Millions of people in more than a dozen Muslim countries are celebrating Eid al-Fitr at the end of the holy month of Ramadan after the new moon of the lunar calendar month of Shawwal was sighted on...

Eid al-Fitr is the most important festival in the Islamic calendar. The day does not mark any historical event or episode; but its existence provides the Muslim for an...

The amount of Fiṭrīyah for each person is at least £6, the Fidyah is at least £2 per day and the amount of breaking the fast intentionally is at...

Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei urged all Muslims in the world to pay due attention to the International Quds Day and the Holy al-Quds....

Based on obligatory precaution, zakāt al-fiṭrah must only be given to the poor, and this means poor Shias who satisfy the criteria mentioned previously regarding those who are entitled to...

This type of Zakat should be set aside on the eve of Eid al-Fitr and be paid on the day itself, which marks the first day of the month of Shawwal....

The aim of this study is to understand how authenticity is evoked in a religious pilgrimage and the relationship between authenticity, rituals and...

This book explores the socio-political conditions and cultural venues in which Islamic movements cease to confront and start to cooperate with secular states....

The purpose of this study is to cover the meaning and role of the Qur'an in Shiite jurisprudence. Therefore, to achieve this purpose, the history of the compilation of the...

The book entitled “Classes of Ladies of Cloistered Spaces: Writing Feminist History through Biography in Fin-de-siecle Egypt” explores the writing and influence of the first Arabic-language global biographical dictionary of...