Abd Allah b. 'Abbas b. `Abd al-Muttalib (d. 68/686-7), paternal cousin of the Prophet Muhammad and of `Ali b. Abi Talib, is in modem Islamic studies generally acknowledged as one of the founders of religious scholarship in Sunnite Islam.....
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Wearing the Iḥrām is amongst one of the Hajj rituals and putting it on marks the beginning of the Hajj: special clothing for a special type of worship. On an apparent level, some may come to the conclusion that for one of the....
Read More »Imam Khomeini Is Still Alive, the Ummah Should Adopt his Thoughts: Sheikh al-Zakzaky
I have been saying that Imam Khomeini is still alive and that the Ummah should adopt his thoughts,” the leader of the IMN and one of the disciples of the late founder-leader of the Islamic Revolution, says Sheikh...
Read More »The Rule of Law, Freedom of Expression and Islamic Law
This book, drawing on both International and Islamic Law, explores the rule of law, and freedom of expression and its practical application in the Muslim world...
Read More »The Minority Muslim Experience in Mainland Southeast Asia
This book examines the lives of the Malay and Cham Muslims in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam and examines how they co-exist and live in societies that are dominated by an alternative consensus and are illiberal and...
Read More »Imam Khomeini Brought about Great Transformation in the World
On the occasion of the 34th anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s demise, Ayatollah Khamenei delivered a live televised speech on June 4, 2023. During his speech, he described Imam Khomeini, as the leader who managed to bring about great transformation on...
Read More »Imam Khomeini’s Legacy a Viable Model of Islamic Governance
It is safe to say that without Imam Khomeini, it would have been a different story today. The ideological tremors triggered by this charismatic leader of the Islamic Revolution during his lifetime went beyond the borders of Iran and the...
Read More »Imam Khomeini: The Man of Transformation
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, as the founder of the Islamic Revolution and innovator of a school of thought, has crossed geographical boundaries and become an important discourse in the...
Read More »Call for Papers: Humans and Other Animals: Multifaith Responses to the Significance and Symbolism of Animals in Science and Religion Dialogue
The animal and religions dialogue has been growing over the last 25 years, the aim of this conference is to bring this broadening area of scholarship to dialogue with the science-religion arena through two...
Read More »Imam Khomeini’s Impact as a Revolutionary, Visionary Leader is Enduring
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s impact as a revolutionary and visionary leader is enduring, particularly the way he rallied people against oppression and corruption from exile, according to a prominent American anti-war....
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