Recognition of truth from falsehood is not determined by the fewness or plentitude of followers. Today the Muslims compared to the non-Muslims in the world constitute one-fifth or...
Read More »Studies in Islamic History and Institutions
Shelomo Dov Goitein’s selection of studies dealing with Islamic history, religion, and institutions offers a wide-ranging, sensitive, and highly original introduction to a civilization by one who lived all his life...
Read More »Job Position: Postdoc Research “Christian-Muslim Communication” (Univ. Konstanz)
The Research position on Christian-Muslim communication between the medieval Latin-Christian and Arabic-Islamic sphere is to be filled by April 2022 and available for a...
Read More »Imam Khomeini’s Ijtihad on the Islamic Government
Imam Khomeini’s great contribution was that he moved beyond the traditional Shi‘i political thought to urge establishment of the Islamic government even in the absence of the...
Read More »Can A Woman Reach the Rank of Ijtihad in Religious Seminaries?
A worthy interaction of Islam with science, and requiring that from every Muslim man and woman, has resulted in women always studying the sciences in Islamic communities and finally some of...
Read More »Is It Permissible to Marry a Married Man without the Consent of His Spouse?
Even though the first wife’s content in a man’s second marriage isn’t necessary and, thus, you’re marriage is religiously legal, morality is one of the great elements of...
Read More »Structure of Islamic Banking System: Islamic Economic System
Throughout history, there have always been those who engaged in usury-based quasi-banking activities with their capital, but Islam forbade it and encouraged them to engage in productive and...
Read More »Why Are Shrimps Halal & Crabs Haram?
Why is it permissible to eat shrimps and forbidden to eat crabs and lobsters? Please explain the difference between them, their genus, category and other distinguishing features?...
Read More »Common Questions about Hijab and Related Issues
Being the most obvious symbol of Islam’s presence, it is also the easiest target for harassment against Muslims. Whenever a racist politician or the media or any...
Read More »Essays on Shi’ism and Iran
Shi‘ism, Iran, and the Islamic Revolution are subjects fraught with political biases and ideological agendas; sometimes, even fiction is presented as...
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