Books

February, 2022

• 13 February

  Politics of Shi‘i Identity in South Asia: Syed Jawad Naqvi’s Concept of Wilayat-i Fiqh

  

  This thesis examines the discourse of a contemporary Pakistani Shi‘i cleric, Seyed Jawad Naqvi. It focuses on his sermon The Role of Women towards the System of Wilayat....
• 13 February

  The Islamic Roots of Democratic Pluralism

  

  Sachedina, in this book, argues that we must reopen the doors of religious interpretation—to correct false interpretations, replace outdated laws, and formulate new doctrines....
• 12 February

  The Role of Islam in the Public Square: Guidance or Governance?

  

  The Role of Islam in the Public Square tackles the critical role of religion in the development of democratic institutions in Afghanistan and Iraq....
• 10 February

  The Political Thought of Ayatollah Murtaza Mutahhari: An Iranian Theoretician of the Islamic State

  

  Ayatollah Hajj Shaikh Murtaza Mutahhari Farimani (1920–79) was from a clerical family, a pupil of Ayatollah Khomeini, a university Professor of Philosophy and a Mujtahid (jurist) in Islamic law at the Shi‘ite seminary. Ayatollah Murtaza Mutahhari was a significant figure in the movement which brought the Islamic Republic of Iran …

January, 2022

• 31 January

  Understanding Islamic Sciences by Martyr Mutahhari

  

  Understanding Islamic Sciences provides an informative introduction to six major disciplines in Islamic studies: Theology, mysticism, principles of jurisprudence, philosophy and...
• 24 January

  Towards an Islamic Economy by Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr

  

  In this booklet, I have debated the question as to whether or no Islam offers a suitable basis for formulating a distinct (social-) economic system that overcomes the inadequacies of both capitalism and...
• 23 January

  The World’s most Outstanding Lady: Fatima al-Zahra by Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi

  

  This book has been arranged into three booklets, of which the first has been allocated for a brief study and description of the life of this great Lady, Fatima al-Zahra (s)....
• 18 January

  Studies in Islamic History and Institutions

  

  Shelomo Dov Goitein’s selection of studies dealing with Islamic history, religion, and institutions offers a wide-ranging, sensitive, and highly original introduction to a civilization by one who lived all his life...
• 10 January

  Essays on Shi’ism and Iran

  

  Shi‘ism, Iran, and the Islamic Revolution are subjects fraught with political biases and ideological agendas; sometimes, even fiction is presented as...
• 8 January

  Maxims of Fiqh (Al-Qawaid Al-Fiqhiyyah)

  

  The maxims of fiqh, or al-qawaid al-fighiyyah, are part of a specific science which falls under the category of kb. A maxim is defined as a general rule by which subsidiary fiqh rulings are known by directly. The maxims of fiqh are mostly comprehensive statements which combine multiple subsidiary issues …