The Shīʿah Institute - المعهد الشيعي

02/10/2026

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Luis Alberto Vittor, from the National University of Rosario, Argentina, to the Honorary Fellowship of The Shīʿah Institute, London, U.K.

Since 2004 Professor Vittor has provided academic expertise to universities, research centres, and international programmes, contributing to studies on subjects such as Arab migration to Latin America, and Islamic philosophy. His scholarly contributions include a co-authored article 'Theology in Translation: Latin American and Iranian Efforts' (The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam in North America) and a published work entitled 'Shi'a Islam: Orthodoxy or Heterodoxy?'

Professor Vittor is one of the finest scholars and luminary minds of Latin America. We honour his intellectual contributions to Shia Islamic Studies and wholeheartedly welcome him to the Honorary Fellowship of the Shīʿah Institute, London.

22/09/2026

We celebrate the birth of Imām Ḥasan al-ʿAskary, peace be upon him.

21/09/2026

We offer our sincere condolences to the family of Marhūm Ayatullah Sayyid Musa Shubairi Zanjani, may Allah, the Exalted, exalt his rank in the Hereafter and grant patience to his family and friends.

20/09/2026

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Habib Rasi Tehrani, an Assistant Professor at Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, to the Honorary Fellowship of The Shīʿah Institute, London, U.K.

Professor Rasi Tehrani possesses a profound understanding of Arabic language and literature, which is evident from his research interests and published works. He is the author, editor, compiler, and translator of five notable published books, including a work on 'The Three Odes on Walāyah' by Abū-Tammām al-Ṭāʾī (2021) and a translation of 'The Path of Salvation' by Fayḍ Kāshānī, (2026). He is also the author of seven articles including his non exhaustive forty six page critical review of a translation of Nahj al-Balāghah by T. Qutbuddin (2024).

Professor Habib Rasi Tehrani is one of the finest scholars and luminary minds of the current age. We honour his intellectual contributions to Shia Islamic Studies and wholeheartedly welcome him to the Honorary Fellowship of the Shīʿah Institute, London.

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10/09/2026

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Aldama Amilcar Cruz (ʿAbd al-Walī), a professor of Islamic thought at the Rafael Cepeda Higher Institute of Religious Sciences (ISECRE), in Havana, Cuba, to the Honorary Fellowship of The Shīʿah Institute, London, U.K.
Professor Cruz’s published works include Léxico enciclopédico de términos técnicos del pensamiento islámico (Árabe-persa-español), vol. 1 (2026); a co-edited volume on Philosophy between The Islamicate and Latin American Traditions: Civilisational Perspectives on Alienation/Ghayriyya in Knowing/Being (2025); and numerous articles on philosophical issues.
Professor Aldama Amilcar Cruz (ʿAbd al-Walī) is one of the finest scholars and luminary minds of the current age. We honour his intellectual contributions to Shia Islamic Studies and wholeheartedly welcome him to the Honorary Fellowship of the Shīʿah Institute, London.
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04/09/2026

We are pleased to announce the appointment of His Eminence Janāb al-Shaykh Qays Bahjat al-ʿAṭṭār, the Director of Markaz al-Turāth al-Islāmī (Islamic Heritage Centre) Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran, to the Honorary Fellowship of The Shīʿah Institute, London, U.K.
His Eminence al-Shaykh Qays Bahjat al-ʿAṭṭār is the compiler of five published books, the editor of twelve major critical editions of foundational sources of Shia Islamic texts, including three different critical editions of the Nahj al-Balāghah, and the author of numerous introductions to primary sources. His contributions to Arabic verse are examples of his outstanding mastery of Arabic language and literature.
His Eminence al-Shaykh Qays Bahjat al-ʿAṭṭār is one of the finest scholars and luminary minds of the Shia Muslim world in the current age. We honour his intellectual contributions to Shia Islamic Studies and wholeheartedly welcome him to the Honorary Fellowship of the Shīʿah Institute, London. fans

31/08/2026