Books

January, 2023

• 9 January

  The Mahdi: Understanding the Awaited One

  

  This book is about the man who is chosen to usher in this promise of justice and virtue – our Twelfth Immaculate Leader, the Awaited Savior – the Mahdi...

December, 2022

• 25 December

  Islam and Women: A New Approach

  

  This present book deals with topics as diverse as the methodology of discussing Islam, the hijab, women’s rights, the status of women in Islam, gender identity, family life, raising children, the duty of parents, the ideal married life, and being a leader and a...
• 20 December

  Identifying the Righteous Marjiʿiyyah

  

  In this book, Āyatullāh Sayyid Munīr al-Khabbāz gives an extended overview into the concept of the Marjʿiyyah, and discusses the character and qualifications of Grand Āyatullāh Sayyid ʿAlī al-Sistānī....
• 20 December

  An Introduction to the Collection of Warram

  

  Warram Ibn Abi Firas’s Tanbih Al-Khawatir Wa Nuzhat Al-Nawazir, better known as Majmu‘at Waram (The Collection of Warram) is a precious collection of narrations on the moral practices and etiquettes of God-wary and...
• 18 December

  Bosnian Hajj Literature: Multiple Paths to the Holy

  

  This is the first critical and theoretically grounded book-length study of Hajj literature (written texts about the experience of the Hajj) and Hajj practices of Bosnian Muslims.....
• 14 December

  New Released: A Memorandum on Intersectarian Harmony in Islam

  

  This is a translation of the book Risālah Salām Madhhabī written by Shaykh Haider Hobbollah, published in 2015 and addressed both Shī‘ī and Sunnī audiences....
• 12 December

  Law Beyond Israel: From the Bible to the Qur’an

  

  The Hebrew Bible formulates two sets of law: one for Israelites and one for gentiles living in the Holy Land. Law Beyond Israel argues that the laws for non-Israelites form the historical basis of qur'anic law, pointing to legal continuity from the Hebrew Bible to the New Testament and...
• 10 December

  Contemporary Christian-Muslim Dialogue Two Twenty-First Century Initiatives

  

  This book introduces and examines the work of two significant 21st century Christian – Muslim dialogue initiatives – "Building Bridges" and the "Christian–Muslim Theological Forum" – and gives close attention to five theological themes that have been addressed in common by...
• 4 December

  Shi‘ism in Kashmir: A History of Sunni-Shia Rivalry and Reconciliation

  

  This book traces the impact of Sunni power on Shii society and how this changed during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The book identifies a distinctive Kashmiri Shii Islam established during...
• 3 December

  Islamophobia and the West: The Making of a Violent Civilization

  

  This book provides an engaging and insightful look into the definitions, discourse and experiences of Islamophobia and its steady rise since 9/11....