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In this Book, the writer has discussed the Social independence of women, modern life and Islam, women in Qur'an, family rights, differences between men and women, inheritance, divorce, mut'a, and polygamy...

The main objective of the study on temporary marriage in Shiite and Sunni Islam by Khalid Sindawi is to analyze and survey the views of Islamic jurists both ancient and modern on the...

The Study is divided into two main sections, one on “colonizing Muslim law,” with contributions on South Africa, Kenya, Sudan, Niger, French Soudan [Mali], and Senegal; and a second on the post-colonial state and constitutionalism, covering Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and...

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

At a gathering on Friday to mark one week since the mosque attacks in Christchurch, women of all faiths were seen wearing headscarves similar to the traditional hijab worn by...

he purpose of this book is to shed light on the often misunderstood polygamous situation in modern Saudi Arabia...

This comparative study examines the legal requirements for marriage in Islam as well as the legal requirements for mutʿa within Shiʿi traditions...

This article surveys early Islamic legal opinions concerning differences between women and men related to law, politics, and personal conduct...

This footage shows that women in the North of England wear hijab just over 100 years ago...

Egypt’s leading imam drew criticism from other Sunni clerics for referring to polygamy as “an injustice to women and children” that the Quran restricts...