Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
In this book, the authors have endeavored to reply to over a hundred commonly asked questions about Islamic laws and practices and have also explained the reasons being various Islamic directives....
February, 2022
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15 February
Knowing the Imams: the Knowledge of Imam Ali and his Judgments
Abi Talib, was the most learned one after the Messenger of God, as an Silica and Sunnis unanimously believe, as do the extremists and the Nawsib, and even non-Muslims, such as Jews, Christians, and untouchables. For Islam, with its foundation in tawhid, all the rungs of the ladder to holiness …
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15 February
Imam Ali: From Concise History to Timeless Mystery
The Life of Ali Ibn Abi Talib fourth caliph of early Islam and revered fountainhead of Shiite and Sufi lineages, 'is both inspirational and controversial: intrinsically inspirational and...
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14 February
Justice and Remembrance: Introducing the Spirituality of Imam Ali (a.s)
This is the first serious book in any western language on the intellectuality and spirituality of Imam ‘Ali, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, first Imam of all Shi‘is, fourth of the...
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14 February
Spiritual Quest: Reflections on Quranic Prayer according to the Teachings of Imam Ali (a.s)
This succinct and readable study offers unique contemporary insights into the spiritual, intellectual and moral interplay set in motion by the short Qur'anic chapters that are recited in their prayers by Muslims of all...
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13 February
Filiation and the Protection of Parentless Children: Towards a Social Definition of the Family in Muslim Jurisdictions
This book contains selected contributions presented during the workshop “Establishing Filiation: Towards a Social Definition of the Family in Islamic and Middle Eastern Law?” which was convened in...
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13 February
Politics of Shi‘i Identity in South Asia: Syed Jawad Naqvi’s Concept of Wilayat-i Fiqh
This thesis examines the discourse of a contemporary Pakistani Shi‘i cleric, Seyed Jawad Naqvi. It focuses on his sermon The Role of Women towards the System of Wilayat....
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13 February
The Islamic Roots of Democratic Pluralism
Sachedina, in this book, argues that we must reopen the doors of religious interpretation—to correct false interpretations, replace outdated laws, and formulate new doctrines....
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12 February
The Role of Islam in the Public Square: Guidance or Governance?
The Role of Islam in the Public Square tackles the critical role of religion in the development of democratic institutions in Afghanistan and Iraq....
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10 February
The Political Thought of Ayatollah Murtaza Mutahhari: An Iranian Theoretician of the Islamic State
Ayatollah Hajj Shaikh Murtaza Mutahhari Farimani (1920–79) was from a clerical family, a pupil of Ayatollah Khomeini, a university Professor of Philosophy and a Mujtahid (jurist) in Islamic law at the Shi‘ite seminary. Ayatollah Murtaza Mutahhari was a significant figure in the movement which brought the Islamic Republic of Iran …