In this volume, two classical texts of legal theory (usul al-fiqh) are analysed. The authors of these works belonged to two schools of....
November, 2018
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14 November
Governing Islam Abroad: Turkish and Moroccan Muslims in Western Europe
This book employs a comparative perspective that analyzes the foreign religious activities of the two home states with the largest diaspora populations in Europe: Turkey and Morocco...
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14 November
Arbaeen Is the Biggest and Most Peaceful Gathering in the World: Canadian Legislator
Anam Kazim, member of the legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada during an official session represented the ceremony of Arbaeen to the Canadian Assembly and talked about the Great Arbaeen walk in Iraq...
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12 November
Social Affairs: Brotherhood, Marriage, Community
This book, Social Affairs: Brotherhood, Marriage, Community, is a compilation of inspirational lessons in regards to living as part of community. It lays a framework for Islamic teachings on...
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12 November
A Minority within a Minority: the Complexity and Multilocality of Transnational Twelver Shia Networks in Britain
This article investigates the dynamics around the creation of transnational Shia communal spaces in north-west London, the public representation of Shia Muslim identities by networks and organizations based there to illustrate their multilocal connectivities and internal heterogeneity. Academic scholarship on Shia Muslim minorities in the West has described them as …
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8 November
The Marjaeya: A Candid Conversation by Sayyid Muhammad Saeed Al-Hakeem
The original publication of Marjaeya is the result of a candid discussion on matters pertaining to the Marjaeya from a series of question offered to...
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7 November
Iranians Mark Prophet Muhammad’s Passing Anniversary & His Grandsons’ Martyrdom+Photos
Iranians are holding mourning rituals nationwide to mark the anniversaries of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s passing as well as the martyrdom of his grandson, Imam Hassan (PBUH), the...
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6 November
Book: Islamic Law and International Commercial Arbitration
This book examines the intersection between contemporary International Commercial Arbitration and Shariʿa law in order to determine possible tensions that may arise between the...
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6 November
Sunni Scholars Visit Imam Riḍa’s Holy Shrine in Mashhad +Photos
A group of Sunni scholars and seminary students paid a visit to the holy mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, a few days before the martyrdom anniversary of...
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4 November
Custom as a Legal Principle of Legislation for Shi’i Law +PDF
This paper will argue that the principle of a lacuna in Shi’i law can empower jurists to go beyond the traditional parameters of the shari’a. The principle allows for an expansion of Islamic law since jurists can...