Fiqh & Socitey

Among the responsa collections by al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā that still remain to be edited are the Jawābāt al-masāʾil al-Sallāriyya, which consist of responsa to eight questions most of which revolve around issues related to the subtleties of kalām....

Muslim countries have condemned Israeli regime's latest move to facilitate settler activity in the occupied West Bank, calling it the most dangerous push yet toward illegal annexation and the displacement of the Palestinian people....

The authenticity and the chain of narration (isnād) of the text known as Ziyārat ʿĀshūrāʾ have been subjects of discussion among Shīʿī scholars. Beyond its spiritual significance and the...

This book outlines the legal status of Muslims in Italy. In particular, it highlights that, when it comes to Islam, the Italian legal system exacerbates the dilemma of contemporary constitutional democracies, increasingly caught between the principle of equality and the right to have rights, which implies the respect of diversity....

With over 250 Qur'anic verses and approximately 6000 narrations in Islamic teachings, the subject of Imam al-Mahdi, alayhi as-salam, is crucial in the life of Muslims. The belief in him and his return, brings forth a great sense of hope and anticipation for a better world, filled with justice and righteousness....

Since its completion in the seventeenth century, this book, a translation of Al-Haqa’iq fi Mahasin al-Akhlaq, has been lauded as a valuable textbook on Islamic spirituality and ethics as well as a spiritually enlightening read....

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei visited the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini (RA) south of Tehran on Saturday morning....

It is well known that a person who misses a fast from the month of Ramadan is required to make it up. In addition, sometimes such cases require offering a fidyah and/or a kaffarah as well....

Vice chairman of the Lebanon's Supreme Islamic Shia Council has warned that any harm to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei would be considered a declaration of war against Shias worldwide....

An Iranian senior cleric, Grand Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani underlined that Islam and the Holy Quran attach great importance to protecting the environment, saying the environment is a divine trust and its destruction is forbidden by Islamic law....