Ijtihad Network Islamic Jurisprudence
Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani, Ayatollah Muhammad Alvi Gorgani and Seminary Teachers of Qom has issued messages condemning the brutal murdering of a six-year-old boy in the holy city of...
February, 2019
January, 2019
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13 January
Origins of Wahhabism from Hanbali Fiqh +PDF
Wahhabis are not considered to be part of the four major madhāhib due to the great contrast between their approach in methodology and the methodologies of the Hanbalis and other madhāhib...
December, 2018
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29 December
Saying ‘Merry Christmas’ Worse Than Murder: Wahhabi Canadian Imam
Speaking at the Muslim Youth of Victoria, Sheikh Younus Kathrada said a Muslim who said “Merry Christmas” was committing a sin graver than adultery, dealing with interest, lying, and...
October, 2018
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14 October
Syria Ban Muslim Clerics from Stoking Sectarian Rift
Syria has endorsed a legislation that forbids Muslim preachers from "stoking sectarian strife" as the Arab country's fight against foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorist groups is drawing to a...
June, 2018
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22 June
Who Is Buried in Jannat al-Baqi?
During the time of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Baqi also served as a shrine, and the Prophet used to leave his house for the Baqi at nights to perform his acts of...
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20 June
Is Niqab a Taboo for Islam and Muslim Women?
There has been difference in opinion even among the Muslims regarding the extent of permissibility of Niqab and whether it is really recommended or advised. Today, unfortunately the Niqab has been commonly worn or associated with the Wahhabis and Salafis, and some Muslims view the Niqab to be a taboo ...
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5 June
Ahl al-Sunna and the Merits of Imam Ali (a)
Other than the ‘Uthmāni Shī’as and some movements within the Murji’a and early Mu’tazalīs, the general populace of the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamā’ah – including Sunnī Aṣḥāb al-Ḥadīth – all accepted and believed the merits and...
May, 2018
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28 May
“Wahhabism at Crossroads” by Ayatollah Makarim Shirazi +PDF
Extremist and hard-line Salafis regard all Muslims, apart from themselves, as infidels (Kafir) and polytheists (Mushrik), and consider shedding their blood and wealth as admissible. Obduracy in thought, ruthlessness in speech and...
April, 2018
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29 April
Doctoral Thesis: Debating al-Ḥākimiyyah and Takfīr in Salafism
This study examines the intra-Salafī disputes in the 1990s over the legitimacy of present-day rulers in the Muslim world and their status as Muslims...
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12 April
Call for papers: Future of Salafism Conference
This conference is aimed at bringing together established scholars, post-doctoral researchers, as well as doctoral students who can offer original insights into how Salafi thought, and the diverse set of...
