Ijtihad Network Islamic Jurisprudence
Considering the fact that a great deal of technical jurisprudential terms are frequently used in Fiqhi resources, English Department of Ayatollah Makaim Shirazi’s Office releases the compilation of jurisprudential terms along with their simplified explanation to...
October, 2017
September, 2017
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24 September
Book: Ibāḍī Jurisprudence: Origins, Developments and Cases
Ibadi jurisprudence looks back on more than 1000 years of tradition and productive development. Nevertheless, in terms of scholarly research, a long time this particular school of Islamic law has remained a...
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24 September
Karbala, the Manifistation of Fiqh in Imam’s Behavior
Hajj and jihad are Jurisprudential (Fiqhi) issues such as fasting and praying. When in the words of infallible imams (A.S) these four issues of Fiqh and worship are connected to the central axis of Welaya, that axis will also be based on the rule of...
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15 September
Article: The Ṣāliḥiyyah School in Qazvin and Shia Religious Authority
This article introduces the Ṣāliḥiyyah school in Qazvīn, an innovative religious school founded in...
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15 September
Book: Contemporary Ijtihad limits and controversies
Written from the internal viewpoint of Muslims, the book discusses the resurgence that Islamic law is experiencing in...
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13 September
Book: The Early History of Ismaili Jurisprudence: Law Under the Fatimids
As regards Ismaili law, in particular, it is still a largely unexplored field of study. Al-Qadi Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man is generally considered as the founder and the greatest exponent of Ismaili jurisprudence. Many of his works have been lost; scattered information on...
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2 September
Brain Death;Dead or not Dead??
Religiously, death occurs when the soul departs from the body. If one acts righteously and adheres to his religious obligations his soul will be removed gently from his body, but if one fails to do so his soul will be...
August, 2017
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19 August
Brain Death in Islamic Jurisprudence by Abdulaziz Sachedina
Although the Muslim scripture, the Qur'an, contains various death themes that add significantly to our insight into the meaning of death, the concept is left undefined and always portrayed in close relationship with the...
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10 August
New Techniques in Human Reproduction in Islam Point of View
The birth of the first 'test-tube-baby' in 1978 made headlines all over the world. All the world, with the exception of the Vatican, welcomed this new development in human science. After all, man is the prime creation of God. Allah has created the universe for man but created the...
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9 August
Book: Introduction to Jurisprudential Maxims
Jurisprudential maxims (al-qawa‘id al-fiqhiyyah) play an important role in determining one's legal duty in particular situations. When applied, these maxims - such as the 'Maxim of Purity', the 'Maxim of...
