{"id":333574,"date":"2022-11-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/%d8%a7%d8%ae%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b1\/how-the-ideal-book-for-introduction-of-shiite-islam-in-the-west-should-be\/"},"modified":"2022-11-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T20:30:00","slug":"how-the-ideal-book-for-introduction-of-shiite-islam-in-the-west-should-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/news\/how-the-ideal-book-for-introduction-of-shiite-islam-in-the-west-should-be\/","title":{"rendered":"How the ideal book for \u201cintroduction of Shiite Islam in the West\u201d should be?"},"content":{"rendered":"

ABWA Official Website – The 2nd<\/sup> scientific-specialized conference \u201cThe study of the works and indicators of the introduction of Shiite Islam in the international arena in the contemporary world\u201d will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2022, in the conference hall of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly in Qom.<\/p>\n

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The organizers of this conference were AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly and Islamic Culture and Communication Organization, in cooperation with Al Bayan Institute for Communication, Al-Mustafa (p.b.u.h) University, University of Religions and Denominations, General Directorate of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Qom, Scientific Association of Translation and Foreign Languages \u200b\u200bof the Seminary, Faculty of Theology of Teheran University, Center for International and Communication of Seminaries, Tolou International Center, International Institute Al-Huda, and Al-Mortaza (a.s.) International Institute.<\/p>\n

First part<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the first part of this conference, Hojat al-Islam, Dr. Mahdi Farmanian, Deputy for Scientific and Cultural Affairs of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, and a faculty member of the University of Religions and Denominations, gave lecture on the \u201cRequirements to introduce Shiite Islam to non-Shiites\u201d. Then Professor Legenhausen, translator and a Lasting Figure of philosophy and a faculty member of the Imam Khomeini (r.a.) Education and Research Institute, gave lecture on the \u201cComparative study of the works of introduction of Islam and Christianity in the West\u201d.<\/p>\n

Second part<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the second part of this conference, Dr. Yousuf Daneshvar Nilo, Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion from the University of Toronto and a faculty member of the Imam Khomeini (r.a.) Education and Research Institute, gave a lecture on \u201cSuitable book to introduce Shiite Islam, comparing the works of Western scholars who study Shiism\u201d.<\/p>\n

Suitable book to introduce Shiite Islam, comparing the works of Western scholars who study Shiism<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Yousuf Daneshvar Nilo, who chose the topic of \u201cSuitable book to introduce Shiite Islam, comparing the works of Western scholars who study Shiism\u201d for his speech, said, \u201cWe have never participated in the international scientific environment, or we did not know the way to do so. We should not only seek to invite scientific centers, but we should look for participation in international conferences or dialogues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pointing out that Imam Musa Sadr was an outstanding example of a successful international missionary who propagated in Lebanon at that time, the faculty member of Imam Khomeini (r.a.) Education and Research Institute continued, \u201cImam Musa Sadr said that a quota of khums should be allocated for the clergy for their visit of the world to understand the international environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a need to write a collection of books needed by the world, not just one book. But more important than publishing a book is active presence among people or dialogue sessions. Since, whenever we participated in such sessions, we could have a positive impression,\u201d Daneshvar said.<\/p>\n

Pointing to the interdependence of text and content, he stated, \u201cOur method should be like that of Western theologians in the 18th<\/sup> century onwards. Their method was in the form of proving the functions and solving the challenges and problems of man in the present era, not just discussing the religious and theological principles of Christianity, which is referred to as \u2018defense writing\u2019 or \u2018defense-oriented\u2019 text.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cShia should be introduced to the world in such a way that the audience understands the functions and principles of this school. According to my personal experience, sometimes even reading Surah AL-Hamd and explaining it in a church changes the frame of minds,\u201d Dr. Daneshvar added.<\/p>\n

Mentioning the problems that Shiites face in expressing their religious beliefs, he said, \u201cThe intellectual intensity of the Shiites has led to the lack of understanding of the audience. Even in the view of a Shiite, it is considered that the issues are only rational and not religious! Because their mental atmosphere is different from religious issues (as Christian theologians understood this issue well and acted accordingly).\u201d<\/p>\n

Pointing to the attractive spirituality among Shiites, which can be seen for example during the Arbaeen pilgrimage, he stated, \u201cWe have to define comprehensive divine frameworks and consider all audiences. Fluent expression along with robust content should be among the important features of these works.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regarding the effective activity in the international arena, he added, \u201cThe author of a work should be in the international environment and by knowing the language and culture of the audience, he (or she) should be able to convey the concepts in the form of correct words. For example, the word \u2018ideology\u2019 in the West is considered as a word with a negative connotation, which, in case of not paying attention to this issue and using it, hinders the effectiveness of the content.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the end of his speech, while pointing out some important issues that should be taken into consideration Dr. Daneshvar said, \u201cIn the international arena, there are some doubts against Shiites. For example, it is suggested that Shiites are a political branch of Islam! Or that the Shiites do not have an intellectual system; they are irrational and extreme; they are warmongers, and they do not have a believable theology, etc.! However, all these slanders can be answered in the best way with proper and logical activity in the international arena.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Faculty member of the of Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute stated, \u201cImam Musa Sadr is an outstanding example of a successful international missionary who performed this important issue in the atmosphere of that time in Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":333571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,2650,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-333574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conferences-events","category-joint-conferences","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}