Fiqh & Socitey

This workshop is organised by Adam Ramadhan and Edmund Hayes under the auspices of the ERC Horizon Starting Grant project ‘Embodied Imamate: Mapping the Development of the Early Shiʿi Community 700-900 CE’ (grant no. 101077946) based at Universiteit Leiden....

These people were dragging themselves out of the depths of the war's darkness and back home. This time, their migration was not forced, they themselves were the very victory walking the apocalyptic streets of Gaza...

The organizers of the international commemoration of Ayatollah Mirza Mohammad Hossein Naeini met with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei on October 22, 2025....

The Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS) at the University of Toronto invites applications for a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Islamic Studies focused on the question of what it means to study “Islam” after Gaza. The successful candidate will bring a critically engaged approach to the....

Book: Foundations of Jurisprudence - An Introduction to Imāmī Shīʿī Legal Theory published by Brill

This volume contains editions and commentaries of hitherto un-edited manuscripts from the various strands of the Shiʿite tradition of Islamic thought (Zaydi, Ismaʿili and...

This book is written for both young and old as a handy daily  reminder of overcoming struggles and choosing a more Godly path. It is also highly recommended for parents and teachers, to inculcate these divine values in younger children....

The "Beacon of Guidance on the Heights of Eloquence" is an English translation of the commentary written by Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi on the esteemed collection of Amir al-Mu'mnin Ali's ('a) words, "The Nahj al-Balaghah". The present volume includes the text of sermon number 1 and its commentary, which is largely about God's creation of the universe....

Dr. Elena Levian, a researcher in the field of religions and human rights, expressed her views on dynamic thought and ideals of Imam Khomeini and a range of other relevant topics....

Iran’s criminal laws are based on Islamic law (sharīʿa) in accordance with its Constitution. In recent years, Iran has been among the countries with the highest execution rates worldwide....