Fiqh & Socitey

This study aims at analysing two texts which are highly concerned with the issue of rights, namely, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was adopted and proclaimed in 1948 by the General Assembly of the United Nations and Treatise on Rights ‘Risalat Al-Huquq’ written by Imam Ali Al-Sajjad (p.b.u.h.) …

The present work attempts to shed light on some aspects of the Imamite doctrine during the period of Minor Occultation and on the contributions of Abu Ja’far b. Qiba to the formation of the...

The leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky condemns terrorist attack on Shia mosque in the Peshawar, Pakistan....

The Karbala uprising is the most unique arena for self sacrifice for the cause of religion, freedom, and reform, which has been inspirational to many later...

This book is a compilation of articles and lectures that have been delivered or written on various occasions by Ayatollah Muhammad Jawad Fadil Lankarani....

In 1978-79, in the course of a massive urban revolution with several million participants, the Iranian people toppled the government of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (r. 1941-79), who had pursued an...

The Shariah-compliant banks in Pakistan are growing at a rapid pace compared to conventional counterparts as a strong preference for “markup-free banking” has emerged among the people and...

Encounters with the Hidden Imam in Early and Pre-Modern Twelver Shīʿī Islam is a published PhD by Omid Ghaemmaghami, obtained at the University of Toronto in 2020. As stated in the title, it specifically addresses the issue of how texts from the Twelver Shi’i tradition tackle the subject of whether …

Shi‘i commemorations exemplify a peculiar phenomenon among world religions: in Shi‘i Islam, one of the most important annual religious holidays is not a joyful celebration but a...

Through his book The Victors, Ayatollah Chamseddine provides a critical study of the individuals who came to support Imam Hussain in his movement against the...