An increasing number of US Muslims want guidance from religious instructors who they can understand linguistically and culturally...
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In light of the reality that Allah chose the Prophet Muhammad (s) as the seal of his prophets, and as an example for all of mankind, it becomes critical for us to look in to the essential elements and teachings which can be...
Read More »The People of Monotheism and Justice: Muʿtazilism in Islam and Judaism
Monotheism constitutes one of the central doctrines of Islam. The notion is again and again voiced in the Qurʾān, thus for example in sūra 112 (entitled “Sincere Religion”) which, in the translation of...
Read More »Religious Freedom in Islam: The Fate of a Universal Human Right in the Muslim World Today
Since at least the attacks of September 11, 2001, one of the most pressing political questions of the age has been whether Islam is hostile to religious freedom. Daniel Philpott examines conditions on the ground in...
Read More »Life under the Grace of Ethics+PDF
This text which is authored by Ayatullah al-Uzma Shaykh Nasir Makarim Shirazi, sheds light on how life would look under the grace of ethics.The topics of morality and ethics...
Read More »Video: Why So Many US Prisoners Are Converting to Islam?
Hundreds of thousands of inmates in the United States have found a sense of community and solace in Islam, with Muslims now making up about 10 to 15 percent of all American prisoners...
Read More »Book: Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires
This book puts forward a reinterpretation of early Islam as a movement strongly inflected with values of peacemaking that was reacting against the slaughter of the decades-long war and...
Read More »European Largest Mosque Inaugurated in Chechen Republic
The largest mosque in Europe was inaugurated in the Chechen Republic on Friday during an event that was attended by numerous representatives of heads of...
Read More »Call for Papers: Islam and/or Tradition? Traditional Islam and Islamic Traditions in the Eastern Europe
The newly established peer-reviewed academic journal “Modern Islamic Studies” (published by The Center for Islamic Studies of the National University of Ostroh Academy, Ostroh, Ukraine) announced collection of papers for the first issue “Islam and/or Tradition? Traditional Islam and...
Read More »Traditional Muslim Family Law and the Compatibility of the Proposed Muslim Marriage Legislation with Shari’ah
The South African Law Reform Commission compiled a draft Bill on Muslim Marriages in 2003. Similar to the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998 with regard to customary marriages, the draft Bill proposes recognition of all Muslim marriages irrespective of...
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