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Everything we have on the Qur’an: weekly reflections, tafsīr lectures, Arabic study notes and translations.

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Quranic Reflections Short readings on a single verse, sent every Friday. Searchable. Sūra introductions Background on each of the 114 sūras.

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Tafsīr lecture library English tafsīr lectures by Shīʿī scholars, by sūra. Learn Qur’anic Arabic Self-study notes across three levels.
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Hadith

Sayings of the Prophet (s) and the Ahl al-Bayt (a), including our duʿās and the Ṣaḥīfa Sajjādiyya.

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Narrations

Hadith database Classical Shīʿī collections, linked to verses and tafsīr.

Supplications

Duʿās Duʿās for each day and month, with translation.
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Resources on everything beyond the Qur’an and Hadith: belief, family life, rulings, history, and the Islamic year.

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Everything we have on the Qur’an: weekly reflections, tafsīr lectures, Arabic study notes and translations.

Read and reflect

Quranic Reflections Short readings on a single verse, sent every Friday. Searchable. Sūra introductions Background on each of the 114 sūras.

Study

Tafsīr lecture library English tafsīr lectures by Shīʿī scholars, by sūra. Learn Qur’anic Arabic Self-study notes across three levels. Go to the Qur’an section

Sayings of the Prophet (s) and the Ahl al-Bayt (a), including our duʿās and the Ṣaḥīfa Sajjādiyya.

Narrations

Hadith database Classical Shīʿī collections, linked to verses and tafsīr.

Supplications

Duʿās Duʿās for each day and month, with translation. Go to the Hadith section

Short courses taught at the Academy: live each term, with a growing set you will be able to take at your own pace.

Live

This term What’s running now, with dates and format.

At your own pace

Self-paced coursesComing soon Recorded courses you can start any time. Go to Courses

Books from the Academy: devotional guides, the Quranic Reflections series and workbooks for children.

Shop

Publications hub Curated books, not a raw catalog dump. Go to the shop

Resources on everything beyond the Qur’an and Hadith: belief, family life, rulings, history, and the Islamic year.

By occasion

Ramadan Fasting, duʿās, Qur’an study and activities for children. Go to Resources
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Sūra 105. al-Fīl, 5 verses (الفيل)

Sūrat al-Fīl by Dr. Jowad Al-Ansari https://www.shiatv.net/video/f9bee5b36f3d413c5184 Sūrat al-Fīl by Sh. Mohammad Saeed Bahmanpour (audio) https://sicm.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Surah-Fil-Quraysh.mp3 Sūrat al-Fīl by Dr. Ammar al-Nakshawani (2025- audio) https://www.sayedammar.com/the-hidden-quran (Introducing the Surah) Sūrat al-Fīl by Dr. Ammar al-Nakshawani (2020)

Sūrat al-Fīl by Dr. Jowad Al-Ansari

Sūrat al-Fīl by Sh. Mohammad Saeed Bahmanpour (audio)

Sūrat al-Fīl by Dr. Ammar al-Nakshawani (2025- audio)

Sūrat al-Fīl by Dr. Ammar al-Nakshawani (2020)

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