Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
While various peace studies programs have been produced with religious, legal, international relations, historical, and other approaches, this paper suggests the development of...
December, 2019
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28 December
Between Hadīth and Fiqh: the “Canonical” Imāmī Collections of Akhbār
As an example of the processes at work in the collection and presentation of akhbār, the writer examines the issue of tayammum, ritual purification by...
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28 December
Article: The Living Fiqh, or Practical Theology, of Muslim Humanitarianism
In this paper the writer analyzes the discursive practices emerging in the transnational Muslim humanitarian sector, documenting the emergence of a pervasive ethic of...
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26 December
Book: Jesus (a) through the Qur’an and Shiʻite Narrations
What is offered here is a fairly comprehensive selection of the ayat (signs) of the Noble Quran and narrations pertaining to Jesus said to have been reported by the...
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25 December
Book: Imperial Mecca: Ottoman Arabia and the Indian Ocean Hajj
The Writer analyzes the late Ottoman hajj and Hijaz region as transimperial spaces, reshaped by the competing forces of Istanbul’s project of frontier modernization and the extraterritorial reach of...
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24 December
In Pictures: Ayatollah Khalkhali Laid to Rest
On Monday a large number of Iranian people attended a funeral procession for Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Mahdi Khalkhali, who died at the....
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22 December
In Pictures: Late Ayatollah Muhammad Mahdi Mousavi Khalkhali
Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Mahdi Mousavi Khalkhali the prominent Shia scholars and the teacher of Hawza Ilmiyya of Mashhad, Iran passed away at the age of 95 in...
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18 December
Defending Marjaiyyah in Iraq Is Wajib
Islam is a principled and an organized religion. As Wilayat al-Faqih is of utmost importance to the believers, likewise Marjaiyyah is much important. Defending Marjaiyyah is our duty. When it comes to defending, we don't differentiate between the two...
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18 December
Book: Shining Sun: In Memory of ‘Allamah Tabataba’i
Shining Sun (a translation of Mihr-i Taban) is a tribute to the life and thought of the renowned Islamic scholar, Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i, written soon after his death by...
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18 December
Book: Narrators and Narrations: A Beginner’s Guide to Rijal and Dirayah
In this book, the author expertly presents an introduction to Rijal and Diraya subjects and discusses their main topics in the form of thirty-four lessons...