The College of Islamic Sciences – University of Karbala had the discussion of the master’s thesis of the student Ali Shaker Salman Al-Ardi on his thesis about (The Interpretive Research on the Imamate in Orientalist Studies – Critical Study) at nine o’clock in the morning on Tuesday 8/18/2020 and in the hall (Al-Sadiq Al-Amin) In the college, the discussion committee consisted of
Professor Dr. Hikmat Ubaid Al-Khafaji from the University of Babylon – College of Islamic Sciences as Chair
Assistant Professor Dr. Kazem Hassan Jasim from the General Directorate of Education in Karbala Governorate as a member
Dr. Muslim Jawad Khudair from Karbala University – College of Islamic Sciences as a member
Assistant Professor Dr. Dargham Karim Kadhim from Karbala University – College of Islamic Sciences is a member and supervisor

In his thesis, the researcher used the descriptive method in proposing and discussing the views of Orientalists, as well as the critical approach, which is the main method in the study. The study aims to achieve two purposes, one of which is to accurately reveal the features of this important topic, and the second is for this study to be a prelude to developing other types of studies on the subject. The researcher came out with a set of results, including that there are attempts to distort the image of Islam in general and the front, especially in the eyes of Western society, and its purpose was to prevent the Islamic tide at the expense of the Christian religion. The Imami doctrine has imposed itself on the scientific scene in spite of the attempts to neglect it.
The thesis was approved, and the student obtained a master’s degree in Qur’anic studies.