The heads of Islamic countries and political, religious and cultural personalities in the world of Islam have heavy responsibilities on their shoulders: the responsibility of creating unity and preventing everyone from tribal and denominational conflicts, the responsibility of...
Read More »Call for Papers: 20th International Conference on Halal Research
The conference aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Halal Research. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for...
Read More »Treating Minorities according to Quran and the Prophet’s Sayings
This article intends to show that, unlike the anti-Islamic claims and unlike what fake replicas of Islamic governments—like that of the ISIS—have shown to the world, Islam is a religion that respects and dignifies followers of...
Read More »Islamic Ink; a Perspective on Tattoos
Although there are no statistics about tattoos in Muslim communities, one can clearly see that the numbers of youth getting tattoos are rising. Many youth are asking scholars about the permission to...
Read More »Why Aren’t Uyghur Muslims in China Allowed to Go to Hajj?
Barring Uyghurs from performing Hajj is not the only way the Chinese state has cracked down on the religious practices of this group. China has prohibited the Uyghurs from wearing the...
Read More »The Teachings of the Intellectual School of Thought of Imam Al-Baqir
When we examine any book of jurisprudence, beliefs (ʿAqāʾid), the principles of jurisprudence, and ethics, we find that they are full of traditions narrated from Imam al-Bāqir (ʿa) and...
Read More »€750 Prize for the Best Article on Islamic Studies
To encourage and support early-career scholars seeking to publish in leading academic journals, Brill is awarding an annual prize for an outstanding article in the field of...
Read More »Sydney Newest Mosque Unveils in Architecture Festival
Sydney Newest Mosque will be unveiled for the four-day Sydney Architecture Festival, founded 11 years ago to bring discussion around architecture and design out of boardrooms and studios and into the...
Read More »Gaddafi’s Remarks on Musa Sadr’s Case ‘all Lies’
A member of Lebanon's Amal Movement Khalil Hamdan said Monday that all the information given by former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi about Musa al-Sadr’s case...
Read More »Is Hajj Individual or Social Worship?
An interesting point is that hajj has two complementary aspects: an individual aspect and a social aspect; it’s necessary to pay attention to both aspects. The individual aspect of hajj belongs to each and every individual who makes the hajj pilgrimage. Each hajj pilgrim should establish a...
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