Imam

The Muhammad VI Institute not only aims to counter the extremist readings of Islam, but also presents itself as a strategic instrument of Moroccan foreign policy

In the most important collection of Shi‘ite hadīths, the imams’ pivotal role emerges already from the choice to report not only the traditions ascribed to Muhammad, but also those attributed to his successors

Who speaks for Muslims

It is a fundamental principle of Shi‘ite exegesis that the imam is the only person who may legitimately interpret the sacred Text, having been chosen and inspired by God for this purpose

To diffuse the conflict in the Islamic world, the religious and secular spheres should be differenciated

The spiritual tradition and historical evolution of Shi’ism. Of the currents of Islam, it is characterised by the corpus of teachings attributed to the Fourteen Infallibles: Mohammed, his daughter Fatima and the twelve imams. And secondly by a hierarchical ‘clergy’ which frames and manages the lives of the faithful