This book takes a close look at three Fatwaa-making agencies—Majelis Ulama Indonesia, Lajnah Bahth al-Masail Nahdlatul Ulama, and Majelis Tarjih Muhammadiyah—all of which are highly influential in shaping religious thought and the lives of Muslims in Indonesia...

This article gives a comprehensive analysis of these conferences, the relation between science and religion as reflected in the discussions there, and the further influence of these discussions on Muslims living in...

The title of thirteen reference books of Takfiri Groups was released by Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta. These books are the spiritual and intellectual reference books of Takfiri Group. Dar al-Ifta Warned...

We would like to submit to your Eminence that in the recent years there have appeared some people who claim to be learned, and who spread amongst our youths issues especially about the fundamental beliefs of the faith (Usool-e-Deen) and the practical branches of...

The formal recognition of the Jaʿfari madhhab in Lebanon in January 1926 and the subsequent development of a state-led court system by the...

The present study examines the impact of British colonial rule on traditional waqf practice in the Sultanate of Zanzibar. The writer shall argue that British policy towards waqf in Zanzibar was shaped by a combination of...

The former leader of the congregational prayer of the Great Mosque of Mecca who is one of the famous Wahhābī muftis declared explicitly that he had changed his view in...

This volume is sure to become a valuable tool to both historians and social scientists working on Islamic law and on the social, political and...

Many of the woman in attendance continued making and wearing headscarves in solidarity with their Muslim neighbors...

Implementation of Islamic criminal law particularly of the hudud at present time, beyond its politics, raises numerous juridical problems of substantive law, procedure and...