Ijtihad Network Islamic Jurisprudence
Ibadi jurisprudence looks back on more than 1000 years of tradition and productive development. Nevertheless, in terms of scholarly research, a long time this particular school of Islamic law has remained a...
September, 2017
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20 September
Book: ʻAshura-Misrepresentations and Distortions
The book discussion here concerns the misrepresentations (tahrifat) relating to the historic event of Karbala'. There have occurred various kinds of distortions in recounting the details of this great...
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20 September
Book: Being Muslim in Central Asia: Practices, Politics, and Identities
This book explores the changing place of Islam in contemporary Central Asia, understanding religion as a “societal shaper” – a roadmap for navigating quickly evolving social and cultural values...
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18 September
Book: Principles of Islamic International Criminal Law +PDF
The book “Principles of Islamic International Criminal Law: A Comparative Search” debates the substance of Islamic international criminal law and the system of international criminal law side by side and offers the message that no law is superior to justice, peace and a...
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15 September
Book: Contemporary Ijtihad limits and controversies
Written from the internal viewpoint of Muslims, the book discusses the resurgence that Islamic law is experiencing in...
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13 September
Book: The Early History of Ismaili Jurisprudence: Law Under the Fatimids
As regards Ismaili law, in particular, it is still a largely unexplored field of study. Al-Qadi Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man is generally considered as the founder and the greatest exponent of Ismaili jurisprudence. Many of his works have been lost; scattered information on...
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9 September
Book: Cosmopolitan Orientation of the Process of International Environmental Lawmaking: An Islamic Law Genre
process of regulation in the field of international environmental law belies the complexity of environmental issues that need to be addressed in managing global environmental resources. Although the regulatory process has succeeded in...
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6 September
Book: Toward the reform of private Waqfs
High-net-worth Muslim investors are increasingly investing and accruing wealth in the United Kingdom and the demand for Shariah-compliant wealth-planning structures, such as Waqfs, is growing. This study accepts that Waqf law, as...
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4 September
Book: Reconciling Islam, Christianity and Judaism
At the present time, when so-called Islamic radicalism, terrorism and Jihadism occupy major media space, with Islam often depicted as the main culprit, the book attempts a...
August, 2017
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31 August
Book: Shi’i Scholars of Nineteenth-Century Iraq
In the nineteenth century, the shrine cities of Najaf and Karbala in Ottoman Iraq emerged as the most important Shi'i centres of learning. In a major contribution to the study of pre-modern Middle Eastern religious institutions, Meir Litvak analyses the...
