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Managing Growth for Sustainable Tourism Development: Indigenous, Authentic, and Halal Tourism Conference to be held in Lombok, Indonesia from the...
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In terms of antiquity, Shāfi‘īyah is the third Sunni judicial school. Its founder is Abū ‘Abd Allāh Muhammad b. Idrīs, a jurist from the fourth generation of....
Read More »Islamic Finance News Forum – Indonesia
This one-day forum will provide global industry players access to Indonesia’s key decision and policymakers as they discuss the current trends and issues facing the country’s Islamic finance landscape...
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The reason that the jurisprudent is an authority in matters of the law is because of his specialization in jurisprudence and his power to derive the rules of Allah (awj) from their sources. While the reason that a leader is what he is, is because aside from the above mentioned qualities, he has the ability to manage society according to the principles and values of...
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Read More »Ibaziyah: An Introduction to Islamic Jurisprudential Sects
Ibāḍīyah or Ibāḍism is an Islamic sect that is an offshoot of Khawārij. It is one of the earlier Islamic sects, and the only remaining branch of Khawārij. The school derives its name from its...
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