Syllabus Inspirations
Allama Syed Saeed Akhtar Rizwi
Allam Sa’id Akhtar Rizvi was a Twelver Shia scholar and missionary who was born in Bihar, India, in 1927. He studied in the seminaries of India, Pakistan, and Iraq, and learned from many eminent Ayatollahs and teachers. He was given authorizations by fourteen Grand Ayatollahs for riwayah, Qazawah, and Umur-e-Hasbiyah. He moved to East Africa in 1959 and founded the Bilal Muslim Mission, an organization that aimed to propagate Islam among the African people. He also introduced correspondence courses in Islamic studies in English and Swahili. He traveled and lectured to university students in Africa, Europe, Canada and United States. He wrote and translated more than 140 books on various topics of Islam, some of which have been translated into many languages. He died in 2002 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and was buried there.
Ustad Biyabani Uskuwi
Ustad Mohammad Biyabani Uskuwi is a prominent scholar and teacher of theology (Aqaid) and beliefs in the seminary of Qom. He studied in the seminaries of Tabriz, Mashhad, and Qom, and learned from many eminent Ayatollahs and teachers. He was especially influenced by the late Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir Maliki Mianji, who gave him a permission to research in theology, interpretation, and the knowledge of the Quran and the traditions of the pure Imams. He also obtained a license to narrate traditions from the late Sheikh Ismail Motamed Khorasani. He was praised by Ayatollah Seyed Ja’far Seyedan, who put turban with his own hands. He has written more than 25 books and 41 articles on the topics of the knowledge of the Ahl al-Bayt, beliefs and theology. He actively teaches and has held scientific sessions in various seminaries and universities. He is currently one of the leading experts in the epistemology and theology (Kalam).
Dr. Seyed Mohammad Bani Hashemi
Dr. Seyed Mohammad Bani Hashemi is a Shia scholar and professor of theology and beliefs at the Islamic Azad University. He studied in the seminaries of Tehran, Qom and Mashhad, learning from many eminent Ayatollahs and teachers. He also obtained a PhD in Islamic Mysticism from the Science and Research Unit of the Islamic Azad University of Tehran. He has written more than 25 books and 41 articles on various topics of Islam, and has taught and held scientific sessions in different seminaries and universities. He is the founder of the Madressae Intezar, a website that introduces and presents his speeches, books and articles.
Dr. Reza Beranjkar
Dr. Reza Beranjkar pursued a Bachelor's, Master's, and ultimately a Ph.D. in Western Philosophy from the University of Tehran. Dr. Beranjkar's dedication to philosophy extended to teaching and research, where he became a full professor at the University of Tehran. He also assumed leadership roles, heading the Association of Islamic Theology of the Seminary while engaging in teaching and research both in the seminary and university settings. His scholarly endeavors have earned him numerous accolades, including being recognized as the top researcher of the seminary of religion and receiving exemplary researcher awards from Qom Seminary.
Ayatullah Jafar Subhani
Jafar Sobhani is a Grand Ayatollah and a prominent Shia scholar and writer from Iran. He was born in 1929 in Tabriz and studied in the seminaries of Qom, learning from renowned teachers such as Borujerdi and Khomeini. He is the founder of the Imam Sadiq Institute, a theological research center, and the author of more than 300 research articles and several books on various topics of Islam especially the book The Message.
