well-known work in Imamiyya fiqh (jurisprudence), written by Abu al-Qāsim Najm al-Din Jaʾfar b. Hasan Hilli, known as...
February, 2017
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4 February
Between Hadīth & Fiqh: The “Canonical” Imāmī Collections of Akhbār+PDF
In Imāmī legal theory, the akhbār of the Imams form one of the material sources of law, alongside the...
January, 2017
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31 January
Book: “Dār al-Islām / Dār al-Harb” to Be Published on April
This book is the first collection of studies entirely devoted to the terminological pair dār al-islām / dar al-ḥarb, “the abode of Islam” and...
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31 January
Article: Selecting a Spiritual Authority
The article “Selecting a Spiritual Authority: The Maraj al-Taqlid among First- and Second-Wave Iraqi Shi͑a Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan” seeks to...
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30 January
Article: Protection of Rights of Consumers in Business Transaction
This article with the title “Protection of Rights of Consumers in Business Transaction: A Comparative Approach with Special Reference to Islamic Law” was written by...
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29 January
Book: Annotated Legal Documents on Islam in Europe: France
This volume of Annotated Legal Documents on Islam in Europe covers France and consists of an...
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29 January
Article: The Najaf Ḥawzah Curriculum
Najaf has been the cradle of Shī῾ī learning for many centuries. According to Najaf tradition, it has been so ever since the prominent...
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27 January
Book: Islamic Finance in the Global Economy
This book explains the paradox of a system rooted in the medieval era thriving in the...
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26 January
Islam and Literalism: Literal Meaning and Interpretation in Islamic Legal Theory
In this reading of Islamic legal hermeneutics, Robert Gleave explores various competing notions of literal meaning, linked to...
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23 January
Book: Annotated Legal Documents on Islam in Europe: Latvia
This volume of Annotated Legal Documents on Islam in Europe covers Latvia and consists of an annotated collection of legal documents affecting the status of Islam and Muslims. The book compiled and Annotated by Edvins Danovskis, University of Latvia. The legal texts are published in the original Latvian language while …