The months of Muharram and Safar offer the yearly opportunity to commemorate the martyrdom of al‑Husayn ibn `Ali (A), the grandson of the Prophet (S) and the third Imam of the Shiite Muslims, at Karbala' on the tenth of Muharram in the year 61....
Read More »Book: Pluralism and its Various Spheres by Ayatollah Misbah Yazdi
Religious pluralism in practical terms means respecting the beliefs of other people and any religion which they believe in, and living together peacefully. A pluralist therefore, is one who believes that two or...
Read More »Abrahamic Hajj: Moving toward God and Condemning False Gods
The huge gathering of Hajj has the potential to greatly benefit the Islamic nation and even the world. However, like many other great phenomenon the Islamic-Abrahamic Hajj ceremony has been now and then subject to...
Read More »Importance of Marriage in Islam
Islam highly recommends an early marriage. Even those who feel they would not be able to bear the expenses of family are urged to repose faith in Allah, as He is the Giver of Sustenance (Rizq), and go for an...
Read More »New Published: The Prophet’s Heir: The Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ali ibn Abi Talib is arguably the single most important spiritual and intellectual authority in Islam after Prophet Mohammad. Through his teachings and leadership as fourth caliph, Ali nourished...
Read More »African Islamic Finance Summit to Be Held in Tanzania
Al-Huda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE) is planning to organize the 7th African Islamic Finance Summit in Tanzania.....
Read More »The Appropriate Age for Marriage from the Islamic Point of View
According to Islam, a specific age for marriage hasn’t been mention and also a specific age difference between a man and a woman who want to marry each other also hasn’t been explained and there is no mention of whether the boy or...
Read More »Book: Conceptions of Justice from Earliest History to Islam
This book examines the conceptions of justice from Zarathustra to Islam. The text explores the conceptions of justice by Zarathustra, Ancient Egypt, India, Mesopotamia, Noah, Abraham, and...
Read More »Islam and Democracy: an Obscure Relation
Democracy is determined by many different elements: culture, wealth, equalities, education, and some will say, religion. Religion as a determinant of democratic development has been extensively studied and many....
Read More »Religious Democracy: An Introduction
Governance in Islam is one of the deep-rooted issues that dates back to the lifetime of the Prophet of Islam (pbuh) and he is the first founder of a government in the history of....
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