Fiqh & Socitey

Muslim pilgrims from around the world perform Jamarat or ‘Stoning of the Devil’ in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca...

Shias and Sunnis have stood shoulder to shoulder to observe Eid prayers in defiance of heightened sectarian efforts to divide the Muslim community...

Millions of Muslims worldwide have celebrated the Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice)...

Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Sheikh will not be delivering this year’s Hajj sermon, Saudi media have announced. AP cited the Al-Riyadh newspaper as saying on Saturday that Al Sheikh will not be delivering this year’s speech, without explaining why. It will be the first time in more …

KLiISC 2, The 2nd Kuala Lumpur International Islamic Studies & Civilizations Conference 8 – 9 October 2016 Hotel Putra, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Theme:“Islam The Driving Force For Humanity & World Peace” The  aim  of the conference is to stimulate discussion, debate, informed dialogue and research on Islam, knowledge and civilization. This conference  could be used as …

The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Islamic Republic has been the only critical voice against the deaths of pilgrims during last year’s Hajj rituals in Saudi Arabia, criticizing human rights organizations and other countries for choosing to remain silent on the issue. “Such silence is …

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in a proclamation sent to heads of Iran’s three branches of power outlined general policies on family, known as the cornerstone of the Islamic society. “As the underlying entity and cornerstone of the Islamic society, family is the locus of growth, …

Global Islamic Economies & Markets Conference London England – September 9th 20161 The developments in economies and markets described as Islamic economies and markets either because they belong to Muslims States or due to the fact that they are created outside the Muslim world and basically atempt to  comply with  …

“The Islamic Seminaries’ traditions and teachings are the result of the efforts of its great scholars throughout history and they need to be protected,” Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi said. Speaking at the opening ceremony to mark the beginning of the new seminary year,  Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, a senior Shia scholar, asserted, …

Some Shia scholars have substantiated Islamic government and governance of the jurist through non-litigious (Hisbah) issue or under "spreading virtue" ...