Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
The legal-ethical dynamism in Islamic law which allows it to respond to the challenges of modernity is said to reside in the institution of ijtihād (independent legal thinking and hermeneutics). However, jurists like Mohsen Kadivar and Ayatollah Faḍlalla have argued that the “traditional ijtihād” paradigm has reached its limits of …
February, 2019
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25 February
Fatima al-Zahra’ in the Noble Qur’an
What follows in this brief booklet is a commentary of three specific chapters from the Noble Qur’an which speak about the spiritual greatness and significance of the only daughter of...
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25 February
Two Shi‘i Jurisprudential Methodologies to Address Medical and Bioethical Challenges
The legal-ethical dynamism in Islamic law which allows it to respond to the challenges of modernity is said to reside in the institution of ijtihād (independent legal thinking and....
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24 February
In Pictures: Birth Anniversary of Lady Fatima al-Zahra Celebrated in Turkey
The Birth Anniversary of Lady Fatima al-Zahra (p.b.u.h) and World Muslim Women’s day was held in Küçükçekmece, Turkey...
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24 February
The Qur’an in Christian-Muslim Dialogue+PDF
Offering an analysis of Christian-Muslim dialogue across four centuries, this book highlights those voices of ecumenical tone which have more often used the Qur’an for drawing the two faiths together rather than...
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24 February
Islamic Law and Environmental Ethics +PDF
This article has outlined, only very generally, how the jurisprudential tradition at once complicates the task of Islamic environmental ethics and intensifies its practical effectiveness...
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24 February
Chosen among Women: Mary and Fatima in Medieval Christianity and Shi’ite Islam
Chosen among Women: Mary and Fatima in Medieval Christianity and Shiite Islam combines historical analysis with the tools of gender studies and religious studies to compare the roles of the Virgin Mary in medieval Christianity with those of Fatima, daughter of the prophet Muhammad, in...
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20 February
Sources of Moral Obligation to Non-Muslims in the “Jurisprudence of Muslim Minorities”
The main argument of this article is that many of the works of the contemporary Islamic literature on the “jurisprudence of Muslim minorities” attempt to provide an Islamic foundation for...
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19 February
Video: Sheikh Isa Qassim Visits Imam Khomeini Shrine in Tehran
Bahrain’s highest religious authority, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim visited Imam khomeini's Holy Shrine in Tehran...
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18 February
Islam in Modern Societies: Facts, Issues, and Perspectives in the West
The writer of this book considers that Muslims born in France and in the West now build their identity not from an imported model but from a strong sense of belonging to the nation, which they claim at the...