Fiqh & Socitey

Cambridge Muslim College announced a call for papers for an upcoming global online conference, which will be held in April 2025. The theme for this scholarly gathering is Proofs for God’s Existence in Islamic Thought. It aims to explore the rich Islamic intellectual heritage and its contributions to the discourse on God’s existence, engaging with...

In a meeting with thousands of people from different walks of life, held on December 11, 2024, in the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah, Grand Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, spoke about recent developments in the region....

December 10th, International Human Rights Day, provides a great opportunity to reflect on the inherent dignity and rights of every human being. The Quran explicitly emphasizes human dignity in the verse, “And We have certainly honored the children of...

The German Institute for Human Rights (DIMR) warned on Monday of rising anti-Muslim racism, advising authorities to avoid making over-generalizations and spreading negative stereotypes about Muslims....

After the demise of the Prophet (S) in the year 11/632, the need for ijtihad was felt acutely by the Sunnis, for they thought that the continuity of Divine guidance in the form of authoritative texts (nass) had ceased with his (S) demise and the only means of deter­mining the Divine laws that remained was to search for them in the Book of God and the statements and acts of the...

Orientalists who follow the Christianizing interpretation of Islāmic thought have attempted to present the doctrine of ijmā' as an accepted means of controlling “heresy” in Islām. According to Gibb, the doctrine of ijmā' can be viewed from the perspective of Christian orthodoxy and can be likened to the case of the council....

What follows in this brief booklet is a commentary of three specific chapters from the Noble Qur’an which speak about the spiritual greatness and significance of the only daughter of Prophet Muhammad, Fatima al-Zahra....

Lady Fatima az-Zahra is a female created by Allah to be a sign of His magnanimity, and incomprehensible might. For example, the Almighty Lord created Muhammad (S) as a sign of His might among prophets, and created from Prophet Muhammad (S) a daughter, Fatima az-Zahra (sa), to be a sign of Allah’s ability to create a female...

A new Islamic Ethics Training Center opened in Thalang, Phuket. The facility, opened on November 30, was developed under the guidance of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization (PPAO)...

Throughout Iranian history, many have dedicated their lives to the nation's freedom, independence, and the rule of law against tyranny. Ayatollah Sayyid Hassan Modarres was one such clergyman who entered politics to champion the rights of the oppressed Iranian people....