Understanding Islamic Sciences provides an informative introduction to six major disciplines in Islamic studies: Theology, mysticism, principles of jurisprudence, philosophy and...
January, 2022
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29 January
Islamic Economy: Its Ideological and Legal Foundations
When we study the Islamic economy as a way which Islam prescribes for individual and social behavior in the economic field and examine Islam's rules in this area, we can conclude that its most...
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24 January
Towards an Islamic Economy by Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
In this booklet, I have debated the question as to whether or no Islam offers a suitable basis for formulating a distinct (social-) economic system that overcomes the inadequacies of both capitalism and...
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23 January
The World’s most Outstanding Lady: Fatima al-Zahra by Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi
This book has been arranged into three booklets, of which the first has been allocated for a brief study and description of the life of this great Lady, Fatima al-Zahra (s)....
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22 January
The Meaning of History: An Islamic Perspective
The late Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr from Iraq made a serious effort in giving his vision on the development of the history...
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19 January
An Islamic Perspective of Political Economy: The Views of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
This article is part of the T.M. Aziz's dissertation on “The Islamic Political Theory of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr of Iraq.” He is a Visiting Scholar at the Center of Near Eastern...
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18 January
Studies in Islamic History and Institutions
Shelomo Dov Goitein’s selection of studies dealing with Islamic history, religion, and institutions offers a wide-ranging, sensitive, and highly original introduction to a civilization by one who lived all his life...
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10 January
Essays on Shi’ism and Iran
Shi‘ism, Iran, and the Islamic Revolution are subjects fraught with political biases and ideological agendas; sometimes, even fiction is presented as...
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8 January
Maxims of Fiqh (Al-Qawaid Al-Fiqhiyyah)
The maxims of fiqh, or al-qawaid al-fighiyyah, are part of a specific science which falls under the category of kb. A maxim is defined as a general rule by which subsidiary fiqh rulings are known by directly. The maxims of fiqh are mostly comprehensive statements which combine multiple subsidiary issues …
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7 January
Comprehensive Islamic Jurisprudence according to the Qur’an and Authentic Sunnah
In this book, Al-Imam Ash-Shawkani - may Allah shower blessings on him - provided the authentic texts upon which his chosen views in ad-Durar al-Bahiyyah were based, citing the sources of the narrations, affirming their...