The brilliant sun of Islam dawned like the appearance of lightning among the stormy events of history, illuminating the world of humanity which was in darkness with its radiant light, illuminating the hearts and minds of the people whom it made aware of and invited to the possibility of....
Read More »The Political Life during the Age of Imam Hasan al-Askari (A.S)
The Alawids were severely tried and extremely burdened during most periods of the Abbasid rule. The Abbasid kings officially oppressed the Alawids, and pursued and punished them severely. They imposed on them economical blockade until they were in...
Read More »Leadership from the Perspective of Imam Khomeini (R.A.)
The necessary conditions to be available in a leader are directly connected to the nature of the Islamic government. Disregarding the general conditions like wisdom and proper management, two basic conditions, i.e. justice and to know the law, should also be...
Read More »Call for Papers: Succession in Islamic Law
The Succession in Islamic Law-Conference is being organized by the Research Group “Changes in God’s Law – An Inner-Islamic Comparison of Family and Succession Laws” at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, Germany. The conference addresses the role succession law played in Muslim communities …
Read More »Call for Applications: MA Programs in Middle Eastern Studies & Islamic Studies at AUB
The spring semester application deadline is approaching for the following Master of Arts programs at the Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (CAMES) at the American University of Beirut.... ...
Read More »Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Scholar in Islamic Studies
The University of Chicago Divinity School invites applications for one-year Postdoctoral Scholars in Islamic Studies for the academic year of 2023-24. There are two available positions....
Read More »Call for Applications: PhD Fellows in Islamic Studies
The Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies will admit up to ten PhD fellows to its four-year doctoral programme, which is to begin on 1 October 2023. The Graduate School is a joint institution of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, which brings together scholars in...
Read More »Book: Music and its Effects
In this booklet, the author discusses the detrimental effects of music on our lives. He talks about the origin of music and its effects from various points of views. He also discusses what the Qur'an and narrations of the Ahlul Bayt have to say on...
Read More »No Changes Should be Made to Muslim Personal Law in Conflict with Islamic Law
Indian Union Women’s League (IUWL) national general secretary P.K. Noorbina Rasheed has requested the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice constituted to review personal laws in the country that no...
Read More »1st Islamic Shari’a Compliant Account Launched by the Ugandan Bank
Uganda's Finance Trust Bank on Thursday launched the country's first Islamic Sharia compliant account called Halal...
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