Mehran Esmaeili
In pursuit of a more profound comprehension of early Islam, I embarked upon a rigorous academic journey. This intellectual journey commenced with a systematic study of pre-Islamic Arab history and the late antiquity context. In the year 2000, I culminated my undergraduate studies by undertaking an extensive research endeavor titled "The Status of Women during the Prophet's Era: An Analysis of Women's Education, Punitive Measures, and Societal Engagement Beyond the Domestic Sphere."
Subsequently, my scholarly pursuits led to active involvement in the editing of historical articles within the Qur'an Encyclopedia (Qom. Iran), a commitment spanning from 2004 to 2017. This significant engagement served as a catalyst for a concentrated focus on the early Islamic period. During my graduate studies, my academic interests shifted toward the discipline of historical sociology. In 2010, this academic evolution reached its zenith with the successful completion of a doctoral dissertation titled "The Impact of Tribal Relations on Religious Groupings in Medina during the Prophetic Era." It is also noteworthy that before my Ph.D. study, for a brief period, my academic interests veered towards the subject of tradition and modernism in West Asia. This exploration yielded my master's thesis, titled "Egyptian Intellectual Currents in the 19th Century," an achievement that garnered recognition as the distinguished historical thesis of 2013, as awarded by the Ministry of Culture.
Concurrently, my curiosity extended to interdisciplinary studies, prompting participation in courses offered by Prof. Ahmad Pakatchi. This multifaceted education encompassed subjects such as Semitic languages, Qur'anic interpretation, and the historical analysis of Hadith, commencing in 2007 and persisting thereafter. Notably, my scholarly journey had commenced much earlier, with active participation in Islamic courses at the Qom Islamic Seminary since 1990.
My current academic focus centers on an extensive project dedicated to the examination of Arab society during the formative years of Islam. The origins of this endeavor trace back to my contributions in crafting articles within the Qur'an Encyclopedia. Subsequently, my research trajectory was honed to scrutinize the intricate societal dynamics of Medina during the early Islamic era. The meticulous revision and culmination of my doctoral thesis spanned numerous years, ultimately culminating in its publication as a book in 2021, under the title "Social Structure of Yathrab in the Foundation of Madina al-Nabi."
In 2011, I embarked upon an academic career as an Assistant Professor at Shahid Beheshti University, located in Tehran, Iran. This academic role was situated within the Department of Islamic History and Civilization, housed within the Faculty of Theology and Religions. Notably, in 2016, I assumed the position of departmental chair, a role that held for a tenure spanning four years.
Supervisors: Professor Sadiq A'ine-wand
Phone: +982129905690
Address: Shahid Beheshti University
Velenjak, Tehran, Iran.
Subsequently, my scholarly pursuits led to active involvement in the editing of historical articles within the Qur'an Encyclopedia (Qom. Iran), a commitment spanning from 2004 to 2017. This significant engagement served as a catalyst for a concentrated focus on the early Islamic period. During my graduate studies, my academic interests shifted toward the discipline of historical sociology. In 2010, this academic evolution reached its zenith with the successful completion of a doctoral dissertation titled "The Impact of Tribal Relations on Religious Groupings in Medina during the Prophetic Era." It is also noteworthy that before my Ph.D. study, for a brief period, my academic interests veered towards the subject of tradition and modernism in West Asia. This exploration yielded my master's thesis, titled "Egyptian Intellectual Currents in the 19th Century," an achievement that garnered recognition as the distinguished historical thesis of 2013, as awarded by the Ministry of Culture.
Concurrently, my curiosity extended to interdisciplinary studies, prompting participation in courses offered by Prof. Ahmad Pakatchi. This multifaceted education encompassed subjects such as Semitic languages, Qur'anic interpretation, and the historical analysis of Hadith, commencing in 2007 and persisting thereafter. Notably, my scholarly journey had commenced much earlier, with active participation in Islamic courses at the Qom Islamic Seminary since 1990.
My current academic focus centers on an extensive project dedicated to the examination of Arab society during the formative years of Islam. The origins of this endeavor trace back to my contributions in crafting articles within the Qur'an Encyclopedia. Subsequently, my research trajectory was honed to scrutinize the intricate societal dynamics of Medina during the early Islamic era. The meticulous revision and culmination of my doctoral thesis spanned numerous years, ultimately culminating in its publication as a book in 2021, under the title "Social Structure of Yathrab in the Foundation of Madina al-Nabi."
In 2011, I embarked upon an academic career as an Assistant Professor at Shahid Beheshti University, located in Tehran, Iran. This academic role was situated within the Department of Islamic History and Civilization, housed within the Faculty of Theology and Religions. Notably, in 2016, I assumed the position of departmental chair, a role that held for a tenure spanning four years.
Supervisors: Professor Sadiq A'ine-wand
Phone: +982129905690
Address: Shahid Beheshti University
Velenjak, Tehran, Iran.
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Yathrib/al-Medina
Prior to the advent of Islam, the primary cause of these conflicts was the competition for natural resources, such as fertile land and water. The pre-existing tensions between the tribes led to a tripartite division of the Yathrib community in the early Islamic period: believers, unbelievers, and hypocrites.
The first chapter of the book challenges the prevailing notion that the city of Medina was established at the onset of the Islamic era. Through historical analysis, the author contends that Medina's emergence as a substantial urban center occurred in the third Islamic century. This development followed a period marked by significant out-migration of the region's indigenous population to other areas. The second chapter delves into the gradual process of Islamization with in Yathrib, exploring the varied responses of different tribes to the new religion. Some tribes wholeheartedly embraced Islam, while others remained steadfast in their disbelief, and still others adopted a more ambiguous stance. This study examines the intricate interplay of faith, disbelief, and hypocrisy within the social and tribal fabric of Yathrib.
Muslim World. The settlement geography of Medina depends on various historical factors
including both economic and political. The common understanding of Medina is that it was a
city by the name of Yathrib, which was changed by the Prophet(s) to Medina, and that it
survived during centuries and developed continuously till the contemporary periods, like other
cities. On the one hand, nowadays, some of the preceding settlements of this region remain
unpopulated, and from the other hand some structures have been built in some areas which were
not residential before that. This paper tries to answer this question of fundamental transformation
has confronted the settlement geography of this region during the following eras: the ancient
Yathrib, early Islam, Middle Ages, and contemporary periods.
Early Islamic Society
Therefore, the study of the construction of Suffah, as a part of the mosque, teaching of the inhabitants of Suffah and their moral training are the main parts of this article. It seems that Suffah was a sunshade behind the place where the people prayed and its fame as a bench or veranda has no historical precedent. Furthermore, there is abundant evidence about the initiation of instruction among the immigrants in Suffah. The moral and theosophical instructions at Suffah are considerable, although not all of the inhabitants of Suffah were interested in such instructions.
Prior to the advent of Islam, the primary cause of these conflicts was the competition for natural resources, such as fertile land and water. The pre-existing tensions between the tribes led to a tripartite division of the Yathrib community in the early Islamic period: believers, unbelievers, and hypocrites.
The first chapter of the book challenges the prevailing notion that the city of Medina was established at the onset of the Islamic era. Through historical analysis, the author contends that Medina's emergence as a substantial urban center occurred in the third Islamic century. This development followed a period marked by significant out-migration of the region's indigenous population to other areas. The second chapter delves into the gradual process of Islamization with in Yathrib, exploring the varied responses of different tribes to the new religion. Some tribes wholeheartedly embraced Islam, while others remained steadfast in their disbelief, and still others adopted a more ambiguous stance. This study examines the intricate interplay of faith, disbelief, and hypocrisy within the social and tribal fabric of Yathrib.
Muslim World. The settlement geography of Medina depends on various historical factors
including both economic and political. The common understanding of Medina is that it was a
city by the name of Yathrib, which was changed by the Prophet(s) to Medina, and that it
survived during centuries and developed continuously till the contemporary periods, like other
cities. On the one hand, nowadays, some of the preceding settlements of this region remain
unpopulated, and from the other hand some structures have been built in some areas which were
not residential before that. This paper tries to answer this question of fundamental transformation
has confronted the settlement geography of this region during the following eras: the ancient
Yathrib, early Islam, Middle Ages, and contemporary periods.
Therefore, the study of the construction of Suffah, as a part of the mosque, teaching of the inhabitants of Suffah and their moral training are the main parts of this article. It seems that Suffah was a sunshade behind the place where the people prayed and its fame as a bench or veranda has no historical precedent. Furthermore, there is abundant evidence about the initiation of instruction among the immigrants in Suffah. The moral and theosophical instructions at Suffah are considerable, although not all of the inhabitants of Suffah were interested in such instructions.
Regarding the tragedy of Karbala, it is found numerous statistical reports in different sources.
One of these reports is concerned with the number of Imam Hussein’s injuries. According to the author, it has been registered around 14 reports in this regard while their conformity with one another is not easy. In this article, the author tries to achieve a sound statistical report via putting the date of report, taking the reports of injury apart from the reports on the tear of clothes, determining the clothes of Imam in the scene of battle, the comparative investigation of the narrations by Sheikh e-Mofid, Ibn e-A’sam and Kharazmi related to the last moments of Imam Hussein’s life as well as the reconstruction of battle scene relying on the narration by sheikh e- Mofid.
This claim raises the question that given articles 10, 20 and 21 of the Constitution, to what extent can such a provision protect the sanctity and solidarity of familial relations based on Islamic law and ethics, woman's rights, protecting children without guardians, and equal legal protection for all, including men and women? This paper addresses this question by analyzing the consequences of such a provision, and ultimately suggests that, in order to prevent the immorality of relations within families and the collapse of the family, and to ensure the protection of the child from harms and protect the rights of women, repealing this provision must be placed on the agenda of the Legislature as soon as possible.
major features of this work are its simplicity, comprehensiveness and conciseness all at the same time. Considering the fact that this work has been prepared for instruction, it lacks the often bothersome references as well. At the end, the writher has included a bibliography list containing more than fifty Western works used by him in his work. The present text is a chapter of this book on the Humanist school of the 15th and 16th centuries and Rationalist school of the 18th century.
and Arabic literature and Egyptian Muslim scholars have
played a key role in shaping the principles of Islamic
teaching. Many Muslim scholars have come to Egypt from
different lands to learn religious knowledge or to complete
their knowledge. However, in the thirteenth / nineteenth
century, following the uprising of the family of
Mohammad Ali Pasha (re.1220-1805 /1265/1849) and the
attempt to convert Egypt into regional power, serious
developments in the field of science education in this land
occurred and the ground for the arrival of new educational
institutions and new knowledge to Egypt was prepared,
and traditions and educational institutions of Egypt were
influenced by the Western education system. This research
tries to study Egyptian efforts to modernize their education
system in the thirteenth / nineteenth century.
Ahmad Amin and Mohammad al- Bahi have not deemed her to be the innovators of that era. On the other hand, Albert Hurani and following him, Hamid Enayat and Hassan Hanafi, have introduced him as the pioneers of political innovation.
This article is to answer this issue related to classifying Tahtavi’s political thought whether in the domain of the Islamic political thoughts or in that of the political innovation.