This book provides information based on an abundance of Oriental and Western sources regarding family and inheritance law, contract and economic law, penal law, constitutional...
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This book exposes the most appropriate, peaceful course of matrimonial life in the focus of the practices and advises of the Prophet and his family...
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The book “Violence in Islamic Thought from the Qurʾan to the Mongols” Examines how violence was described and evaluated in the foundational texts of Islam How was violence justified in early Islam? What role did violent actions play in the formation and maintenance of the Muslim political order? How did …
Read More »Violence in Islamic Thought from the Mongols to European Imperialism
The book “Violence in Islamic Thought from the Mongols to European Imperialism” Examines the development of Muslim theological, legal, literary and cultural discussions about violence and its legitimation...
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Scholars invited to contribute chapters towards a forthcoming edited volume titled “From Oriens Christianus to the Islamic Near East: Theological, Historical and Cultural Cross-pollination in the Eastern Mediterranean of Late Antiquity” to be published under...
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Stressing his belief on the necessity of Qur’an to assists Muslims towards establishing good relations with one another Ayatollah Khamenei said: “Today we need the Qur’an [in our lives]; the ideal way for the Islamic societies and the Islamic Ummah to...
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On behalf of the Shia Muslim Council of Southern California, in collaboration with Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, Bayan Claremont College, Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)...
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The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, has turned down a government proposal to halt his activities in return for his release from prison...
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This volume investigates the diverse range of female religious leadership present in contemporary Muslim communities in South, East and Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and North America...
Read More »An Introduction to Islamic Jurisprudence (fiqh), Part 2
In Shahīd Thānī's point of view, ijtihad is contingent upon the knowledge of some studies including: morphology and syntax, terminology, etymology, rhetoric, uṣūl al-fiqh (principles of Islamic jurisprudence), logic, rijāl (scrutiny of...
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