Shia Atlas to Be Translated into Arabic
-- The Atlas of Shia Islam by Hojat-ol-Islam Rasul Jafarian will be translated into Arabic, the author said.
Hojat-ol-Islam Jafarian who is a prominent researcher in the field of the history of Islam said an institute in Najaf has vowed to translate the work into Arabic.
He said he expects the translation to take at least a year because of the need for redesigning the maps and tables of the atlas in the Arabic version.
Hojat-ol-Islam Jafarian explained that the Atlas of Shia Islam begins by defining Shia and its history during the first Hijri century (describing the role of Imam Ali (AS) in the battles of the first years after the advent of Islam) and goes on to expound on the history of Shia Islam based on geographical categorization of the Islamic world.
He noted that a great portion of the Atlas of Shia Islam, which has been inspired by Sheikh Mofid’s work “Irshad”, deals with the definition of Shiism, Shia sects, and maps related to the Ghadir region in Saudi Arabia, where Imam Ali (AS) was appointed as the Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) successor.
The book, which has 12 chapters, contains information about Shia Muslims in Iraq, the Arabian Peninsula, Shaamaat (Syria), Africa, the Subcontinent, Afghanistan, the Caucuses, Europe and the Americas.
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He said he expects the translation to take at least a year because of the need for redesigning the maps and tables of the atlas in the Arabic version.
Hojat-ol-Islam Jafarian explained that the Atlas of Shia Islam begins by defining Shia and its history during the first Hijri century (describing the role of Imam Ali (AS) in the battles of the first years after the advent of Islam) and goes on to expound on the history of Shia Islam based on geographical categorization of the Islamic world.
He noted that a great portion of the Atlas of Shia Islam, which has been inspired by Sheikh Mofid’s work “Irshad”, deals with the definition of Shiism, Shia sects, and maps related to the Ghadir region in Saudi Arabia, where Imam Ali (AS) was appointed as the Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) successor.
The book, which has 12 chapters, contains information about Shia Muslims in Iraq, the Arabian Peninsula, Shaamaat (Syria), Africa, the Subcontinent, Afghanistan, the Caucuses, Europe and the Americas.
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