Sunni Muslims in Birmingham and around the world are getting ready for a moon sighting that will determine the date of Eid al-Adha 2019....
Read More »UK Muslim Parents Refuse to Give Children Non-Halah Flu Vaccine
The Muslim Council of Britain ruled the treatment forbidden by Islam after parents were told the vaccine contained gelatin - which derives from pigs and is...
Read More »Fatwas of Shia Scholars on Following Sunni Prayer Leaders in Masjid al-Haram & Masjid an-Nabawi
In the Hadiths narrated from Shiite Imams, Shiite people have been strongly advised to say prayers together with non-Shiite Muslims in Masjid al-Ḥarām and Masjid an-Nabawi, to participate in Sunni Muslims’ prayers, and to follow their lead in saying prayers; these are the Hadiths narrated by Shiite Imams; this is …
Read More »Book: Islamic Ethics and the Genome Question
This twelve-chapter volume presents the results from a pioneering seminar held in 2017 at the Research Center for Islamic Legislation & Ethics, College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, in...
Read More »The Wonderful Dream of Ayatollah Marʻashi Najafi about Allamah Majlesi
That man who is standing at the portal is Allamah Majlesi who has been called “The Mediator for visiting the holy Imams (P.B.U.T.)” by the holy Prophet Muhammad (May Allah's peace be upon him and his...
Read More »Gamete Donation and the Role of Religious Leaders in Iran
In this article, the “Iranian ART Revolution” that has allowed donor technologies to be admitted as a form of assisted reproduction technology will be examined...
Read More »Triple Talaq Bill Passed in India Lok Sabha
The Indian Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the instant triple talaq bill which criminalises instant divorce by Muslim men and seeks jail term for the guilty...
Read More »Book: The State, Ulama and Islam in Indonesia and Malaysia
The author argues that, while generally ulamas, or religious teachers, had to support state ideologies, they sometimes succeeded in “capturing” the state by influencing policies in their favor...
Read More »Ayatollah Sobhani Delivers Official Letter to the Oman’s Grand Mufti
The stories published by the media over the attempts made by Oman to prepare a proper ground for establishing friendly relations with the Zionist Regime are highly questionable. The brave Islamic scholars, especially your excellency, are, therefore, expected to warn the...
Read More »After the Ayatollah: Institutionalisation and Succession in the Marjaʿiyya of Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn Faḍl Allāh
This paper deals with the death of a high religious authority, the Twelver Shiʿi marjaʿ al-taqlīd, or “Grand Ayatollah”, Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn Faḍl Allāh...
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