Sociability & Relations

The truth of the matter is that Islam, particularly in accordance with the School of Ahl al-Bayt (Holy Progeny of the Prophet), commands obedience of its adherents to the laws and order of their home country. Failure to do so, conversely, can even be...

The Association of Lebanon’s Muslim clerics is demanding the immediate release of jailed Nigerian Shia scholar and leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky whose health condition is...

It seeks contributions that will help provide a more comprehensive account of Muslim travel cultures and provide a greater understanding of the current debates associated with Muslim leisure behavior while travelling in the context of businesses, communities, destinations, and the...

At a meeting with masters, scholars and intellectuals of Qom's seminary the Leader of the Revolution, while interpreting a statement, referred the audience to advice by the late Ayatollah...

The earliest surviving work on Shia sects, Kitab Firaq al-Shia by al-Nawbakhti offers a uniquely Twelver Shia perspective on early Shia movements, including the Zaydis, the Ismailis, and extremist sects (ghulat)...

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman's policies have prompted large groups of Muslims across the world to boycott this year's Hajj ceremony, a new report suggests, citing concerns that Riyadh may use the revenues from the....

The son of Nigeria’s Muslim leader Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky has warned about the deteriorating health of the 66-year-old cleric, who has been held in detention along with his wife for more than...

According to Ijtihadnet Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Hussaini Shahroudi, the son of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mahmoud Shahroudi and the writer of Manasik of Hajj (Hajj Rituals) and Drous Fi al-Ahkam al-Nisa (Lessons of Women’s Rules) Passed away at...

Fiqh al-Aqalliyyat — the jurisprudence of Muslim minorities — is a legal doctrine asserting that Muslim minorities, especially those residing in the...

Conflict and polemic between Sunni Muslims and Shiites have a long history. In the contemporary era, this polemic has been accentuated by the conflictual situation in the Middle East, and it is also colouring the minority Muslim...