Religiously, death occurs when the soul departs from the body. If one acts righteously and adheres to his religious obligations his soul will be removed gently from his body, but if one fails to do so his soul will be...
Read More »Brain Death in Islamic Jurisprudence by Abdulaziz Sachedina
Although the Muslim scripture, the Qur'an, contains various death themes that add significantly to our insight into the meaning of death, the concept is left undefined and always portrayed in close relationship with the...
Read More »MA Distance Education Virtual Open Day
The Islamic College of London is announced an MA Islamic Studies and Islamic Law DE Open Day which will be held on March 21, 2022....
Read More »Call for Applications: Three Postdoctoral Researchers – Islam & Vision
The European Research Council (ERC) project Visionis: Visuality in the Qur’an and Early Islam at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem directed by Dr. Hannelies Koloska is...
Read More »Imam Hussain’s (as) Revolution: Rituals and Inspiration
This book is a compilation of articles and lectures that have been delivered or written on various occasions by Ayatollah Muhammad Jawad Fadil Lankarani....
Read More »Call for Papers: 30 years after Richard M. Frank: Al-Ghazali and Avicenna in Post-Classical Islam
In celebration of these books and of Richard M. Frank's contributions to the field of Islamic Studies Yale University’s Departments of Religious Studies and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, together with the....
Read More »Call for Application: Visiting Assistant Professor of Asian Studies (Asian Islam)
The Asian Studies program of Hamilton College at Clinton, NY, US invites applications for a one-year visiting position in any discipline on Islam in Asia, including Iran/Persia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, to...
Read More »Call for Papers: Manchester Journal of Transnational Islamic Law & Practice
The Manchester Journal of Transnational Islamic Law & Practice (MJTILP) is announced the call for papers for its forthcoming Volume 18, 2022....
Read More »Call for Papers: 1st AMI Graduate Islamic Studies Conference
The conference is aimed at graduate students at the masters level working in the field of Islamic studies with the aim of providing those intending to pursue a career in research and academia with an opportunity to gain experience presenting at a conference and to network with likeminded peers. The …
Read More »Online Conference: The Hermeneutics of Islamic Legal Authority
Intended as a forum for the exposition of current research, this two-day conference will include invited academics recognized for their contributions to the study of Islamic law, Georgetown faculty of...
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