Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
This Book explores an expansive cross section of topics in ninth- to twelfth-century Hanafi legal thought, ranging from sexual crimes to consent to marriage, to show that early Muslim jurists imagined a world built not on a binary distinction between male and female but on multiple intersecting hierarchies of gender, …
November, 2024
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3 November
Imāmī Thought in Iran During the Ilkhanid Period: The Ḥimṣī Rāzī Family
The present study, focusing on the Ḥimṣī Rāzī family, which flourished in Iran during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, showcases what can be achieved by gathering and piecing together relevant paratextual material that is preserved in manuscripts, providing insights into the scholarly profiles of its members....
October, 2024
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28 October
Shia Muslims: Our Identity, Our Vision, and the Way Forward
In a time of exceptional complexities, where the risk of being subjected to misinformation in the global media is prevalent, it is important to find trustworthy resources to attain true understanding. This booklet was written to clarify misinformation about the principles and goals of Twelver Shia Muslims....
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19 October
Analyzing the Interaction between Islam and Ideology in the Political Thought of Hassan al-Banna and Ayatollah Khomeini
The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between Islam and ideology through the thoughts and works of Ayatollah Khomeini and Hassan al-Banna, who led Islamic movements.....
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6 October
Islamic Laws of the Female Reproductive Cycle: Menstrual, Postpartum, and Non-Menstrual Bleeding
Islamic Laws of the Female Reproductive Cycle offers a clear and comprehensive guide to the Islamic rules surrounding the female reproductive cycle. While Islamic laws are universal, women face specific guidelines for menstruation (haydh), non-menstrual bleeding (istihadhah), and....
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2 October
The Hizbullah Phenomenon: Politics and Communication
This book marks a welcome shift in research from the kinetic to the communicative evolution of this complex political organisation. It analyses forensically the way Hizbullah shapes its discourses at both strategic and tactical levels. Penetrative and revealing, this book builds on the....
September, 2024
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30 September
Hizbullah and the Politics of Remembrance: Writing the Lebanese Nation
By examining the ideological production of Hizbullah, especially its underground newspaper Al Ahd, the author offers an account of the intellectual continuity between the early phases of Hizbullah's emergence onto the political stage and its present day...
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27 September
Imam ʿAlī’s Methods of Interaction with his Ideological and Political Adversaries in Nahj al-Balagha
An interaction is a reciprocal relation between two individuals or two groups. In his political practice, Imam Ali (a) engaged in constructive interactions with his opponents based on shared principles. In different circumstances, he always sought to find rational and accurate solutions through direct.....
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18 September
Artificial Intelligence on Sunni Islam’s Fatwa Issuance in Dubai and Egypt
The research examines the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the issuance and dissemination of fatwas in Sunni Islam today. It offers an overview of the history of fatwas and the radical changes that the discipline has undergone throughout Islamic history....
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15 September
Doctrine of Imamate in Twelver Shi’ism: Traditional, Theological, Philosophical and Mystical Perspectives
The doctrine of imamate---that is, the rule of a particular individual over the community---is a central and pivotal concept in Islam generally, and in Shi`ism specifically. Scholars who have studied this concept have tended to emphasize one aspect of the doctrine of imamate to...