Challenging the conservative framers of Islamic law who accorded a lesser status to women, Mohammad Ali Sayyid argues that the Quran and the Hadith—the two primary sources of...
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Given the availability of valuable nutritional resources and instructions in Islam to prevent and combat nutrition-related diseases, these theories can be applied and prevent from spreading and...
Read More »The Pure Life: A Smart Guide for Food and Nutrition for a Healthy Lifestyle from the Quran and Hadith
The Pure Life, by Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Muhammad Taqi al-Modarresi is a most valuable contribution to the ever-urgent discussions surrounding sustainable food systems, personal and...
Read More »The Duties of Women toward their Husbands, part2
Man has been created for woman and vice versa. They are attracted to each other like magnets.
Read More »A History of Islam in Indonesia: Unity in Diversity
In this survey Carool Kersten presents the Islamisation of Indonesia from the first evidence of the acceptance of Islam by indigenous peoples in the late thirteenth century until the...
Read More »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...
Read More »New Techniques in Human Reproduction from Islam’s 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...
Read More »Nowruz in Islam
Nowruz is the traditional Iranian festival of spring which starts at the exact moment of the vernal equinox, commencing the start of the spring. It is considered as the start of the New Year among Iranians. The name comes from Avestan meaning “new day/daylight”. Noruz is celebrated March 20/21 each …
Read More »Call for Applications: Three Postdoctoral Researchers – Islam & Vision
The European Research Council (ERC) project Visionis: Visuality in the Qur’an and Early Islam at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem directed by Dr. Hannelies Koloska is...
Read More »How Women Are Truly Viewed in Islam?
Despite the prevalent misconceptions, most particularly in western societies, the status of women in Islam is equal to men....
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