Tag Archives: Liakat Ali Takim

This Article will explore the religious component of post-Islamist discourse. It will argue that, in all probability, the discourse on ijtihad will be replaced by the...

In this paper, the writer examines the pronouncements of early Shiʻi jurists on the issue of adhan and compares and contrasts their views with the verdicts of later...

This article will examine the foundations and evolution of this genre of authority and will argue that there was much disputation among the Shi‘i scholars as to the nature and...

In this paper, the writer attempts to delineate the Qur’anic position on peaceful coexistence with the “other” and also examines the classical juridical and exegetical pronouncements on...

The Qur’anic view of peace and co-existence is interwoven with its view of a universal moral discourse that unites all human beings. According to the Qur’an, human beings are...

This book is very well written and demonstrates a vast knowledge and intimate familiarity with both primary and secondary sources on the topic of the Shiite imams and their...

In this article, initially, the writer presents a brief overview of the classical exposition of Islamic law, the various factors that shaped the formulation of the...

In this paper, the writer initially discusses sectarian polemics in the eighth and ninth centuries as stated in Shi‘i and Sunni polemical and...