Sayyid Ali Imran pursued his seminary studies in Qom between 2012 to 2021. He also concurrently obtained a M.A in Islamic Studies from The Islamic College of London in 2018. In the seminary he engaged in the study of legal theory, jurisprudence and philosophy, eventually participating in the advanced kharij of Usul and Fiqh for three years. Sayyid Ali also participated in various private classes related to epistemology and philosophy, rijal, thematic hadith analysis, hermeneutics, manuscript workshops, etc. Currently, he is pursuing a Masters in Education at the University of Toronto within the Curriculum and Pedagogy stream, and leads a private faith-based K-8 elementary school in Toronto. He publishes much of his own research and as well as translation work on www.IqraOnline.net.

Education
MEd, Curriculum & Pedagogy – OISE
MA, Islamic Studies – Islamic College of England
Advanced Studies, Islamic Studies – Islamic Seminary of Qom
BCom, Marketing – York University

Academic Interests
Islamic Pedagogy, Usul & Fiqh, Islamic Intellectual History, History of the Prophet (p) & the Ahl ul-Bayt (a)

Publications
Gerami, S. M. H., & Syed, A. I. (2024). “Chapter 9 Turbat al-Husayn: Development of a Tabarruk Ritual in Early Shiʿi Community”. In _Shiʿi Materiality Beyond Karbala_. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004691377_011

Several hundred translation works, lecture notes, research papers, and reflections: https://iqraonline.net/author/ali/

Courses Taught
Islamic Legal Theory – Fall 2024
Islamic History – Fall 2023
Tafsir – Spring 2023