The original in Arabic appeared under the title Ta'rikh hasr al-ijtihad a publication of Madrasat al-Imam al Mahdi ('a), Khunsar, and edited by...
March, 2017
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26 March
Book: The Heirs of the Prophet, Charisma and Religious Authority in Shi’ite Islam
This book is very well written and demonstrates a vast knowledge and intimate familiarity with both primary and secondary sources on the topic of the Shiite imams and their...
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25 March
Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures
The Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures (EWIC) is an interdisciplinary, trans-historical, and global project embracing women and Islamic cultures in every region where there have been significant...
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25 March
Article: Introduction to Islamic Sciences, Part III
This article delves into four additional subjects: Hadith Sciences, Qur’anic Sciences, the Science of Exegesis and the Science of...
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23 March
Article: Induced Miscarriage in Early Mālikī and Hanafī Fiqh
This article traces the manner in which Mālikī and Hanafī jurists in the first six centuries AH arrived at their respective legal assessments of...
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23 March
Thesis: Hasbi’s theory of Ijtihad in the context of Indonesian Fiqh
This thesis studies the proposal for an Indonesian fiqh, articulated by Muhammad Hasbi Ash Shiddieqy (1904-1975) as an effort to bridge the tension in Islamic law between revelation and reality ('ada) in...
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20 March
Economic Impact of Religious and Ethical Education in Mahdism Perspective
Islamic education is as important as general or technical education in perspective of ground setting for appearance of Imam of the time. Because technical and general education prepare the humans to learn skills for livelihood and Islamic education provides the framework of life, its principles and the manners to...
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20 March
Article: Fiqh Arguments for the Palestinian khulʿ Divorce (before Consummation)
The present article analyses a Decree issued by the Chief Islamic Justice in Ramallah, in September 2012, legalising khulʿ divorce for women without the consent of the fiancé/husband, but only before...
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17 March
Book: Alternative Islamic Discourse and Religious Authority
This book further argues that the centre of gravity of many of these alternative Islamic discourses is shifting from the Arabic-speaking 'heartland' towards the geographical peripheries of the Muslim world and expatriate Muslims in...
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15 March
Article: Introduction to Islamic Sciences, Part II
This article touches upon two subjects: Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) and Usul of Fiqh (Principles of Fiqh). Fiqh – the profound understanding of religious rulings - is the most comprehensive subject in...