9 April 2013 - 19:30
Arabic Atlas of Shia to be unveiled in Iraq

Atlas of Shia a book by Hojatoleslam Val Moslemin Rasoul Jafarian, translated into Arabic by two Iraqi researchers, will be unveiled in Iraq by Alhoda cultural institute.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The book has been rendered into Arabic by Nasir K’abi, a professor at Kufa University, and Seif Ali, an Iraqi-Iranian researcher. Presenting historical-geographical pictures, the Atlas of Shia reviews Shiaism throughout the history of Islam. The book also holds news related to Ismailism, Zaidiyyah and Alawites. The work’s first two chapters describe Shiaism, its sects as well as the hagiography of imams. The 3rd and 4th chapters are about Shiaism in different cities and the introduction of Shia governments in Iran. The other 8 chapters are about the evolution of Shiaism in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Africa, Afghanistan, Turkey, Europe and the U.S. The Arabic translation of Atlas of Shia will be unveiled in Iraq in a near future.End item/ 149