ABWA Official Website – The session “Introduction of the Shia in International Arena; Opportunities and Challenges” was held on Tuesday evening, January 3, 2023, in Ghadir Hall, Ghadir Conference Center of the Islamic Propagation Office of the Seminary of Qom. In this session, Hojat al-Islam Dr. Mohammad Ali Mirzai a faculty member of Al-Mustafa (p.b.u.h) International University, and Hojat al-Islam Dr. Sayed Hamed Alizadeh Deputy for Research Affairs of Al-Bayan Institute gave speeches. /345/

Regarding the boundaries of knowledge in the West, the deputy of research affairs of “Al-Bayan Institute” stated, “Shiite Marjaiat is one of the boundaries of knowledge in the West, and Westerners study it with their own method, approach and perspective.”

A faculty member of Al-Mustafa (p.b.u.h) International University stated, “The ability of Shia to form discourse, enables us to compete. For the contemporary man who refuses to imitate, we must reach the discursive supremacy of theory.”

The deputy for international affairs of the “Al-Bayan Institute” stated, “Organizations such as the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, which are pioneers in international activities, should provide more support to institutions active in this field.”

ABWA Official Website - The 2^nd scientific-specialized conference “The study of the works and indicators of the introduction of Shiite Islam in the international arena in the contemporary world” will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2022, in the conference hall of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly in Qom. 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 of 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. In 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 “Requirements to introduce Shiite Islam to non-Shiites”; Professor Legenhausen, translator and a Lasting Figure of philosophy and a faculty member of the Imam Khomeini (r.a.) Education and Research Institute, on the “Comparative study of the works of introduction of Islam and Christianity in the West”; and 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, on “Suitable book to introduce Shiite Islam, comparing the works of Western scholars who study Shiism”.

ABWA Official Website - The 2^nd scientific-specialized conference “The study of the works and indicators of the introduction of Shiite Islam in the international arena in the contemporary world” will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2022, in the conference hall of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly in Qom. 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 of 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. In 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 “Requirements to introduce Shiite Islam to non-Shiites”; Professor Legenhausen, translator and a Lasting Figure of philosophy and a faculty member of the Imam Khomeini (r.a.) Education and Research Institute, on the “Comparative study of the works of introduction of Islam and Christianity in the West”; and 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, on “Suitable book to introduce Shiite Islam, comparing the works of Western scholars who study Shiism”.

Faculty member of the of Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute stated, “Imam Musa Sadr is an outstanding example of a successful international missionary who performed this important issue in the atmosphere of that time in Lebanon.”

Velayat Shield Institute celebrated the birth anniversary of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) with holding a discourse conference entitled “Unity, Power and Peace”.