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Lecture Series: End of Time |
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Saturday, 21 April 2007 |
Dr. Mohammad Ali Shomali is a graduate of the Islamic seminary of Qum and has a B.A. and an M.A. in western philosophy from the University of Tehran. He earned his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Manchester. His publications include Self-Knowledge (1996 & 2006), Ethical Relativism (2001), Discovering Shi'a Islam (Fifth Edition, 2006, also printed in 12 languages), Shi'i Islam: Origins, Faith & Practices (2003) and Principles of Jurisprudence (2006). He is also a coeditor of Catholics and Shi'a in Dialogue: Studies in Theology and Spirituality (2004) & Catholic-Shi'a Engagement: Reason & Faith in Theory & Practice (2006).
In this series of lectures, Sheikh Muhammad Shomali discusses the following points:
- The concept of End of Time (Akhir al-Zamaan)
- End of Time according to world religions and philosophers
- End of Time according to Islamic sources
- Cultural situation of the humanity before and after the advent of Imam Mahdi
- Intellectual and scientific situation of the humanity before and after the advent of Imam Mahdi
- Moral situation of the humanity before and after the advent of Imam Mahdi
Comments posted are the sole opinion of the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of AIM. |
