The status of “women” as interpreted by Shiites in a philosophical and legal context, as well as their social status in Shiite communities, throughout history up until today, can only be considered and studied within a general framework, using an approach that must obviously be based on...
October, 2017
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28 October
Book: Shari’a and Islamism in Sudan: Conflict, Law and Social Transformation
Using her substantial experience in Sudan, Professor Fluehr-Lobban provides a highly valuable analysis of contemporary Shari‘a in Sudan, going beyond stereotypes to examine the current realities of Shari‘a, how it is implemented and how it has changed over the past two decades...
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19 October
Islamic Jurisprudence Glossary+PDF
Considering the fact that a great deal of technical jurisprudential terms are frequently used in Fiqhi resources, English Department of Ayatollah Makaim Shirazi’s Office releases the compilation of jurisprudential terms along with their simplified explanation to...
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19 October
Book: Law, Society and Culture in the Maghrib, 1300–1500
Focusing on the Maghrib in the period between 1300 and 1500, in this book David Powers analyses the application of Islamic law through the role of the mufti....
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14 October
Book: Shariʻah Law: An Introduction +PDF
Providing a comprehensive and accessible examination of Shari’ah Law, this well considered introduction examines the sources, characteristic features, and schools of thought of a system often stereotyped for its severity in the West. In a progressive and graduated fashion, Mohammad Hashim Kamali discusses topics ranging from...
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9 October
Book: Wahhabism and Monotheism
Had an educated Wahabist known that his supreme jurist-consult Abdul Azeez Bin Baz state that "Allah the Elevated is a material corporeality existing in a form of a human being in a certain place in this universe having a face hand leg limbs and organs and that His Throne is carried by...
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8 October
One Thousand Years of Islamic Education in Najaf:Myth and History of the Shiʿi Ḥawza
This paper addresses the question of whether or not there is sufficienthistorical evidence to support the tradition that the ḥawza of Najaf is indeed 1,000years old...
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8 October
Book: Kirmānī Shaykhism and the Ijtihād: A Study of Abū al-Qāsim Khān Ibrāhīmī’s Ijtihād wa Taqlīd
This research is a study of Abū al-Qāsim Khān Ibrāhīmī [Abū al-Qāsim Khān] (d. 1969)'s Ijtihād wa taqlīd, a contemporary Shaykhī Kirmānī literary text. This work is a particularly clear exposé of Shaykhī Kirmānī opinions on...
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3 October
Imam Hussein’s Mourning in Nigeria
Members of Islamic movement in Nigeria under the leadership of his Eminence Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky (H) joined humanity in marking ASHURA DAY with procession in different towns and cities across the country some of which include...