According to Islam, the family is a small social unit that makes up the society. This small unit is formed of a woman and a man and is extended by producing children. Members of a family have a close relationship and common goals and...
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Beyond Sharia: The Role of Sufism in Shaping Islam (chaired by Prof. Asghar Seyed-Gohrab) examines the emergence, flourishing and lasting appeal of non-conformist movements in Islamic intellectual history from the...
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It is true that the boys attain the age of responsibility (Baligh) at fifteen and the girls at age nine. This is the age when the juridical norms become mandatory for...
Read More »Muslim Community Strongly Condemns Islamophobic Activities
The Coordination Committee of Turkish Muslims in France condemned the Islamophobic acts targeting Mosques in the small cities of Montlebon, Pontarlier, and Roubaix....
Read More »Book: Reformation and Development in the Muslim World
This book explores how the recent development of Muslim countries as a group has fallen far short of non-Muslim countries, which, some have concluded, may be a result of Islamic teachings. The authors examine Muslim countries over time, viewing their progression on the Islamicity scale. They assess why some countries …
Read More »The Heart of Islamic Philosophy: The Quest for Self-Knowledge in the Teachings of Afdal al-Din Kashani
I set out to write this book with two goals in mind- first, to introduce the major themes of Islamic philosophy to those unfamiliar with them, and second, to Afdal al-Din Kashani to the list of...
Read More »Book: Conceptions of Justice from Islam to the Present
This book Compares and contrasts the major theories of justice to the teachings of Islam and its system of justice, presents a comprehensive description of justice in Islam—justice as a system that emerges if rulers and members of the community are rule compliant, and analyzes contemporary conceptions of justice from …
Read More »The Islamic Approach to Pious Parenting
This article has been developed through the contents of a lecture delivered by Shaykh Saleem Bhimji in Edmonton, Alberta in 2011 to mark the martyrdom of the sons of...
Read More »The First Two Years: A Marriage Survival Guide based on Islam Teachings
Marriage is one of the most sacred bonds between a man and a woman, and this text explains in details the various issues concerning marriage in the light of Islamic Laws and...
Read More »Justice, Peace, and Prophet Muhammad (s)
A short text on the topic of Islamic emphasis on justice and peace between peoples of differing backgrounds and religions, as seen through Qur'anic verses and the honorable treatment of his opponents by...
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