SHEIKH DR ZAID ALSALAMI
Name: Zaid Alsalami
Born: Babylon, Iraq
Childhood + Schooling: Canberra /Sydney.
Hawzah Studies: Qom – 1993-2010 / 2017-2020.
Degrees: BA – Al-Mustafa University – Islamic Culture and Sciences – Qom. 2001.
MA – ICAS – Epistemology in Contemporary Islamic Philosophy – London. 2008.
PhD – Australian National University [Canberra] – The Philosophy of Mir Damad.
Completed Courses:
Trends in Western Philosophy – Sydney University.
Professional Writing & Editing – Cert. 4.
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MY TRANSLATIONS & WORKS
| No. | Name | Author | Published | Details | Description |
| 1 | Preperation for the holy month of Ramadhan | Ayatullah S. Adil Alawi | Yes | 1994 | Al-Kawthar Journal, Qom |
| 2 | The Mystical Life of Imam Ali (a.s.) | Abdullah Jawadi Amuly | No | 2002 | Incomplete. Translated from Persian. |
| 3 | Epistemology between Suhrawardi and ‘Allamah Tabatabi | Mas’ud Omid | Yes | Transcendent Philosophy Journal. London 2003 | Article, translated from Persian. Link
Al-Tawhid Journal. Vol. 17, No. 3, Summer 2003.Link |
| 4 | A Travel to the Light | Abbas Noor al-Din | Yes | 2003. Sydney Australia | On the life of the 12th Shi’a Imam, Imam al-Mahdi (a.s.). For Youth. Translated from Arabic |
| 5 | The Mysticism of Hafiz | Shahid Murtadha Mutahari | No | 2004 | A study on the famous poet Hafiz Shirazi. Translated from Persian. |
| 6 | Ahlul Bayt in the Quran and Sunnah | Sh. Muhammad Ray Shahri | No | 2005 | Edited |
| 7 | The Bezel of the Wisdom of Fatimah (a.s.) | Hasan Hasanzade Amuly | Yes | 2005. Qom | A mystical treatise on the spiritual status of Fatimah al-Zahraa (a.s.), in same method of Ibn ‘Arabi’s Fusus al-Hikam. Translated from Arabic |
| 8 | Love in the Qur’an and Sunnah | Sh. Muhammad Ray Shahri | No | 2006 | Edited |
| 9 | Concise Treatise on the Rules of Hajj | Sh. Muhammad Husain Ansari | Yes | 2006 | Translated from Arabic. |
| 10 | The Rights of Women in the Qur’an | Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi | No | 2006 | Translated from Persian |
| 11 | The fundamentality of Existence or Quiddity between Seyyid Mir Damad and his student Mulla Sadra | Dr. Sh. Ayman AbdulKhaliq | No | 2007. PhD thesis. American University in London | The English translation of this thesis was submitted to the AUL, and PhD degree was granted to author. |
| 12 | Children in the Qur’an and Sunnah | Sh. Muhammad Ray Shahri | Yes | 2008 | Edited – Link |
| 13 | The Imam Ali (a.s.) Book of Politics | Sh. Muhammad Ray Shahri | Yes | 2008 | Edited – Link |
| 14 | Epistemology in Contemporary Islamic Philosophy | Zaid Alsalami | No | 2008 | MA Thesis. ICAS |
| 15 | Durus fi Usul al-Fiqh | Seyid Muhammad Kazim al-Husaini al-Hakim | No | 2008 | 19 simplified lessons in Usul al-Fiqh. |
| 16 | Manahij al-Tafkeer | Sh. Dr. Ayman al-Masri | No | n/a | On Epistemology |
| 17 | Risalah al-Wilayah | Allamah Tabatabai | Yes | 2009. Tehran, Iran | A philosophical-mystical treatise on Mysticism from the viewpoint of the Shi’a Tradition. Link |
| 18 | Souls Sacrificed for Religion | Sh. Misbah Yazdi | No | 2009 | On Imam Husain (a.s.) and his revolution. Translated |
| 19 | Scale of Wisdom | Muhammad Ray Shahri | Yes | 2009. London. ICAS | A collection of Shi’ah Hadith. Translated from the letter ف to ي. Assisted in parallel comparison, final editing and proofreading. Link |
| 20 | Tafsir Surah al-Kahf | Allamah Tabatabai | Yes | 2012 | Edited |
| 22 | Mizan al-Fikr | Sh. Dr. Ayman al-Masri | No | 2013 | A course textbook in Logic |
| 23 | Bidayah al-Usul | S. Ridha Payambar-poor | n/a | 2014 | 30 lessons in Usul al-Fiqh – Intermediary Level. |
| 24 | Muhadharaat Tamhiydiyah fi al-Falsafah | Sh. Ali al-‘Abbud | No | 2014 | A course textbook in Islamic Philosophy |
| 25 | Amuzesh Pudemani Mabani Irfan Islami | Ali Amini Nejad | No | 2016 | A course textbook in Islamic Mysticism. |
| 26 | Durus tamhidiyah fi al-Qawa’id al-Fiqhiyah | Sh. Baqir Irawani | Yes | 2017 | Link |
| 27 | Durus Tamhidiyah fi al-Qawaid | Sh. Baqir Irawani | Yes | 2017 | Link |
| 28 | Durus Mujazah fi ‘Ilmay al-Rijal wa al-Dirayah | Sh. Jafar Subhani | Yes | 2017 | Contracted by ICAS.Link |
| 29 | Encyclopedia of Imam Ali (a.s.) | Sh. Ray Shahri | Yes | 2018 | Translated by myself and Sh. Safiyullah Khan. Link |
| 30 | Knowing the Imam of Your Time: The end of Recognition of Imam al-Mahdi (a.s.). | Sh. Mohammad Hussein al-Ansari | Yes | 2019 | Translated from Arabic. Link |
| 31 | Hadith of Life | A. Seyid Ali Khamenei | Yes | 2020 | Explanation of 110 Hadiths on various topics. Link |
Hawza Classes & Courses I Have Taught
| No. | Subject | Textbook | Author | Details | Duration |
| 1 | Theology | Handouts | Myself | From Tawhid to Ma’ad | 20 weeks |
| 2 | Fiqh | Shara’i al-Islam [4 volumes] | Muhaqqiq al-Hilli | Using translated text. [currently teaching a second time] | 4 years |
| 3 | Arabic | Handouts | Myself | Arabic for beginners | 3 months |
| 4 | Arabic | Nurani Qaidah | Sh. Nur Muhammad | Arabic for Quran recitation [Have taught numerous times] | 3 months |
| 5 | Tajweed | Lectures | Compiled by myself | n/a | 3 months |
| 6 | Theology | Handouts | Compiled by myself | Tawhid, Nubuwah, Imamah, Ma’ad | 10 sessions each |
| 7 | Contemporary Theology | Handouts | Excerpts from books written by Sh. Hasan Mu’allimi | n/a | 6 months |
| 8 | Arabic Grammar | Al-Nahu al-Wadhih, al-Hidaya fi al-Nahu | Ali al-Jarim, Mustafa Amin. | Al-Nahu al-Wadhih is Arabic. al-Hidaya has been translated [currently teaching a second time] | 6 months. |
| 9 | Akhlaq | Awsaf al-Ashraf | Sh. Tusi | Translated by Ali Quli Qarai | 2nd time continues |
| 10 | Science of Hadith | Hadith Studies | Myself | n/a | 20 weeks |
| 11 | Spiritual symbolism | The Mystical & Visionary Treatises of Shihabuddin Yahya Suhrawardi | Shihabuddin Yahya Suhrawardi | Jr. W. M. Thackston | 5 months |
| 12 | Epistemology | Manahij al-Tafkeer | Sh. Falah al-Abidi | Text translated from Arabic by myself | 10 months |
| 13 | Logic | Mizan al-Fikr | Sh. Falah al-Abidi | Text translated from Arabic by myself | 10 months |
| 14 | Usul al-Fiqh | Durus fi Usul al-Fiqh | Seyid Muhammad Kazim al-Husaini al-Hakim | Text translated from Arabic by myself | 19 lessons |
| 15 | Islamic Philosophy | Muhadharaat Tamhiydiyah fi al-Falsafah | Sh. Ali al-‘Abbud | Text translated from Arabic by myself | 1 year |
| 16 | Irfan | Amuzesh Pudemani Mabani Irfan Islami | Sh. Ali Amini Nejad | Text translated from Farsi by myself | Yet to complete |
| 17 | Usul al-Fiqh [Intermediary] | Bidayah al-Usul | Seyid Ridha Payambar-pur. | Text translated from Arabic by myself | 30 Lessons |
| 18 | Ilm al-Rijal | Durus Tamhidiyah fi al-Qawa’id al-Rijaliyah | A. Sh. Baqir al-Irawani | Text translated from Arabic by myself. Published by ICAS | 1 Year |
| 19 | Jurisprudential Maxims | Durus Tamhidiyah fi al-Qawa’id al-Fiqhiyah | A. Sh. Baqir al-Irawani | Text translated from Arabic by myself. Published by ICAS | 10 months |
| 20 | Classical Theology | Al-Bab al-Hadi ‘Ashar | Allamah al-Hilli | Translated by William McElwee Miller | Yet to complete |
| 21 | Analytical Fiqh | Durus tamhidiyah fi al-Fiqh al-Istidlali | A. Sh. Baqir al-Irawani | Online | Yet to complete |
| 22 | Fiqh | Fiqh for Sisters | Myself | Online | Yet to complete |