Ansariyan Publications is a private publisher located at
Qom
Qom (also spelled as "Ghom", "Ghum", or "Qum") ( fa, قم ) is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. Qom is the capital of Qom Province. It is located to the south of Tehran. At the 2016 census, its popul ...
, Islamic Republic of Iran. The publication house is under the leadership of Mohammad Taghi Ansariyan.
It started in 1352 in the Persian calendar, 1974 CE.
It specializes in publishing Islamic books in particular Shi'a twelver literature, and after having published for 30 yearsAnsariyan HomePage /ref> they have produced several books that have been used as reference materials for other publications.{{Cite web, url = https://books.google.com/books?q=Ansariyan+Publications&btnG=Search+Books, title = Ansariyan Publications - Google Search, website = books.google.com, access-date = 2016-04-11
Most of Ansariyan Publications' works are in English. It has also published books in
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Spanish
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How it was founded
The founder had a meeting with Ayatollah
Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i
Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i or Sayyid Mohammad Hossein Tabataba'i (16 March 1903 – 15 November 1981) was an Iranian scholar, theorist, philosopher and one of the most prominent thinkers of modern Shia Islam. He is perhaps best known for his ''T ...
and Professor Mahmoud al-Shihabi and other Ulama and shia scholars on establishing this type of publishing center. The result of the meeting led to the establishment of Ansariyan Publication.
Objectives
The following are objectives of founding the publishing house:
# To spread the unadulterated Islamic teachings in various languages to the global world.
# To liberate the world from confusion, deviation and suspicion about Islam
# To present the real Islam to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.