The Ahlulbayt Global Information Center Explained

The Ahlulbayt (a.s.) Global Information Center is an organization under the supervision of the office of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.[1] While they themselves include "(a.s.

Goals

Its goal is "to spread the Shi`ite culture through the WEB and create a kind of strong relation between the theological class and the public"[1]

To reach above aim, they concentrate on:[1]

  1. Quick responses to religious questions.
  2. Access to a data bank containing thousands of theological Q & A.
  3. Directly linking you to the prominent scholars of Qom.
  4. Access to a data bank containing information on sectarian differences between the Sunni & Shia faiths.

History

The organization was founded in the spring of 1998, on the anniversary of Eid al-Ghadeer,[1] by Sistani's son-in-law "in a small building" in holy Shi'a city of Qom, a scholarly center of Shi'a Islam [2]

Sites

They operate though various internet websites, including:

"available in no less than 27 languages, boasting huge archives, everything translated by a group of students, native speakers, in Qom. There are Afghans, Tajiks, Russians, northern Africans; they have been transferring all Shi'ite textbooks online for three years now. Zadeh says this is considered the number one Shi'ite website, and number seven among all Muslim websites. It has an average of 250,000 visits a month, from as many as 133 countries."[5]

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aalulbayt (About Us) . Al-Shia.org . 2012-04-06 . 2004-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040704220514/http://www.al-shia.org/html/eng/about-us.htm . live .
  2. News: Iraqi cleric deepens religious ties with Iran . Michael Slackman . 2006-06-08 . 2007-01-04 . New York Times . 2007-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070311030303/http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/08/news/sistani.php . live .
  3. Web site: WWW.AL-SHIA.ORG. al-shia.org. 2021-02-17. 2021-02-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20210213232157/http://www.al-shia.org/. live.
  4. Web site: Humbul full record view for -- Aalulbayt global information center . Humbul Humanities Hub.
  5. Web site: Sistani. Qom: In the wired heart of Shi'ism . https://web.archive.org/web/20051001020205/http://atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GH31Ak03.html . unfit . 2005-10-01 . Pepe Escobar . 2005-08-31 . 2006-12-31 . Asia Times Online.
  6. Web site: شبكة النجف الأشرف. holynajaf.net. 2006-09-17. 2006-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20060902210800/http://holynajaf.net/. live.
  7. Web site: www.holynajaf.net : Aalulbayt Global Information Center . live . https://archive.today/20040827083618/http://ssgdoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/vlib/ssgfi/infodata/002867.html . 2004-08-27 . 2006-09-17 . University Library Saxony-Anhalt in Halle (Germany).
  8. Web site: موقع مكتب سماحة المرجع الديني الأعلى السيد علي الحسيني السيستاني. sistani.org. 2006-09-17. 2017-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20170906231651/http://www.sistani.org/. live.
  9. Web site: Aalulbayt Global Information Center. al-shia.org. 2009-11-07. 2009-12-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20091216121240/http://quran.al-shia.org/. live.
  10. Web site: به سایت نهج البلاغه خوش آمدید - پایگاه تخصصی نهج البلاغه. balaghah.net. 2006-09-17. 2006-09-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20060901220922/http://www.balaghah.net/. live.

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