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A Garden Without End

November 3, 2026

A Garden Without End Review of Chapter 23 of Bihar Al-Anwaar, Volume 8
Author – The Allama Muhammad
Baqir Al Majlisi

Chapter 23 of Volume 8 of Bihar Al-Anwaar – the encyclopaedic hadith compendium compiled by the Safavid-era scholar Allama Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi – is entitled “The Paradise and Its Bounties, and Allah Sustaining Us and the Rest of the Believers, Its Houries, Its Castles, Its Joys and Its Cheerfulness.” Spanning roughly one hundred and eighty pages (pp. 106–285), it sits in the volume between the harrowing chapter on the Bridge over Hell and the chapter on the Fire itself, and it functions as a deliberate counterweight: where the preceding chapters describe terror, this one unfolds an almost luxuriant catalogue of delight. Reading it straight through is a peculiar experience – less a sustained argument than a long, liturgical inventory of a world the believer is invited to imagine as already in existence. This review summarises the chapter’s main themes and offers a few observations on its literary and theological texture.

The Day of Judgement

October 25, 2026

The Day of Judgement by Mohamedarif Suleman

Every believer returns to the same question at some point: when this life ends, what remains of us? The Shia Imami tradition answers with clarity. On the Day of Judgement (Yawm al-Qiyaamah), human beings will be raised as whole persons, body and soul reunited, to stand before their Creator. This belief is known in theology as ma’aad jismaani, bodily resurrection, and it is one of the pillars of Islamic faith, listed among the usool al-din alongside tawhid, prophethood and divine justice.

Valor, Justice, and Strategy: Iran Through the Lens of Imam Ali (as)

June 12, 2026

Such a historic win indeed draws parallels to history itself, for it is no secret that Iran adheres to the rules and ethics of war set by the Shiite first caliph, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS). A ferocious warrior with valor that sent shivers down the enemy’s spine. Imam Ali (AS) was known for his principles and values, which shone brighter than his bravery during wars, especially during the battles of Jamal and Siffin.

Ethical Governance in Crisis

June 4, 2026

Ethical Governance in Crisis by Mirza Rizwan Ali Baig (Hyderabad, Telangana, India)

olitical authority is never sustained by power alone. A ruler may command institutions, enforce laws, and defeat opponents, yet still fail to govern ethically if the public no longer believes that authority is tied to justice. The deeper crisis of governance begins when legality and legitimacy separate: when a state can still act, but can no longer persuade its people that its actions are morally trustworth

Economic Justice & Leadership Accountability

Empty Treasury, Full Justice

May 5, 2026

Empty Treasury, Full Justice by Mohamedarif Mohamed Suleman

In many societies, leadership slowly mutates into a claim on privilege. The title itself begins to mean access: access to better stipends, to closed doors, to a standard of living sealed off from the people being led. The ruler’s house grows taller, his table richer, his distance wider, and this is called authority. For Imam Ali (AS), that equation was upside down. To him, authority was not entitlement but burden, and the first sign that a government had lost its way was when its leaders lived beyond the means of the masses while guarding the public purse as if it were their own.

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