Ghadīr Khumm (Khumm Pond) was a pond, which no longer exists, located at Juḥfa, on the caravan route between Mecca and Medina...
August, 2019
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23 August
Shi’i Cosmopolitanisms in Africa: Lebanese Migration and Religious Conversion in Senegal
Mara A. Leichtman, the writer of the book, offers an in-depth study of Shi‘i Islam in two very different communities in Senegal: the well-established Lebanese diaspora and Senegalese "converts" from Sunni to Shi‘i Islam of recent decades...
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23 August
The Emergence of Modern Shi‘ism: Islamic Reform in Iraq and Iran+PDF
This book specifically focuses on the origins and early development of the modern Usuli movement, a period that roughly spans the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries...
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20 August
Video: The Reality of Ghadir by Imam Khomeini (R)
In this Footage Imam Khomeini (R) answers many questions that you may have regarding the separation of religion and politics...
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19 August
Video: Why Did Ahl al-Sunna Not Accept Imam Ali as the First Caliph?
In this short video Dr. Ammar Nakshawani Speaks on why our brothers/sisters from Ahl al-Sunna did not accept Imam Ali(as) as the first Caliph. It covers the story of Ghadeer Khumm and the Hadith of...
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12 August
Book: Ashraf Ali Thanawi: Islam in Modern South Asia
In this authoritative biography, Muhammad Qasim Zaman offers a comprehensive and highly accessible account of Thanawi's multifaceted career and thought, whilst also providing a...
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12 August
Book: Gender, Governance and Islam
The book “Gender, Governance and Islam” Analyses the links between gender and governance in contemporary Muslim majority countries and diaspora contexts. Following a period of rapid political change, both globally and in relation to the Middle East and South Asia, this collection sets new terms of reference for an analysis …
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8 August
Muslim Endowments in Asia: Waqf, Charity and Circulations
Waqf is a complex institution which has been employed by Muslims for over 1000 years to sustain various projects, ranging from private homes, cemeteries, libraries, mosques, schools, to...
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6 August
Mosques: The 100 Most Iconic Islamic Houses of Worship
This book is the latest addition to the “Ultimate collection,” and is a journey though centuries and continents that brings readers to the threshold of 100 of the world’s most historically significant buildings that are home to worshippers of...
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4 August
Shaykh Mufid by Tamima Bayhom-Daou
The purpose of this book is to introduce the thought of an Imami Shiʻi scholar who lived and worked in Baghdad at the turn of the eleventh century and was the first of a line of scholars who helped establish a role for....