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🏴 Day 1, dedicated to the martyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqil, cousin of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him).
🕖 June 16, 7:00 PM
📍 MIT Tang Center, E51-395
| 2 | Please note program begins at 7:00 PM. | 121 |
| 3 |  Muharram 2026, 1st, (Muslim b. Aqil)
Speaker: Dr. Ammar Pabaney (Bio)
Lecture: "Labbaik Ya Hussain - Responding to the Call of Daee' Allah (Caller toward Allah)"
Date
Tuesday June 16th, 2026
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:00-7:10 Quran Recitation
7:10-7:15 Poem
7:15-8:15 Lecture and Q&A, in English
8:15-8:30 Mourning Ritual, Ziyarat Imam Hussain (p)
Maghrib: Prayer
9:10-9:30 Dinner
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| 4 | The Crescent Moon of the Month of Muharram 1448 A.H.
From the Moon-Sighting Committee of The Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America - Read more here:
https://ow.ly/wbcb50Zax6R
2 Muharram (June 17): Imam Hussain (p) arrives in Karbala (61 A.H.)
7 Muharram (June 22): Water is cut off from Imam Hussain (p), his family, and his companions (61 A.H.)
10 Muharram (June 25): Day of Ashura; Martyrdom of Imam Hussain (p) and his companions (61 A.H.)
13 Muharram (June 28): Burial of Imam Hussain (p) and his companions in Karbala (61 A.H.)
25 Muharram (July 10): Martyrdom of Imam Ali ibn Hussain (al-Sajjad) (p) (95 A.H.) | 124 |
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| 6 |  Muharram Programs, Jun 16-26, 2026
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| 7 |  Muharram Programs, Jun 16-26, 2026
🔸In-Person
▫️Jun 16-21, 7:00-9:30 pm
MIT Tang Center, E51-395, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
▫️Jun 22-26, 7:30-10:00 pm
MIT Student Center, Twenty Chimneys & Lobdell Hall, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
▫️Jun 25 (Day of Ashura, pending moonsighting), 10:30 am-2:30 pm
MIT Student Center, Twenty Chimneys, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
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| 8 | Salamun Alaikum,
As we prepare for our Muharram programs, we kindly invite you to support our events through your generous donations. Please use one of the options below to contribute:
▫️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 of our events.
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| 9 | آیا درک حاضران در غدیر خم از حدیث غدیر با درک امروزی ما یکی بود؟ دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسه چهارم: در اين جلسه درباره تاريخ برخورد با حديث غدير هم در روايت و هم در مضمون آن از سوی متکلمان و فقهای سده های دوم و سوم قمری بحث کرديم. در اين چارچوب درباره مفهوم "نص" و "اجتهاد" و جايگاه هر يک در برخورد با موضوع امامت و حديث غدير بحث کرديم. و نشان داديم چگونه و به چه عللی سعی شد که حديث غدير را از جايگاه "نص" به صرف يک "فضيلت" فروکاهند. گفتيم 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 به بحث گذاشتيم. دنباله اين بحث را در يک سری جديد به اميد خدا دنبال خواهيم کرد. (۹ جون، ۲۰۲۶)
#حدیث_غدیر_خم
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| 10 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnaRZ0MTt50&list=PLRagz8v-1fF5lAhcnrJGe6J7vQa4f0ywf&t=1s
🔻"he Hadith of Ghadir Khumm: Its Understanding Then and Now," Lec04
speaker: Dr. Hassan Ansari
Jun 9, 2026
🟥 Lecture in Persian. closed captions (CC) and auto-translate are available on our channel.
Summary:
In this session, we discussed the history of engagement with the Hadith of Ghadir, both in terms of its transmission and its meaning, by theologians and jurists of the 2nd and 3rd centuries AH (Islamic calendar). Within this framework, we examined the concepts of “nass” (explicit textual designation) and “ijtihad” (independent reasoning), as well as the role of each in approaches to the issue of the Imamate and the Hadith of Ghadir.
We showed how, and for what reasons, efforts were made to reduce the Hadith of Ghadir from the status of a nass to merely a statement of virtue or merit. We argued that, while understanding the Hadith of Ghadir indeed requires us to return to the religious and political worldview of the Prophet’s era and the discourse of the Prophetic period—and to distance ourselves from the era of the Caliphate and its intellectual framework—this does not mean that the Hadith of Ghadir is a matter open to ijtihad, nor that its indication falls short of the level of a nass.
We also discussed the differing positions of the Imamiyya, Zaydiyya, Mu'tazila, and Ahl al-Sunnah on this issue.
InshaAllah, we will continue this discussion in a new series.
#hadith_ghadir_khumm
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| 11 | آیا درک حاضران در غدیر خم از حدیث غدیر با درک امروزی ما یکی بود؟ دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسه سوم: در اين جلسه به نخستين واکنش ها به حديث غدير از سوی عالمان اهل سنت پرداختيم و گفتيم چگونه سعی شد اين حديث به نحوی فهميده شود که به جای اينکه "نص" بر امامت تلقی شود تنها در سطحی از فضيلت تفسير شود. گفتيم حديث غدير نمونه مهمی است از اينکه چگونه گفتمان عصر پيشا شريعت/ سنت/ فکر اصولی دوران مدينه در عصر دستگاه خلافت و شريعت/سنت برآمده از آن مورد "تأويل" قرار می گرفت. همچنين به تفصيل متن کتاب الرد علی الرافضة تأليف حکيم ترمذی را خوانديم و موضع او را درباره حديث غدير بحث کرديم. (۷ جون، ۲۰۲۶)
#حدیث_غدیر_خم
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| 12 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6GxSBJssLk&list=PLRagz8v-1fF5lAhcnrJGe6J7vQa4f0ywf&t=1s
🔻"he Hadith of Ghadir Khumm: Its Understanding Then and Now," Lec03
speaker: Dr. Hassan Ansari
Jun 7, 2026
🟥 Lecture in Persian. closed captions (CC) and auto-translate are available on our channel.
Summary:
In this session, we examined the earliest reactions of Sunni scholars to the Hadith of Ghadir and discussed how attempts were made to interpret this hadith in such a way that, rather than being regarded as an explicit designation (nass) of the Imamate, it would be understood merely as an indication of virtue or merit. We argued that the Hadith of Ghadir is an important example of how the discourse of the pre-Sharia/pre-Sunna/pre-legal-theoretical era of Medina was reinterpreted (ta'wil) during the age of the Caliphate and the Sharia/Sunna tradition that emerged from it.
We also read in detail the text of The Refutation of the Rafidites (al-Radd ʿala al-Rafida) by Al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi and discussed his position regarding the Hadith of Ghadir.
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| 13 | Reminder, Quran Study, Friday at 7:15 pm. (Tang Center, E51-376) | 112 |
| 14 |  Muharram 1448 (2026)
🏴 اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْکَ یا اَباعَبْدِاللَّهِ وَ عَلَى الاَْرْواحِ الَّتى حَلَّتْ بِفِناَّئِکَ
The Muharram programs at MIT for the first 11 days will begin on Tuesday, June 16 and continue through Friday, June 26, inshaAlla (in-person). Event details will be posted.
Lectures in English; Poetry & Mourning Rituals, multi-languages.
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
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| 15 | ![Quran Study, Surah Ta-Ha [20:99-114], Part II 🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture Date Friday June 12th, 2026 7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (US Easter](data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wBDACgcHiMeGSgjISMtKygwPGRBPDc3PHtYXUlkkYCZlo+AjIqgtObDoKrarYqMyP/L2u71////m8H////6/+b9//j/2wBDASstLTw1PHZBQXb4pYyl+Pj4+Pj4+Pj4+Pj4+Pj4+Pj4+Pj4+Pj4+Pj4+Pj4+Pj4+Pj4+Pj4+Pj4+Pj4+Pj4+Pj/wAARCAAXACgDASIAAhEBAxEB/8QAHwAAAQUBAQEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtRAAAgEDAwIEAwUFBAQAAAF9AQIDAAQRBRIhMUEGE1FhByJxFDKBkaEII0KxwRVS0fAkM2JyggkKFhcYGRolJicoKSo0NTY3ODk6Q0RFRkdISUpTVFVWV1hZWmNkZWZnaGlqc3R1dnd4eXqDhIWGh4iJipKTlJWWl5iZmqKjpKWmp6ipqrKztLW2t7i5usLDxMXGx8jJytLT1NXW19jZ2uHi4+Tl5ufo6erx8vP09fb3+Pn6/8QAHwEAAwEBAQEBAQEBAQAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtREAAgECBAQDBAcFBAQAAQJ3AAECAxEEBSExBhJBUQdhcRMiMoEIFEKRobHBCSMzUvAVYnLRChYkNOEl8RcYGRomJygpKjU2Nzg5OkNERUZHSElKU1RVVldYWVpjZGVmZ2hpanN0dXZ3eHl6goOEhYaHiImKkpOUlZaXmJmaoqOkpaanqKmqsrO0tba3uLm6wsPExcbHyMnK0tPU1dbX2Nna4uPk5ebn6Onq8vP09fb3+Pn6/9oADAMBAAIRAxEAPwCCC3SSDeQSeelOVs2wTZhVOCx7jNVl80L8u/b7ZrQs4Fe2jdn27ie/XmkbT2EVAJTlRx0JNX4XDxBg24Enn8arPZQshCyhQTyRzmpoIooIUjEucdDxzzQjIr2k++ba0pJ54zRV1YUU5CjPriimIwN5VApVenpzWvp65sYuvfp9TRRSNqmxZ2e7/pQE4HLUUUzEBlWC/Mc85JooooGf/9k=){kind=small} Quran Study, Surah Ta-Ha [20:99-114], Part II
🌐 Hybrid, EN Lecture
Date
Friday June 12th, 2026
7:15 pm to 9:30 pm (US Eastern Time)
Location
MIT Tang Center, E51-376, 2 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Schedule
7:15-7:25 Ziyarat Ale-Yasin
7:25-8:45 Exegesis (Tafsir), in English, Dr. Taghi Sahraeian
Topic: "Chapter 20, Surah Ta-Ha, Verses 99-114," Part II
8:45-9:00 Q&A
9:00-9:30 Dinner
(prayer will be performed at Maghrib)
Zoom Participation (hybrid):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95948516788
- About Speaker (Bio)
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
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| 16 |  درس گفتارهای تاریخ اندیشه و تمدن اسلامی
🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«آیا درک حاضران در غدیر خم از حدیث غدیر با درک امروزی ما یکی بود؟»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسات سوم و چهارم:
یکشنبه ۷ جون، ۷:۱۵ تا ۹:۰۰ شب
سه شنبه ۹ جون، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (آخر)
(به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
🟥 Live on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@AhlulbaytIslamicSociety
#حدیث_غدیر_خم
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT | 539 |
| 17 |  Lecture Series, Lec04
🌐 Virtual, FA Lecture | Subtitled on YouTube
Date
Tuesday June 9th, 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: "The Hadith of Ghadir Khumm: Its Understanding Then and Now," Lec04 (last)
10:00-10:15 Q&A
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
- About Speaker (Bio)
🟥 Live on YouTube; replay available with closed captions (CC) and auto-translation.
https://www.youtube.com/@AhlulbaytIslamicSociety
#hadith_ghadir_khumm
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT | 207 |
| 18 | Lecture Series, Lec03
🌐 Virtual, FA Lecture | Subtitled on YouTube
Date
Sunday June 7th, 2026
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm (US Eastern Time)
Location
Online, Detail Below
Schedule
7:15-7:20 Login to zoom
7:20-8:45 Lecture, in Persian, Dr. Hassan Ansari
Title: "The Hadith of Ghadir Khumm: Its Understanding Then and Now," Lec03
8:45-9:00 Q&A
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
- About Speaker (Bio)
🟥 Live on YouTube; replay available with closed captions (CC) and auto-translation.
https://www.youtube.com/@AhlulbaytIslamicSociety
#hadith_ghadir_khumm
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT | 177 |
| 19 | درس گفتارهای تاریخ اندیشه و تمدن اسلامی
🌐 بصورت مجازی، به فارسی
«آیا درک حاضران در غدیر خم از حدیث غدیر با درک امروزی ما یکی بود؟»
توسط دکتر حسن انصاری
جلسات سوم و چهارم:
یکشنبه ۷ جون، ۷:۱۵ تا ۹:۰۰ شب
سه شنبه ۹ جون، ۸:۳۰ تا ۱۰:۱۵ شب (آخر)
(به وقت شرق آمریکا)
Zoom Participation (webinar):
https://mit.zoom.us/j/93933325521
در باره سخنران:
https://www.ias.edu/hs/ansari
🟥 Live on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@AhlulbaytIslamicSociety
#حدیث_غدیر_خم
@azbarresihayetarikhi
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
@zekrMIT | 31 |
| 20 |  upcoming events, Jun 7-12, 2026
🔹Virtual
▫️Sun, Jun 7, 7:15-9:00 pm & Tue, Jun 9, 8:30-10:15 pm
Lecture Series, 03&04, "The Hadith of Ghadir Khumm," Hassan Ansari, IAS, Princeton.
🔸Hybrid
▫️Fri, Jun 12, 7:15-9:30 pm
Quran Study, Surah Ta-Ha.
visit us:
https://sites.mit.edu/zekrmit/
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