This booklet describes the Islamic laws that relate to the deceased – before, during, and after death. It includes concise information on matters that must be fulfilled, prohibited acts, and even...
Read More »The Scriptural and Philosophical Arguments of Islamic Modest Covering
The concept of Hijab is one of the most authentic rulings ever mandated by Allah SWT and Scholars have always made it clear that covering is obligatory for both men and women but the...
Read More »Questions & Answers on Fasting for Muslims in the West according to Ayatollah Sistani’s Fatwa
Fasting for Muslims means that all physically fit and mature Muslims have to totally and completely abstain from food, drink, smoking and...
Read More »Fatwas of Shia Jurists on Fasting during Ramadan amid Coronavirus
Some Shia Jurists issued Fatwas (religious edict) in response to the Istifta (new inquiry) about questions regarding the fasting during the...
Read More »When Does the Fast Start, When Does it End?
What time should one stop eating, at imsak timing or at the start of Fajr? In France imsak timing is 20 minutes before Fajr timing. Should we offer Fajr prayer immediately after...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani’s Fatwas on Ghosl and Burial of Coronavirus Dead Bodies
The Grand Ayatollah Sistani in an important Fatwa about decedents of Coronavirus emphasized that “It is not permissible to burn the Muslim dead bodies and their relatives and...
Read More »Religious Obligations over Coronavirus according to Ayatollah Sistani
The office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has answered some questions about the coronavirus outbreak and its repercussions include how a person should deal with those who...
Read More »Sharīʿa in the Russian Empire: The Reach and Limits of Islamic Law in Central Eurasia, 1550-1917
Sharīʿa in the Russian Empire is an excellent collection of genuinely pathbreaking studies that explore how Muslim law was taught, interpreted, applied and reshaped in the...
Read More »Call for Papers: The Regulation of Purity (Ṭahāra) and Impurity (Najāsāt) in Islam
The 8th Annual Contemporary Fiqhī Issues Workshop, at the Al-Mahdi Institute, seeks to provide a forum for considering the regulations of im/purity (ṭahāra and najāsā) in Islam, in light of ...
Read More »Article: Rethinking Taqlid in the Early Shafi’i School
In this essay, the writer will pursue an alternative strategy towards reconstructing the history of taqlid within the early...
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