This study discusses three fundamental Qurʾanic terms and argues that each has a salient cultic dimension. These terms are dīn, islām, and ḥanīf. The common understanding of these concepts, both in Islamic learning and in modern scholarship, generally does not emphasize or...
Read More »Pope Francis Slams the Burning of the Quran in Sweden
In an interview with the United Arab Emirate's daily 'Al-Ittihad,' Pope Francis laments the burning of the Quran, Islam's holiest book, in Sweden, while urging individuals take to heart the values promoted in the Document on...
Read More »Al-Azhar Praises Putin’s Courageous Stand on Qurʼan
Al-Azhar, the Islamic institution, expressed its admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s resolute stance against the repeated abuses targeted at the...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani’s Letter to the UN Secretary General
The Office of His Eminence, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani, communicated a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, regarding the desecration of the Holy Quran in....
Read More »A Comparison of Women’s Position in the Tasnim Exegesis of the Qur’an and the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women and the 2030 Education Framework
This research has employed descriptive and text analysis methods as well as library and field research methods to do a comparative study on international documents and the articles of these...
Read More »Ijtihad, Intellectual and Legislative Development
Muslims do not believe in the conciliatory Ijtihad that sets out to justify the legal reality of many cases of deviation.
Read More »Studying the Qur’an in the Muslim Academy
Studying the Qur'an in the Muslim Academy examines what it is like to study and teach the Qur'an at academic institutions in the Muslim world, and how politics affect scholarly interpretations of the text....
Read More »A Comparative Study of Women’s Social Status in the Quran and the Hebrew Bible
The present work adopts the descriptive method and cites numerous verses of the Old Testament and the Quran to present women’s social status in the course of the society according to religious rulings and doctrines under the notions of human dignity and...
Read More »Al-Azhar Calls for Boycott of Dutch, Swedish Goods after Quran Desecration
In response to the desecration of the Holy Quran in Holland and Sweden, Egypt's Al-Azhar asked the citizens of the Arab world and Muslims to boycott the products of these two countries....
Read More »Turkish Muslims Protest over Quran Insulting in Sweden
Outrage over a Quran-burning protest in Sweden produced a second day of protests in Turkey, reflecting tensions between the two countries....
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