When we examine any book of jurisprudence, beliefs (ʿAqāʾid), the principles of jurisprudence, and ethics, we find that they are full of traditions narrated from Imam al-Bāqir (ʿa) and...
Read More »€750 Prize for the Best Article on Islamic Studies
To encourage and support early-career scholars seeking to publish in leading academic journals, Brill is awarding an annual prize for an outstanding article in the field of...
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Sydney Newest Mosque will be unveiled for the four-day Sydney Architecture Festival, founded 11 years ago to bring discussion around architecture and design out of boardrooms and studios and into the...
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A member of Lebanon's Amal Movement Khalil Hamdan said Monday that all the information given by former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi about Musa al-Sadr’s case...
Read More »Is Hajj Individual or Social Worship?
An interesting point is that hajj has two complementary aspects: an individual aspect and a social aspect; it’s necessary to pay attention to both aspects. The individual aspect of hajj belongs to each and every individual who makes the hajj pilgrimage. Each hajj pilgrim should establish a...
Read More »Book: Hajj Booklet by Sadiq Hassan +PDF
Hence this booklet has been published according to the edicts of four maraaje who are followed by majority of the people: Ayatollah Khoei, Ayatollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khamenei and Ayatollah Sistani...
Read More »Book: Manasik (Rituals) of Hajj in Brief
This book details the jurisprudence related to Hajj as per the rulings of Ayatullah al-Uzma, Sayyid Ali Khamenei. Topics such as conditions that make Hajj obligatory, rites of Hajj and Umrah, their respective requirements and...
Read More »Key Characteristics of the Hajj Pilgrimage from the Viewpoint of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi
The Hajj pilgrimage is in reality a massive immigration. It is a divine journey towards Allah and the best opportunity for self-purification and engaging in the greater Jihād and...
Read More »Book: Women and Shari’a Law: The Impact of Legal Pluralism in the UK
Women and Shari’a Law: The Impact of Legal Pluralism in the UK is a critique of a paradigm that calls for the introduction of Islamic law in Western legal systems as a means of...
Read More »1.4 million Muslims Arrive in Saudi Arabia for Hajj Pilgrimage
More than 1.4 million Muslims have arrived so far in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage slated to begin next week, with this year’s rituals featuring the return of tens of thousands of...
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