Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
This volume broaches the subject of neutrality and the law with the specific experience and expectations of Muslims in the UK. Having discussed the various theoretical critiques of law as objective and universal, it proceeds to draw on Muslim voices from across the UK in order to propose the grounds …
December, 2017
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24 December
Book: American Exceptionalism, Eurocentrism and Otherisation of Muslim
Professor Saied Reza Ameli’s scholarly book on “American Exceptionalism, Eurocentrism and Otherisation of Muslim” is an important examination of contemporary debates related to questions of Western oppression and liberation movements...
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23 December
The Making of Salafism: Islamic Reform in the Twentieth Century
This book brings much needed clarity to the history of Salafism and revises common accounts of a little known yet much talked about Islamic intellectual trend. Henri Lauzière has skillfully fleshed out the genealogy of Salafism, and his work will have an...
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18 December
Shi’i Trends and Dynamics in Modern Times (Xviiith-Xxth Centuries)
This volume comprises a collection of papers from various contributors ranging from historians to religious scholars and is separated into three parts. Part one focuses on philosophy and mysticism, the second on Shi’i jurisprudence and part three on doctrinal debates and...
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17 December
Book: The Rule of Law, Freedom of Expression & Islamic Law
The book “The Rule of Law, Freedom of Expression and Islamic Law” drawing on both International and Islamic Law, explores the rule of law, and freedom of expression and its practical application in the Muslim world. The importance of the rule of law is universally recognised and of fundamental value …
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11 December
Twelver Shiism: Unity and Diversity in the Life of Islam, 632 to 1722
The book “Twelver Shiism” provides a historical account of the development of this sect, from the conflicts over the successors of the Prophet Muhammad following his death in 632 to the fall of the Safavid dynasty in 1722...
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9 December
God in the Courtroom: The Transformation of Courtroom Oath & Perjury between Islamic & Franco-Egyptian Law
In "God in the Courtroom" Guy Bechor investigates the concept of making God a witness in legal proceedings, examining to what extent the courtroom oath in Egyptian civil law is "Islamic." Comprised of an introduction and five chapters, the book addresses the oath from a philosophical, historical, and comparative perspective, from the perspective of...
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4 December
Islamic unity and happiness by Martyr Mortaza Motahhari
What is meant by Islamic Unity? Does it mean that one religion should be chosen from among its different sects, and the rest be put aside? Or does it mean that what is held in common in all of them should be adopted, and the differences ignored, thus creating a new faith which would not resemble any of...
November, 2017
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29 November
Religious Minorities in Christian, Jewish and Muslim Law (5th – 15th centuries)
The fruit of a sustained and close collaboration between historians, linguists and jurists working on the Christian, Muslim and Jewish societies of the Middle Ages, this book explores the theme of religious coexistence (and the problems it poses) from a resolutely...
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25 November
Book: The Good Muslim: Reflections on Classical Islamic Law and Theology
In the book “The Good Muslim: Reflections on Classical Islamic Law and Theology” Mona Siddiqui reflects upon key themes in Islamic law and theology...