Fiqh & Lifestyle

The term Hijab tends to be used as a catchall in the West for all Islamic head coverings, but is mainly used to mean a headscarf. For Muslim women’s representation in media and popular culture, this is the most....

The prostitution is the focal point of women finding their identity in the Western systems. In order to further clarify this matter, it is necessary to state that, basically, due to the widespread prevalence of prostitution at the international and national level, countries are obliged to look at prostitution as...

When Umar prohibited those two lawful pleasures [mut'a of Hajj and mut'a marriage], Imam Ali (‘a), the guardian of Shari'a laws and the supporter of the Holy Prophet (S) stood against it....

This timely collection of essays from experts, scholars and legal practitioners provides a critique and evaluation of the Inquiry findings as a starting point for analysis and debate on current British Muslim family law practices in the matters of marriage and....

I perform my prayers in an Iranian chador through which a part of my hair and arms can be faintly seen. Due to the same reason I do not use this kind of chador outside. Now my question is that whether I am allowed to use this kind of...

The aim of this article is to present selected major trends in Islam in contemporary Malaysia – its political representation (the dominant political parties: UMNO, PAS and PKR) and intellectual non-governmental groups (especially the NGO Sisters of....

The aim of this conference is to examine how these texts negotiate the misconceptions and prejudices affecting the lives of Muslim women in Europe with a specific focus on Italy and...

The Muslim fast of the month of Ramadan is a continuation of the long history of fasting in the Abrahamic faiths. The self-improvement benefits of fasting make it an important means of improving one’s faith and practice of...

The German state of Berlin will allow Muslim teachers to wear headscarves, authorities confirmed on Wednesday....

Please tell me what the penalty is for one who doesn’t intend to fast in the month of Ramadan according to the Ahlul-Bayt school of though. If a person for some reason (like fasting being hard, or the day being too long, or because of being busy with studying and...