‘Fiqh al-Imam al-Sadiq’ is an example of dynamic jurisprudence and it illustrates how fiqh evolves through the times. Books of this caliber that touch...
April, 2019
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2 April
Article: Human Cloning through the Eyes of Muslim Scholars
This article gives a comprehensive analysis of these conferences, the relation between science and religion as reflected in the discussions there, and the further influence of these discussions on Muslims living in...
March, 2019
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15 March
Was al-Shafiʻi the Master Architect of Islamic Jurisprudence?
During the last three or four decades, modern scholarship has increasingly come to recognize Muhammad Ibn Idris al-Shafiʻi (d. 820) as having played a most central role in the early development of...
January, 2019
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10 January
Shari`a in the Secular State: Evolving Meanings of Islamic Jurisprudence in Turkey
This book contributes important insights related to Islamic jurisprudence and secularism in the Turkish context and regarding the role of language in contested legal and religious contexts....
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10 January
Al-Sarakhsī’s Contribution to the Islamic Law of War +PDF
This paper examines the contributions of the Ḥanafī jurist al-Sarakhsī (d. 483 AH/1090-91 CE) to the development of the Islamic tradition of war. By examining al-Sarakhsī’s treatment of the use of force by both state and non-state actors in...
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5 January
Article: Hanafi Fiqh in India during Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526)
The period of Delhi Sultanate was a bright era of Indian history which witnessed revolutionary changes in education, sciences, architecture, fine arts, administration etc. The Islamic sciences, especially, fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) flourished and...
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4 January
A General Outlook at Rituals by Martyred Muhammed-Baqir Haidar al-Sadr
Rituals enjoy an important role in Islam. Their injunctions represent an important part of jurisprudence and a worshipping conduct which formulates a noticeable phenomenon in the daily life of...
December, 2018
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21 December
Call for Papers: McGill Institute of Islamic Studies Graduate Student Symposium 2019
The organizing committee of the McGill Institute of Islamic Studies Graduate Student Symposium invites abstract submissions to their ninth annual symposium, to be held on April 4-5, 2019 at...
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10 December
A Study in the Philosophy of Islamic Rites by Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
Rites enjoy an important role in Islam. Their injunctions represent an important part of jurisprudence and a worshipping conduct which formulates a noticeable phenomenon in the....
November, 2018
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10 November
Book: Practices, From Prayer to Pilgrimage
This book, Practices: From Prayer to Pilgrimage, is a compilation of fundamental lessons on rituals and practices in Islam. The book is meant to explain the philosophy and...
