Taqlid literally means “to follow (someone)”, “to imitate”. In Islamic legal terminology it means to follow a...

The University of Chicago Shiʿi Studies Group Symposium will host a conference on “Shiʿism and Governance” on...

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The Shia community in North America, from its earliest years, founded a number of organizations to provide institutional support for...

Thousands have tweeted with the hashtag #IMarchWithLinda in support of Muslim activist Linda Sarsour who has been...

The time of ẓuhr and ʿaṣr is from noon until sunset. However, the very beginning of this time, for the duration of...

Charging fees or interests on loans are forbidden under most interpretations of Islam. Storebrand, one of Norway’s...

Iranian holy city of Mashhad in Khorasan Razavi province has been selected as the cultural capital of...

This volume of Annotated Legal Documents on Islam in Europe covers Latvia and consists of an annotated collection of legal documents affecting the status of Islam and Muslims. The book compiled and Annotated by Edvins Danovskis, University of Latvia. The legal texts are published in the original Latvian language while …