Does the Islamic law deem Kidneys selling permissible or does it raise objections against it? Is it right if someone states in their will that their kidneys be donated or...
Read More »When the Shia Cleric Becomes a Shelter for the Jews
I remember once a group of people attacked Jews' houses, plundered some of their goods, robbed women's bracelets and bothered them a lot. There were many people shouting and...
Read More »Iraq’s Grand Salafi Mufti Forbids Participation on Christmas Eva
“It is not permitted to celebrate the New Year or congratulate it or participate in it.” He added, “Participating in their (Christian) celebrations is similar to following their manners [and beliefs], so agreeing with their...
Read More »Violations of Women’s Human Rights in Saudi Arabia
Islam’s equality between men and women is indeed guaranteed; there is no doubt about it except in the minds of the ignorant, be they non-Muslims or Muslims whose knowledge of...
Read More »Consideration of Mental States in Islamic Jurisprudence
In our time, along with the attention towards the physical well-being of humans, there has been a huge step in bringing to light the importance of mental and emotional health...
Read More »Iraqi Shia Scholars Pay Tribute to Late Aatollah Hashemi Shahroudi+Photos
A ceremony was held in Najaf Seminary School of theology on Saturday to commemorate the late Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi who passed away on...
Read More »Prophet Muhammad’s Covenant to the Christians of Najran
The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad is a useful source for all those interested in the cultural and religious history of the Muslim world and the cultural relationship between Islam and...
Read More »Al-Murajaʻat: A Shiʻi-Sunni Dialogue +PDF
This book contains letters communicated between Sayyid 'Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din, a well-known Shiite scholar in Lebanon and al-Shaykh Salim al-Bishri, a well-known Sunni scholar in...
Read More »Full Professorship for “Comparative Theology from an Islamic Perspective” (W3)
The Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology invites applications for a full professorship for “Comparative Theology from an Islamic Perspective” (W3) starting 1st October 2019 and initially limited to a 5-year...
Read More »Book: Female Religious Authority in Shi’i Islam, Past and Present
This collection of case studies, covering the period from classical Islam to the present, and taken from across the Shiʿi Islamic world, reflects on the roles that women have played in exercising religious authority across time and...
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