This collection of chapters explores the nature of political and religious leadership in Shiʿism. Chapters look at a variety of critical historical periods—from medieval to modern—to reveal the...
Read More »“Wahhabism at Crossroads” by Ayatollah Makarim Shirazi +PDF
Extremist and hard-line Salafis regard all Muslims, apart from themselves, as infidels (Kafir) and polytheists (Mushrik), and consider shedding their blood and wealth as admissible. Obduracy in thought, ruthlessness in speech and...
Read More »Wisconsin Churches Wish Muslims a Blessed Ramadan by Printing 100 Signs
Wisconsin Council of Churches (WCC) have reached out to its Muslim neighbors in Madison with a greeting message to welcome the holy month of Ramadan...
Read More »Sayyid Muḥammad Kāẓim Ṭabāṭabāʾī al-Yazdī
Al-Sayyid Muḥammad Kāẓim al-Ṭabāṭabāʾī al-Yazdī (b. 1247/1831 – d.1337/1919) was a well-known Shiite Scholar of fiqh and the author of the book, al-‘Urwat al-wuthqa. He undertook Shiite authority (marja’iyya) after Mirza Muhammad Hasan al-Shirazi. He was an opponent of the Iranian Constitutional Movement, and this led to disputes and contentions …
Read More »Akhund Khorasāni and His Former Student
It is narrated that when Khorasāni declared supporting the Consitutional Revolution a religious obligation one of his best students left him and joined the [opposing] camp of...
Read More »Minority Rights According to the Law of the Tribute Agreement+PDF
The writer, considering the concepts of the International Law from an Islamic view-point, thoroughly deals with the question of religious...
Read More »How to Avoid Shaking Hands with a Non-Mahram?
The Islamic view is very clear when it comes to having any sort of physical contact (particularly skin to skin) between the opposite genders. For most practicing Muslims, avoiding physical contact with a namahram may not be super hard, however what does get to...
Read More »Lebanese Ex-Mufti Calls on ‘Jihad’ in Support of Palestinians
A senior Sunni cleric in Lebanon has called on all Muslims to carry out jihad, or holy war, in support of the Palestinians after the U.S. decision to move its embassy in Israel to Al-Quds...
Read More »Muslims’ Knowledge+PDF
In this book, which has been managed to compile in a short time, the culture and science of Muslims are addressed. penetration of Muslim knowledge into even...
Read More »Muslims’ Guide: Guidance and Edicts+PDF
This book includes laws and advises addressed to the expatriates by His Eminence, the grand authority ayatollah Hakeem from the Hawza of the holy city of Najaf in...
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