This article will critically examine al-Shāfi’ī’s complex views on the use of qiyās as a method for establishing culpability under Islamic criminal law and, then explore how his position corresponds to the human rights paradigm in the contemporary age...

From laws against the implementation of Shari‘ah in the United States to anger about the role of Shari‘ah in Egypt’s new constitution, many people are confused about the meaning of Shari‘ah in Islam and...

In Visions of Sharīʿa Bhojani, De Rooij and Bohlander present the first broad examination of ways in which legal theory ( uṣūl al-fiqh) within Twelver Shīʿī thought continues to be a forum for vibrant debates regarding the assumptions, epistemology and hermeneutics of...

Monday in court, the Nigerian government made every excuse for not providing Sheikh Zakzaky the urgent medical treatment he needs....

The Leader of Iran Islamic Revolution— Ayatollah Khamenei—stated, with reference to this incident that: Oppression and coercion will not persist, and the decision and willpower of the nations will...

The Laws of Islam is the English-language legal manual of Grand Ayatollah al-Modarresi which provides the reader with a concise overview of the Islamic obligations and recommendations, both personal and...

Online Muslim Mental Health company TherapyLine that aims to Normalize Mental Health services in the Muslim world launches in the UK, Australia and...

Sunni Muslims in Birmingham and around the world are getting ready for a moon sighting that will determine the date of Eid al-Adha 2019....

The Muslim Council of Britain ruled the treatment forbidden by Islam after parents were told the vaccine contained gelatin - which derives from pigs and is...

In the Hadiths narrated from Shiite Imams, Shiite people have been strongly advised to say prayers together with non-Shiite Muslims in Masjid al-Ḥarām and Masjid an-Nabawi, to participate in Sunni Muslims’ prayers, and to follow their lead in saying prayers; these are the Hadiths narrated by Shiite Imams; this is …