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Special Topics, Muharram 2026, Dedicated to the Martyrdom Anniversary of Imam Ali ibn al-Hussain (p)
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Ammar Pabaney
Lecture: "Raj'at - Unveiling the Doctrine of Return"
Date
Friday July 10th, 2026
7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Ziyarat Ale-Yasin
7:25-8:30 Lecture and Q&A, in English
Maghrib: Prayer
9:05-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
| 2 | Please note that during the months of July and August, we will on school summer schedule. Our regular in-person events will be held only on special occasions.
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT | 68 |
| 3 | upcoming events, Jul 7-10, 2026
🔹Virtual
▫️Tue, Jul 7, 8:30-10:15 pm
Lecture Series, 01, "Nass and Ijtihad in Shi'a Political Thought," Hassan Ansari, IAS, Princeton.
🔸Hybrid
▫️Fri, Jul 10, 7:15-9:30 pm
Special Topics, dedicated to the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali ibn Hussain (p).
visit us:
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT | 14 |
| 4 | درس گفتارهای تاریخ اندیشه و تمدن اسلامی
🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«نصّ و اجتهاد در انديشه سياسی شيعه»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسه اول، سه شنبه ۷ جولای، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
#نص_اجتهاد_شيعه
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT | 129 |
| 5 | Lecture Series, Lec01
🌐 Virtual, FA Lecture | Subtitled on YouTube
Date
Tuesday July 7th, 2026
8:30 pm to 10:15 pm (US Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
8:30-8:35 Login to zoom
8:35-10:00 Lecture, in Persian, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Title: "Nass and Ijtihad in Shi'a Political Thought," Lec01
10:00-10:15 Q&A
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
- About Speaker (Bio)
#nass_ijtihad_shia
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT
Zoom | 122 |
| 6 | upcoming events, Jul 7-10, 2026
🔹Virtual
▫️Tue, Jul 7, 8:30-10:15 pm
Lecture Series, 01, "Nass and Ijtihad in Shi'a Political Thought," Hassan Ansari, IAS, Princeton.
🔸Hybrid
▫️Fri, Jul 10, 7:15-9:30 pm
Special Topics, dedicated to the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali ibn Hussain (p).
visit us:
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT | 159 |
| 7 | Due to the school holidays this week, we will not be holding our weekly event.
InshaAllah, our next (in-person) event will be on Friday, July 10. The program will commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali al-Sajjad (p).
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT | 275 |
| 8 | درس گفتارهای تاریخ اندیشه و تمدن اسلامی
🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«نصّ و اجتهاد در انديشه سياسی شيعه» (۴ جلسه)
حسن انصاری
موسسه مطالعات پیشرفته، پرینستون، نیوجرسی
▫️سه شنبه ها، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (به وقت شرق آمریکا)
شروع جلسات از ۷ جولای، ۲۰۲۶
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
Meeting ID: 939 3332 5521
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
#نص_اجتهاد_شيعه
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT | 2 124 |
| 9 | Lecture Series on
History of Islamic Thought and Civilization
🌐 Virtual, FA Lecture | Subtitled on YouTube
Title: "Nass and Ijtihad in Shi'a Political Thought," 4 Sessions
Speaker: Hassan Ansari
▫️Tuesdays, 8:30-10:15 PM (US Eastern Time)
Starting July 7, 2026
Zoom Webinar (lecture series):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
Meeting ID: 939 3332 5521
About Speaker:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
#nass_ijtihad_shia
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT | 1 831 |
| 10 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py0CqsroCTc&list=PLRagz8v-1fF6KN1zX99EBH80W56NN-TFL&t=8s
🔻Lecture Series, 6 Sessions
"Religious Landscape of Pre-Islamic Arabia: An Analysis Based on Primary (Epigraphic) and Contemporary Sources"
Speaker: Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi
January 11 - February 15, 2026
🟥 Lectures in English. closed captions (CC) and auto-translate are available.
#pre_islamic_arabia | 205 |
| 11 | مجموعه درسگفتار «آیا درک حاضران در غدیر خم از حدیث غدیر با درک امروزی ما یکی بود؟» (۴ جلسه)
حسن انصاری
موسسه مطالعات پیشرفته، پرینستون، نیوجرسی
فایل های تصویری و صوتی جلسات:
▪️ویدیوی درسگفتارها:
مجموعه یوتیوب را می توانید در اینجا پیدا نمایید
▪️عنوان و پیوند فایلهای صوتی جلسات:
جلسه اول:
تاريخچه جايگاه غدير در ادبيات و فرهنگ شيعی؛ آثاری که اهل سنت درباره آن و طرق حديثی آن نوشته اند؛ اهميت سياسی غدير در طول تاريخ اسلام.
جلسه دوم:
رويکرد نوانديشان دينی در ارتباط با مباحث شيعه شناسی؛ سیاق تاريخی واقعه غدير؛ چطور تعبير "مولا" را در سياق دوره پيامبر (ص) و عصر تأسيسی مدينه بفهميم؟
جلسه سوم:
واکنش ها به حديث غدير از سوی عالمان اهل سنت و سعی بر اینکه اين حديث به نحوی فهميده شود که به جای اينکه "نص" بر امامت تلقی شود تنها در سطحی از فضيلت تفسير شود؛ کتاب الرد علی الرافضة تأليف حکيم ترمذی و موضع آن درباره حديث غدير.
جلسه چهارم:
تاريخ برخورد با حديث غدير هم در روايت و هم در مضمون آن از سوی متکلمان و فقهای سده های دوم و سوم قمری؛ به چه عللی سعی شد که حديث غدير را از جايگاه "نص" به صرف يک "فضيلت" فروکاهند و اینکه که در خصوص فهم حديث غدير درست است که نيازمنديم به جهانبينی دينی و سياسی عصر پيامبر (ص) و گفتمان عصر نبوی برگرديم و از عصر خلافت و منظومه فکری آن فاصله بگيريم اما اين به معنای اين نيست که حديث غدير موضوع اجتهاد است و يا دلالتش به سطح "نص" نمی رسد؛ اختلاف اماميه و زيديه و معتزله و اهل سنت را در اين موضوع.
۳۱ می تا ۹ جون، ۲۰۲۶
#حدیث_غدیر_خم
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT | 183 |
| 12 | https://youtu.be/WN2DrmChCI0?list=PLRagz8v-1fF5lAhcnrJGe6J7vQa4f0ywf&t=2
🔻Lecture Series, 4 Sessions
"The Hadith of Ghadir Khumm: Its Understanding Then and Now"
Speaker: Dr. Hassan Ansari
May 31 - June 9, 2026
🟥 Lectures in Persian. closed captions (CC) and auto-translate are available.
#hadith_ghadir_khumm | 188 |
| 13 | Donations & Support
If you would like to support our events, donations can be made through the following options:
▫️Tax-deductible donation: Please use the link below, click “Give Now,” and search for/select “MIT Shia Muslim Community Fund.”
Giving link: https://giving.mit.edu/
▫️Zelle transfer: Send directly using our email address:
eventszekrmit@gmail.com
Thank you for your continued support and generosity — it truly makes our events possible.
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT | 229 |
| 14 | Photo from Ahlulbayt Islamic Society | 235 |
| 15 | Please note we have an additional event on the Day 11 of Muharram, as part of our regular programs, Today at 7:15 pm . (Tang Center, E51-395). | 254 |
| 16 | Special Topics, Muharram 2026
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Sadik Kassim
Lecture: "Beyond Ashura: Nothing but Beauty"
Date
Friday June 26th, 2026
7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Ziyarat Ale-Yasin
7:25-8:30 Lecture and Q&A, in English
Maghrib: Prayer
9:05-9:30 Dinner
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT | 284 |
| 17 | Program for Sham-e-Ghariban tonight at 7:30 PM. | 100 |
| 18 | About Speaker:
Dr. Zahra Moballegh received her PhD in Philosophy from the University of Tehran in 2012. For many years, she served as a faculty member and professor of philosophy at the University of Tehran and the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies. She was also a faculty member of the Encyclopaedia of the World of Islam for more than eight years, where she authored a wide range of entries in Islamic studies, including Qur’anic studies, Islamic history, Divine Names, and ethics.
In addition to publishing several research articles in philosophy and women’s studies, Dr. Moballegh has authored two books on feminist theology and Islamic philosophy. Her third book, on the narrative theology of the Qur’an, is forthcoming from Oxford University Press. Since 2023, she has been a Researcher and Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Harvard Divinity School, where her teaching and scholarship focus on Qur’anic studies, theology, and Islamic philosophy. | 248 |
| 19 | Muharram 2026, 10th, Sham-e-Ghariban
🌐 In-Person, EN Lecture
Date
Thursday June 25th, 2026
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Student Center, 3rd Floor, Twenty Chimneys, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Schedule
Program includes: Quran Recitation, Lecture (in English), Prayer, Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat, Dinner
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT | 255 |
| 20 | *Muharram 2026, 10th, Sham-e-Ghariban | MIT*
🌐 In-Person, EN Lecture
_Date_
Thursday June 25th, 2026
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm (Eastern Time)
_Location_
MIT Student Center, 3rd Floor, Twenty Chimneys, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
_Schedule_
Program includes: Quran Recitation, Lecture (in English), Prayer, Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat, Dinner
- About Speaker
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/files/2026/05/ZahraMoballegh.pdf
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT | 1 |
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