Author
Mahdī Farmāniān
Iranian scholar of religions and historian of Islamic thought, specialising in the formative beliefs and history of the Shi'a.
In addition to his seminary education which he received in Qom, Hujjat al-Islām Madhi Farmānīān has a doctorate in theology and in the philosophy of religion, focusing on contemporary theological issues. Dr. Mehdi Farmanian is an Associate Professor at the Department of Islamic Denominations at Madhāhib University in Qom. He also serves as the General Director and Editor-in-Chief at the Faculty of Scholarly Research and Publications of the Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly. In addition to his teaching activities at the seminary and university, he is a member of the editorial board of several magazines, including, Sirāj Munīr, The Periodical of the Research Institute of Islamic Denominations, Salafi Research, Haft Āsemān and the Quarterly of the United Nation.
Hujjat al-Islām Mahdī Farmāniān has authored over 80 peer-reviewed articles and is the author of the following books:
Ismaili History and Beliefs (Textbook)
Zaydi History and Beliefs (in collaboration with Professor Mūsavinezhād; textbook)
Sunni Sects (Collected Articles)
Introduction to Sunni Sects
Introduction to Shī‘a Sects
History of Imami (Twelver Shī‘a) Thought up to the Safavids
Selected Theological Works
Creedal Beliefs that are Specific to Shī‘a Islam
The Intellectual Underpinnings of Salafism
Manifestations of Spirituality in Egypt
Critique of the Bases of Jihadi Salafism
Currents in Contemporary Salafism
Wahhabism: Its History and Beliefs
An Introduction to the Distribution of Wahhabism throughout the World
