and Research Institute (SMERI) finished yesterday the translation of fact sheet on self-admiration (‘ujb).

With the translation of this remaining fact sheet, Filipino language becomes the first language among the 24 languages at DILP’s “In a Nutshell” to have completed the translation of all 30 existing fact sheets. The next leading language is Swahili with 15 translated fact sheets followed by German and Spanish with 13 and 12 translated fact sheets respectively.

Among these fact sheets in Filipino, the one about hijab is downloaded most from our web site, followed by those about what non-Muslims say about Islam and the 12 successors of the Prophet (s) respectively.

Meanwhile, the fact sheet about the incumbency of following the Prophet’s family has the highest approval rating  (4 counts of ‘outstanding’) followed by the ones about non-Muslims’ view about Islam (with 2 counts of ‘outstanding’, 1 ‘very high’ and 1 ‘high’) and the manner of performing prayer (with 2 counts of ‘outstanding’).

Early last month, SMERI has also embarked on the translation of these fact sheets into Cebuano, and two fact sheets (what non-Muslims say about Islam and Prophet Muhammad (s)) are already translated and available online at our web site.

According to our Cebuano Translation Team, one or two more fact sheets will be translated this month and be available online, insha’ Allah.

In order to expedite the translation of 30 fact sheets presently available in DILP web site, SMERI is inviting other voluntary Cebuano translators, both inside and outside the country, to join the team.

Ideally, in addition to our two translators constituting the Cebuano translation team, eight more translators are needed to be divided into five groups of two (translator and editor) to be assigned to the five sets of fact sheets, viz. Beliefs, Laws and Practices, Personalities, Merits of the Soul, and Diseases of the Soul.

Anyone who wants to take part in these voluntary efforts may email us at [email protected]. 

Cebuano is the second largest spoken language in the Philippines and is the dominant language in Visayas and Mindanao, the central and southern main islands of this archipelagic country.

Download and print these fact sheets and distribute them!

SMERI finishes translation of Filipino fact sheet on self-admiration ('ujb)

Posted: November 1, 2007

SMERI Research Bureau's Writing and Translation Department (Filipino Translation Team) finished yesterday the translation into Filipino of a fact sheet on self-admiration ('ujb) for the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP) web site's special interface for fact sheets in different languages, "In a Nutshell".

The fact sheet is available online at http://www.geocities.com/smeri_ph/fs_e06_ujb.htm. 

Out of the 30 existing fact sheets, it is the last one to be translated by SMERI for DILP.

Download the fact sheet, print many copies and distribute them!

SMERI finishes translation of Cebuano fact sheet on what non-Muslims say about Prophet Muhammad (s)

Posted: October 4, 2007

SMERI Research Bureau's Writing and Translation Department (Cebuano Translation Team) finished yesterday the translation into Cebuano of a fact sheet on what non-Muslims say about Prophet Muhammad (s) for the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP) web site's special interface for fact sheets in different languages, "In a Nutshell".

The fact sheet is available online at http://www.geocities.com/smeri_ph/fs_c05_prophetviews2.htm. 

It is the 2nd Cebuano fact sheet SMERI has so far translated for DILP.

Underway is the translation into Cebuano of the following fact sheets:

1. Why Follow the Family of the Prophet (s)?

2. Who are the 12 Successors of the Prophet (s)?

3. Were All the Companions Just and Truthful?

4. Did the Prophet Appoint a Successor?

5. Why Shi'ah?

Download the fact sheet, print many copies and distribute them!

SMERI embarks on Cebuano translation of fact sheets

Posted: October 1, 2007

In response to the demand of Cebuano-speaking workers in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, and a growing local need for Islamic literature in Cebuano language, SMERI Research Bureau’s Writing and Translation Department forms its Cebuano translation team and embarks on the translation of Islamic fact sheets into Cebuano.

This voluntary translation project is intended for "In a Nutshell", the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP) web site’s special interface for fact sheets in different languages.

As an opening salvo, our Cebuano translation team currently composed of two members (translator and editor) translated the fact sheet “What Non-Muslims Say about Islam, the Fastest Growing Religion in the World” and is now available at http://www.geocities.com/smeri_ph/fs_a06_islamviews2.htm.

Download the fact sheet, print many copies and distribute them!

The team is currently translating another fact sheet, “What Non-Muslims Say about Prophet Muhammad (s).” and is expected to be finished next month, insha’ Allah.

In order to expedite the translation of 30 fact sheets presently available in DILP web site, SMERI is inviting other voluntary translators, both inside and outside the country, to join the team.

Ideally, eight more translators are needed to be divided into five groups of two (translator and editor) to be assigned to the five sets of fact sheets, viz. Beliefs, Laws and Practices, Personalities, Merits of the Soul, and Diseases of the Soul.

Anyone who wants to volunteer may email us: [email protected]. 

Cebuano is the second largest spoken language in the Philippines and is the dominant language in Visayas and Mindanao, the central and southern main islands of the archipelago.

SMERI has translated into Filipino all 30 DILP fact sheets except only one, viz. “Diseases of the Soul… Self-Admiration (‘ujb)” and are available at both DILP <www.al-islam.org/nutshell> and SMERI <www.geocities.com/smeri_ph/research.htm> web sites.

Our Filipino translation team is currently translating the remaining fact sheet which is expected to be finished this month or early next month, insha’ Allah.

With the translation of this remaining fact sheet, Filipino language will become the first language among the 24 languages at DILP’s “In a Nutshell” to have complete translated fact sheets. The next leading language is Swahili with 15 translated fact sheets followed by German and Spanish with 13 and 12 translated fact sheets respectively.

SMERI to translate Sharh Misbah al-Shari'ah

Posted: September 29, 2007

SMERI's Senior Researcher and Translator signed a six-month contract yesterday with Tehran-based 'Allamah Mustafawi Works Publication Center on the translation into English of Sharh Misbah al-Shari'ah [A Commentary on 'Lantern of the Path] (Tehran, 1382 AHS (2003)), 596 pages, written by the late 'Allamah Hasan Mustafawi.

The treatise is a commentary by the author on Misbah al-Shari'ah [Lantern of the Path], a book attributed to Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq ('a).

The late 'Allamah Hasan Mustafawi was a great mystic, hadith scholar [muhaddith], historian, and exegete of the Qur'an [mufassir] with more than 70 books to his credit on various subjects. His magnum opus, a commentary of the Qur'an, consists of 16 volumes. He has written a book on the scientific method of translating and interpreting the Holy Qur'an. In addition, his 14-volume etymological examination of the words used in the Qur'an is unique.

'Allamah Mustafawi Works Publication Center has branches in London, UK and Cairo, Egypt, and a liaison office in Dubai, UAE.

SMERI finishes translation of Ayatullah Yazdi's "In the Presence of the Beloved"

Posted: September 26, 2007

SMERI's Senior Researcher and Translator finished yesterday the translation into English of Bar Dargah-ye Dust [In the Presence of the Beloved] (Qum: Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, Winter 1382 AHS (2003)), 335 pages, written by Professor Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi.

Profesor Yazdi is a versatile professor, erudite scholar and prolific writer, and is presently the Director of Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute (IKERI) based in Qum.

As commentaries of Du'a' al-Iftitah, Du'a' Abu Hamzah ath-Thumali and Du'a' Makarim al-Akhlaq, the book is the transcript of a series of lectures given by the author in Ramadan in Qum.

It is the seventh book of Professor Yazdi translated by SMERI and the first six translated books are as follows:

1. Freedom: The Unstated Facts and Points

2. A Glance at the Theory of Wilayah al-Faqih

3. Investigations and Challenges

4. Islamic Political Theory (Volume 1)

5. Islamic Political Theory (Volume 2)

6. The Qur'an as Reflected in Nahj al-Balaghah.

The translation is the subject of a contract signed in May 2007 by SMERI with Tehran-based Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly (ABWA).

Negotiation on the translation of the late Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari's "The Revival of Islamic Thought" as part of SMERI's 5-year Mutahhari Translation Project is underway between ABWA and SMERI, and a pertinent contract is expected to be signed soon. 

SMERI finishes translation of Filipino fact sheet on anger (ghadhab)

Posted: September 24, 2007

SMERI Research Bureau's Writing and Translation Department finished yesterday the translation into Filipino of a fact sheet on anger (ghadhab) for the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP) web site's special interface for fact sheets in different languages, "In a Nutshell".

The fact sheet is available online at http://www.geocities.com/smeri_ph/fs_e05_ghadhab.htm. 

It is the 29th fact sheet SMERI has so far translated for DILP.

Only one DILP fact sheet is not yet translated into Filipino.

The translation into Filipino of a fact sheet about self-admiration ['ujb] is underway.

Download the fact sheet, print many copies and distribute them!

SMERI-IICT cooperation

Posted: August 21, 2007

At the sideline of Ahl al-Bayt ('a) World Assembly (ABWA) 4th General Assembly on August 18-20, 2007 held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Shajaratun Muntazirah Educational and Research Institute's (SMERI) Senior Researcher and Translator and concurrent External Relations Officer, and Mr. Mohammad Amini, Director on International Relations of the Tehran-based Institute of Islamic Culture and Thought (IICT) exchanged ideas on possible SMERI-IICT cooperation in the fields of research, translation and publication.

As a gesture of goodwill and willingness to forge formal cooperation, Dir. Amini, on behalf of IICT, donated the following books to SMERI Library:

- Aqaliyyatha-ye Dini (Religious Minorities)

- 'Aql wa 'Ishq (Love and Reason)

- Farhang wa Masihiyyat dar Gharb (Culture and Christianity in the West)

- Gharb dar Jughraiya-ye Andisheh (The West in the Geography of Thought)

- Irtidad wa Azadi (Apostasy and Freedom)

- Jihad wa Huquq-e Bayn al-Milal (Jihad and International Law)

- Jurm-e Matbu'ati (Press Crimes)

- Khushunat (Violence)

- Madkhali bar Tabarshinasi-ye Kitab-e Muqaddas (Genealogy of the Bible: An Introduction)

- Nigahi beh Islam wa Tawse'eh-ye Payedar (A Glance at Islam and Sustainable Development)

- Nigahi Qur'ani beh Fishar-e Rawani (Psychological Pressure: A Qur'anic Perspective)

- Usul-e Mudiriyyat wa Wazayif-e Mudiran (Management Principles and the Managers' Duties)

In turn, SMERI External Relations Officer expressed SMERI's gratitude for the donated books and willingness to translate "Usul-e Mudiriyyat wa Wazayif-e Mudiran" (Management Principles and the Managers' Duties) into English. 

In the end, Dir. Amini promised to formally invite our translator and external relations officer to conclude a translation contract.

SMERI to translate treatise on 'beatific vision' [liqa' Allah]

Posted: August 12, 2007

SMERI's Senior Researcher and Translator signs a three-month contract yesterday (anniversary of the commencement of the Prophetic mission [bi'thah]) with Tehran-based 'Allamah Mustafawi Works Publication Center on the translation into English of Risalah Liqa' Allah [Treatise on Beatific Vision] (Tehran, 1382 AHS (2003)), 148 pages, written by the late 'Allamah Hasan Mustafawi.

The treatise deals with the different stages of spiritual wayfaring [sayr wa suluk] until the station of beatific vision or 'meeting with Allah' [liqa' Allah] is attained.

The late 'Allamah Hasan Mustafawi was a great mystic, hadith scholar [muhaddith], historian, and exegete of the Qur'an [mufassir] with more than 70 books to his credit on various subjects. His magnum opus, a commentary of the Qur'an, consists of 16 volumes. He has written a book on the scientific method of translating and interpreting the Holy Qur'an. In addition, his 14-volume etymological examination of the words used in the Qur'an is unique.

'Allamah Mustafawi Works Publication Center has branches in London, UK and Cairo, Egypt, and a liaison office in Dubai, UAE.

After the translation of this book, our translator is expected to translate the late 'Allamah's 500-page commentary on Misbah al-Shari'ah [Lantern of the Path], a book attributed to Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq ('a). 

SMERI finishes translation of Filipino fact sheet on pretending virtuousness (riya‘)

Posted: August 8, 2007

SMERI Research Bureau's Writing and Translation Department finished yesterday the translation into Filipino of a fact sheet on pretending virtuousness (riya‘) for the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP) web site's special interface for fact sheets in different languages, "In a Nutshell".

The fact sheet is available online at http://www.geocities.com/smeri_ph/fs_e04_riya.htm. 

It is the 28th fact sheet SMERI has so far translated for DILP.

Only two (2) DILP fact sheets are not yet translated into Filipino.

The translation into Filipino of a fact sheet about anger [ghadhab] is underway.

Download the fact sheet, print many copies and distribute them!

"The Shi'ah Rebuts" available online

Posted: July 13, 2007

Salamun 'alaykum!

We are pleased to inform you of the addition to SMERI site of one of our translated books (from Persian into English), “The Shi'ah Rebuts”.

Title: The Shi'ah Rebuts

Author: Dr. Sayyid Rida Husayni Nasab

Translator: Mansoor Limba

Publisher: Ahl al-Bayt (‘a) World Assembly (ABWA)

Year of Publication: 2007

No. of Pages: 266 pages

One of the old plots hatched by imperialism in the Muslim nations is to create skepticisms and to intensify problems and then to strike a blow for the glorious Islamic Revolution, and various forms of this old method was common in the Middle East and other regions in recent centuries.

On meeting Iranian pilgrims during the Hajj season, many pilgrims who have familiarity with the Islamic Revolution and whose minds are poisoned with the enemy’s sinister propaganda, ask questions and want to know the answers.

In response to this demand, the eminent and honorable scholar, Sayyid Ridā Husaynī Nasab, compiled the answers (to those questions) under the supervision of Ayatullah Ja'far Subhani and according to the permission given to him, he was to observe brevity in answering the questions and to put detailed explanations to a later time.

The electronic version of the whole book is available online at http://www.geocities.com/smeri_ph/shiahrebuts.htm.

Do you want a free copy of the book?

If yes, then you may send your request to:

Hujjat al-Islam Sayyid Mohammad Hossein Ra'iszadeh,

Deputy Secretary General on Cultural Affairs,

Ahl al-Bayt ('a) World Assembly (ABWA)

P.O. Box 37185/837

Qum

Islamic Republic of Iran

Email: [email protected]

Fax: 0098-251-2913100

It is suggested that you make a brief introduction of yourself and state why you want a free copy of the book.

SMERI finishes translation of Filipino fact sheet on prejudice (‘asabiyyah)

Posted: July 6, 2007

SMERI Research Bureau's Writing and Translation Department finished yesterday the translation into Filipino of a fact sheet on prejudice (‘asabiyyah) for the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP) web site's special interface for fact sheets in different languages, "In a Nutshell".

The fact sheet is available online at http://www.geocities.com/smeri_ph/fs_e03_asabiyyah.htm.

It is the 27th fact sheet SMERI has so far translated for DILP.

Only three (3) DILP fact sheets are not yet translated into Filipino.

The translation into Filipino of a fact sheet about pretending virtuousness [riya’] is underway.

Download the fact sheet, print many copies and distribute them!

SMERI to translate Ayatullah Yazdi's "In the Presence of the Beloved"

Posted: May 22, 2007

SMERI's Senior Researcher and Translator signs a three-month contract yesterday with Tehran-based Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly (ABWA) on the translation into English of Bar Dargah-ye Dust [In the Presence of the Beloved] (Qum: Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, Winter 1382 AHS (2003)), 335 pages, written by Professor Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi.

Profesor Yazdi is a versatile professor, erudite scholar and prolific writer, and is presently the Director of Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute (IKERI) based in Qum.

As commentaries of Du'a' al-Iftitah, Du'a' Abu Hamzah ath-Thumali and Du'a' Makarim al-Akhlaq, the book is the transcript of a series of lectures given by the author in Ramadan in Qum.

It is the sixth book of Professor Yazdi to be translated by SMERI, the first five translated books being as follows:

1. Freedom: The Unstated Facts and Points

2. A Glance at the Theory of Wilayah al-Faqih

3. Investigations and Challenges

4. Islamic Political Theory (Volumes 1-2)

5. The Qur'an as Reflected in Nahj al-Balaghah.

After translation of this book, SMERI will start its 5-year Mutahhari Translation Project by translating the late Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari's "The Revival of Islamic Thought". 

SMERI finishes translation of textbook on prophethood, Imamate and leadership

Posted: May 19, 2007

SMERI Writing and Translation Department finishes yesterday the translation from Persian into English of a university textbook on Islamic Studies course about prophethood, Imamate and leadership.

Published by the Research Department of the Supreme Leader’s Office in the Universities, the said book is written by a group of scholars with background in both the university and the seminary.

As expected, the translation of this 100-page textbook is done in less than a month.

The translation is undertaken while the publication-related contract concerning SMERI's 5-year Mutahhari Translation Project with an international publisher is not yet forged.

SMERI launches 5-year Mutahhari Translation Project

Posted: May 1, 2007

On this eve of Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari’s 28th martyrdom anniversary (May 2), Writing and Translation Department of Shajaratun Muntazirah Educational and Research Institute’s (SMERI) Research Bureau formally announces  the beginning of a five-year project of translating into English the martyr’s works not yet translated.

This launching is announced after SMERI Writing and Translation Department finished the translation of Prof. Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi’s Qur’an dar Ayineh-ye Nahj al-Balagheh [The Qur’an as Reflected in Nahj al-Balaghah] (Qum: Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, Winter 1379 AHS (2000)), 127 pages.

The book which is the transcript of a series of lectures given by the author in Ramadan 1419-20 AH (December 21, 1998-January 18, 1999 and December 10, 1999-January 8, 2000) in Qum will be published by Tehran-based Ahl al-Bayt (‘a) World Assembly (ABWA).

It is the fifth book of Professor Yazdi translated by SMERI, the first four being entitled “Freedom: The Unstated Facts and Points” [Azadi: Nagofteh-ha va Nokteh-ha], “A Glance at the Theory of Wilayah al-Faqih” [Negahi Gozara beh Nazariyyeh-ye Wilayat-e Faqih], “Investigations and Challenges” [Kaveshha va Chaleshha], and “Islamic Political Theory” [Nazariyyeh-ye Siyasi-ye Islam] Volumes 1-2.

The first fifteen books of the late Prof. Mutahhari suggested for translation are as follows:

1. Nabard-e Haqq wa Batil [The Battle between Truth and Falsehood]

2. Ihya-ye Tafakkur-e Islami [Revival of the Islamic Thought]

3. Ta‘lim va Tarbiyat dar Islam [Training and Education in Islam]

4. Hajj  

5. Imdadha-ye Ghaybi dar Zendegi-ye Bashar [Hidden Helps in the Life of Man]

6. Mas’aleh-ye Shinakht [The Issue of Cognition]

7. Fitrat [The Natural Disposition of Man]

8. Hikmatha va Andarzha [Wise Sayings and Counsels]

9. Dah Guftar [Ten Discourses]

10. Panjdah Guftar [Fifteen Discourses]

11. Ma’ad [Resurrection]

12. Falsafeh-ye Akhlaq [Moral Philosophy]

13. Azadi-ye Ma’nawi [Spiritual Freedom]

14. Bist Guftar [Twenty Discourses]

15. Tawhid [Islamic Monotheism] 

While the publication-related contract between SMERI and an international publisher is not yet forged, SMERI Writing and Translation Department is currently translating from Persian into English a university textbook on Islamic Studies course about prophethood, Imamate and leadership.

Published by the Research Department of the Supreme Leader’s Office in the Universities, the said book is written by a group of scholars with background in both the university and the seminary.

The translation of this 100-page textbook is expected to be finished within this month or early next month, insha’ Allah.

SMERI to translate Mutahhari's works

Posted: April 1, 2007

Imam Khomeini said about Mutahhari: “His written and spoken words are, without exception, educational and enlivening… I recommend that the students and intellectual group not to let Mutahhari’s words be forgotten by un-Islamic tricks…”

Keeping in view of the abovementioned statement of Imam Khomeini, SMERI Research Bureau’s Writing and Translation Department embarks on a long-term project of translating the great contemporary thinker Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari’s works most of which are not yet translated into English.

Published by Tehran-based Sadra Publications, these titles to be translated are as follows:

- Ashena’i ba Qu’ran [Understanding the Qur’an] Volumes 1-11

- Barrasi-ye Ijmali-ye Nihdatha-ye Islami dar Sad Saleh-ye Akhir [A

Brief Survey of the Islamic Movements during the Last Century]

- Bist Guftar [Twenty Discourses]

- Dah Guftar [Ten Discourses]

- Falsafeh-ye Akhlaq [Moral Philosophy]

- Falsafeh-ye Tarikh [The Philosophy of History] Volume 1

- Falsafeh-ye Tarikh [The Philosophy of History] Volume 2

- Fitrat [The Natural Disposition of Man]

- Hajj

- Hamaseh-ye Husayni: Sokhanraniha [The Epic of Husayn: Speeches] Volume 1

- Hamaseh-ye Husayni: Yaddashtha [The Epic of Husayn: Notes] Volume 2

- Hikmatha va Andarzha [Wise Sayings and Counsels]

- Ihya-ye Tafakkur-e Islami [Revival of the Islamic Thought]

- Imamat wa Rahbari [Imamate and Leadership]

- Imdadha-ye Ghaybi dar Zendegi-ye Bashar [Hidden Helps in the Life of Man]

- ‘Irfan-e Hafiz [The Mysticism of Hafiz]

- Islam wa Niyazha-ye Zaman [Islam and the Exigency of Time] Volume 1

- Islam wa Niyazha-ye Zaman [Islam and the Exigency of Time] Volume 2

- Kulliyyat-e ‘Ulum-e Islami (Mantiq) [Introduction to Islamic Sciences (Logic)]

- Ma’ad [Resurrection]

- Maqalat-e Falsafi [Philosophical Essays]

- Mas’aleh-ye Hijab [The Issue of Hijab]

- Mas’aleh-ye Riba va Bank beh Damimeh-ye Mas’aleh-ye Bimeh [The Issue of Usury and Bank with the addition of The Issue of Insurance]

- Mas’aleh-ye Shinakht [The Issue of Cognition]

- Nabard-e Haqq wa Batil [The Battle between Truth and Falsehood]

- Nazari beh Nizam-e Iqtisadi-ye Islam [A View on the Economic System of Islam]

- Panjdah Guftar [Fifteen Discourses]

- Sharh-e Manzumeh [A Commentary on Manzumah]

- Ta‘lim va Tarbiyat dar Islam [Training and Education in Islam]

- Tawhid [Islamic Monotheism]

The translation and publication-related negotiation between SMERI and an international publisher is underway.

The first title to be translated later this month or early next month is the 110-page Nabard-e Haqq wa Batil [The Battle between Truth and Falsehood].

The translation project is expected to be finished in five years, insha’ Allah.

SMERI to translate "The Qur'an as Reflected in Nahj al-Balaghah"

Posted: March 14, 2007

SMERI's Senior Researcher and Translator signs a three-month contract yesterday with Tehran-based Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly (ABWA) on the translation into English of Qur'an dar Ayineh-ye Nahj al-Balagheh [The Qur'an as Reflected in Nahj al-Balaghah] (Qum: Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, Winter 1379 AHS (2000)), 127 pages, written by Professor Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi.

Profesor Yazdi is a versatile professor, erudite scholar and prolific writer, and is presently the Director of Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute (IKERI) based in Qum.

The book is the transcript of a series of lectures given by the author in Ramadan 1419-20 AH (December 21, 1998-January 18, 1999 and December 10, 1999-January 8, 2000) in Qum.

It is the fifth book of Professor Yazdi to be translated by our translator, the first four being entitled "Freedom: The Unstated Facts and Points" [Azadi: Nagofteh-ha va Nokteh-ha], "A Cursory Glance at the Theory of Wilayah al-Faqih" [Negahi Gozara beh Nazariyyeh-ye Wilayat-e Faqih], "Investigations and Challenges" [Kaveshha va Chaleshha], and Nazariyyeh-ye Siyasi-ye Islam [Islamic Political Theory] Volumes 1-2.

Complimentary copies of "Freedom: The Unstated Facts and Points" are locally distributed by SMERI. A total of 30 copies have already been given.

SMERI finishes translation of "Islamic Political Theory"

Posted: February 18, 2007

SMERI's Senior Researcher and Translator finishes yesterday the translation into English of 2-volume Nazariyyeh-ye Siyasi-ye Islam [Islamic Political Theory] (Qum: Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, Summer 1380 AHS (2001)), vol. 1, 335 pages; vol. 2, 296 pages, written by Professor Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi.

Profesor Yazdi is a versatile professor, erudite scholar and prolific writer, and is presently the Director of Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute (IKERI) based in Qum.

The book is the transcript of a series of lectures given by the author prior to the Friday congregational prayers in Tehran sometime in 1999, and compiled and edited by Karim Subhani of IKERI.

The first volume with 23 chapters deals with topics on legislation such as the status of politics in religion; freedom in Islam; freedom and its limits; the structure and form of government; the status of laws in the religious system; the criterion of the law's credibility; the difference between Islam and the West on moral values; the fundamental difference between Islam and the West on law; the West's materialistic outlook on law; the Islamic government, challenges and cultural conspiracies; the difference between the religious and atheistic cultures in the realm of law and freedom; the relationship between legislative Lordship, and sovereignty and legislation; the conditions of legislation and its position in Islam; the distinctive feature of Islam in the realm of politics and government; new portrait of the status of law and government; Islam and democracy; and the principle of unity in humanity and citizenship of the subjects.

Meanwhile, the second volume with 17 chapters deals with subjects on statecraft such as the grand approaches in the realm of governance and implementation; the function and features of the state and the approach of Islam on people's participations; the distinctive structure of the Islamic state; the Islamic state and the observance of values and legitimate freedoms; political hierarchy in an Islamic state; the relationship between absolute guardianship of the jurist and the Islamic government; the notion of the separation of power; the ideological status of the Islamic system; Islam and the various models of governance; the status of the Islamic law and its superiority to others; the relationship between freedom, and laws and the state; the need for decisiveness in acting upon the Islamic standards; the question of violence; the clash between the Western values and Islamic laws; the question of relativity of religious values and accounts; and religious teachings as fictitious or factual.

The translation project is the subject of a contract signed last year by our translator and the Tehran-based Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly (ABWA).

It is the fourth book of Professor Yazdi translated by our translator, the first three being entitled "Freedom: The Unstated Facts and Points" [Azadi: Nagofteh-ha va Nokteh-ha], "A Cursory Glance at the Theory of Wilayah al-Faqih" [Negahi Gozara beh Nazariyyeh-ye Wilayat-e Faqih] and "Investigations and Challenges" [Kaveshha va Chaleshha].

Complimentary copies of "Freedom: The Unstated Facts and Points" are locally distributed by SMERI. A total of 24 copies have already been given to visitors.