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Ahmed al-Raissouni: President of Muslim scholars’ union Doha-based International Union of Muslim Scholars elects Morocco’s Ahmed al-Raissouni as its new leader Moroccan scholar Ahmed al-Raissouni on Wednesday was elected president of the Doha-based International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), replacing outgoing president Youssef al-Qaradawi. Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi on Saturday declared …

Iranians are holding mourning rituals nationwide to mark the anniversaries of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s passing as well as the martyrdom of his grandson, Imam Hassan (PBUH), the...

The time of the Imam, peace be on him, is famous for the debates and arguments which spread among the great figures of religions, of Islamic schools, and of others. Violent discussions took place among them on...

Last week, on the day of Arbaeen, thousands of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) supporters took part in a series of peaceful protests in the Nigerian capital Abuja to demand the release of their...

This book examines the intersection between contemporary International Commercial Arbitration and Shariʿa law in order to determine possible tensions that may arise between the...

A group of Sunni scholars and seminary students paid a visit to the holy mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, a few days before the martyrdom anniversary of...

Justice, Peace and Prophet Muhammad AUTHOR(S): Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi, PUBLISHER(S): North American Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities (NASIMCO) A short text on the topic of Islamic emphasis on justice and peace between peoples of differing backgrounds and religions, as seen through Qur’anic verses and the honorable treatment of his opponents by Prophet Muhammad. …

Bahraini scholars have strongly condemned the recent life sentence handed down to prominent Bahraini Shia cleric and opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, stating that the ruling Al Khalifah regime has lost its...

No pre-modern civilisation embraced more cultures than that of Islam ... [this fact] demonstrates the divine purpose that this Ishmaelite covenant is to bring a monotheism that uplifts, rather than devastates, cultures...

The Songkhla Provincial Administrative Court of Thailand has ordered that female Muslim students be allowed to wear a hijab at Anuban Pattani School in..