نشریه آینه پژوهش
سال بیست و دوم شماره 3 (پیاپی 129، امرداد و شهریور 1390)

Almenār is considered to be the most famous reformist and modernist journal in Islamic modern centuries. Being a rich source of information with regard to the condition of Islam universe in the 19th century, it not only attracts the researchers’ attention, but also is the right place to introduce Islamic intellectuals’ different ideas and to analyze their relationship with the phenomenon and the scientific progresses of the modern world. In this article, the author has used authentic information in order to examine the cultural and social contexts of the society in which Rashid Rezā published his valuable work. Therefore, he firstly provides a short history of the publication in Egypt; and then he talks about Rashid Rezā’s biography and the years he spent in Syria. Following this, through presenting the first financial documents of the journal establishment and Rashid Rezā’s first months of presence in Egypt, the writer has tried to examine the development of Almenār’s primary structure and the way Rashid Rezā has managed it. Then, naming the first circle of Almenār’s subscribers, he analyses the ways in which the journal effect the Egyptians’ lives and their relationship with this new phenomena (journal) in order to expose Rashid Rezā’s place in the progress of publishing industry in Egypt. Finally, he studies a view of Rashid Rezā, his religious and modern look at publishing industry, and his purpose of publishing this journal.

It is quite common that the authors respond to the reviews written upon their academic works; however, these responses are not sometimes effective and qualified enough. In the present article, the writer intends to explicate the reasons which lead to the responses’ inefficiency. They include structural weakness, shortage in the content, and the moral mistakes. Among all these reasons, he highlights the moral mistakes to study the outcomes of this defect through providing some instances from different journals.

Najd is a remote and somewhat featureless region of central Arabia. In the eleventh to twelfth century, when Mohammad Ibn Abdu-Alwahhāb’s movement was getting started, it was inhabited by an Arab population of modest means and predominantly tribal structure. In the present study, the writer is going to provide an outline of the conditions and the traditions regarding Najd history writing prior to the rise of the Wahhābi state in the middle of the twelfth century.

Sheikh Abdulhosein Tehrani (Sheikh Al-arāghin) is considered as one of the greatest theologians in Tehran from Mohammad Shah Qajar till Naser Al-din Shah Qajar. In the first part of this article, the author is going to give a detailed account of Sheikh’s biography, his professors, students, publications, and services. In the second part, he provides a report of Mesbāh Al-nejāt fi Asrār Al-salāt and explains some of its author’s characteristics. Finally he examines the problem that whether the author of the mentioned book is Sheikh Abdulhosein Tehrāni or a contemporary author with the same name.

The translation of western researchers’ books and articles, discussing the subject of Quran, not only gives a much better picture of the academic atmosphere of Quran studies in west; but also, it helps our researcher become more familiar with scientific and critical approaches and use academic research principles and methods. Therefore, both these effects prepare the condition to improve the grade of Persian researches in Islamic Studies. The publication of Approaches to Quran can be considered as an effort to achieve these goals. In this article, the author intends to give a report of this book, which includes thirteen Quran essays. So, he aims at encouraging the readers to have a close look at the approaches and the methodology present in essays. In consequence, he criticizes the book translation in brief.

Favāāed Al-ghavāed fi Sharh Al-ghvāed is by Zein Al-din Ibn Ahmad Ămeli Lobnāni known as the second martyr (Shahid Sāni). In this article, the author intends to give a report of this book. Therefore, he, first of all, goes over its writer’s biography. Then he points out Ghavāed Al-ahkam by Allameh Helli in order to provide the most important accounts of Ghavāed such as Favāed Al-ghavāed. In the following step, he examines the book in detail. And finally, he explains about Favāed’s refrences, the books effected by it, its way of narration, and its first publication.

In this article, the author has discussed the following issues: - Iraj Afshār’s letter to Dr. Rasul Jafarian, which is about the necessity of printing Hosein-ali Bāstāni Rād’s explanatory notes written upon his own manuscript; - Rewriting a piece of poem by Assār Tabrizi (8th century poet) in Majles collection of poems, number 10154; - Some examples of the poems by Ouhad Al-din Kermāni (7th century poet who wrote Ruba’i) selected by Mirdāmād; - Introducing a new handwritten copy of Bidvāzi’s most famous work known as Mesbāh Rashidi which is kept in the Center of Fars Studies (Bonyād Fārs Shenāsi) library; and also giving a report of another book entitled Ershād Al-mo’menin, which is supposed to be written by Bidvāzi; - Giving a report of a handwritten copy of Sheikh Tusi’s Eddat Al-osul which is kept in Mara’shi Najafi Library; and considering a probability about Hosein Mo’addab Qomi’s father; - Providing a detailed report of an excellent handwritten copy of a book of poems by a religious poet who lived in Qajar era. His pen- name was Ghods Al-amin, and was known by Haj Mirzā Seyyed Ali, nicknamed Akhavi Tehrāni. His poems eulogized Amin Al-soltān, and their form, subject and content are going to be studied here; - Driving some useful points about Iran studies and codicology, with help from Arabic Manuscripts in Palestine by Dr. salāh Manjad; - Introducing a handwritten copy of Quran commentary known by Al-badr Al-monir Al-molakhas Men Tafsir Ibn Kasir which is in Alāe Ghazvini’s handwriting; - Affirming this fact that the book which is known by Bas Al-shakvā and is now in Mar’ashi Qom Library is not a newly-discovered work of Sheikh Bahāie.

Theology of Hope is Motlmann’s most significant work upon theology, which was published in German in 1964. In this study, the author, firstly, presents some excerpts of this book. Then, through giving some of Moltmann’s ideas, he tries to come up with a general outline of the questions and the suppositions about history and its end. Finally, he discusses a review which has been written upon the book and its response.

One of the most important achievements of the seminars on the scientific and religious notables is the publication of the collections which through different articles present various aspects of a famous character’s academic, practical, and moral life. The achievement of the seminar held in commemoration of Mohaddes Qomi has been the publication of three- volume book (Mohaddes Rabbani, printed in two volumes, and Mohaddes Qomi’s Biography, printed in one volume.). In the first part of this article, the author provides a complete table of content which cover all the parts of three volumes. It is arranged according to the subject and so is divided in to thirteen different subjects. In the second part of the article, he comes up with some suggestions and useful analytic points regarding what has been discussed about Mohaddes Qomi and the improvement of this collection of articles.

The article entitled “Studying the Orientalist’s Hadith Studies: Explanation and Analysis or Translation and Compilation” was published in Aien Pajuhesh, Volume 127. Parsa is the author of Hadith in the Orientalists’ View upon which Saied Ali Aghaie wrote a review in the mentioned article. In this volume, Parsa’a response to this review is printed.

Writing travel books has a rich history in Persian Literature. In this article, the writer provides a bibliography of Iranian women’s hajj travel books and the books containing their hajj memories. This bibliography is arranged alphabetically in order of the authors’ names. Besides, every entry has got a short explanation.