A three-day international conference funded and organised by the Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham, in partnership with the...
Read More »Call for Applications: Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture
Brown University invites applications at the level of Associate or Full Professor from a historian of art and architecture with a primary research interest in the study of any region of the...
Read More »Between Hadīth and Fiqh: the “Canonical” Imāmī Collections of Akhbār
As an example of the processes at work in the collection and presentation of akhbār, the writer examines the issue of tayammum, ritual purification by...
Read More »Call for Papers: Journal of Material Cultures in the Muslim World
The Journal of Material Cultures in the Muslim World aims to be a new reference for field archaeologists, (art) historians, anthropologists, curators, and scholars and students of the...
Read More »Book: Narrators and Narrations: A Beginner’s Guide to Rijal and Dirayah
In this book, the author expertly presents an introduction to Rijal and Diraya subjects and discusses their main topics in the form of thirty-four lessons...
Read More »Principles of Emulating a Jurist (Taqlid)
A believer should be very keen on learning the Islamic rulings that are relevant to them, especially rulings on acts of worship....
Read More »Book: Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence for Beginners
Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence for Beginners is an English translation of al-Mujaz fi Usul al-Fiqh...
Read More »Shi’i Islam and Sufism: Classical Views and Modern Perspectives
Offering new perspectives on the relationship between Shi'is and Sufis in modern and pre-modern times, this book challenges the supposed opposition between these two esoteric traditions in Islam by exploring what could be...
Read More »Call for Papers: The Sixth International Conference on Shi’i Studies 2020
The Islamic College of London invites scholars to submit abstracts for its sixth annual conference specialising in the field of...
Read More »Book: Studying the Qurʾān in the Muslim Academy
Studying the Qur'an in the Muslim Academy examines what it is like to study and teach the Qur'an at academic institutions in the Muslim world, and how politics affect scholarly interpretations of...
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