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...
February, 2022
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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this book, argues that we must reopen the doors of religious interpretation—to correct false interpretations, replace outdated laws, and formulate new doctrines....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 …
January, 2022
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31 January
Understanding Islamic Sciences by Martyr Mutahhari
Understanding Islamic Sciences provides an informative introduction to six major disciplines in Islamic studies: Theology, mysticism, principles of jurisprudence, philosophy and...
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24 January
Towards an Islamic Economy by Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
In this booklet, I have debated the question as to whether or no Islam offers a suitable basis for formulating a distinct (social-) economic system that overcomes the inadequacies of both capitalism and...
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23 January
The World’s most Outstanding Lady: Fatima al-Zahra by Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi
This book has been arranged into three booklets, of which the first has been allocated for a brief study and description of the life of this great Lady, Fatima al-Zahra (s)....
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18 January
Studies in Islamic History and Institutions
Shelomo Dov Goitein’s selection of studies dealing with Islamic history, religion, and institutions offers a wide-ranging, sensitive, and highly original introduction to a civilization by one who lived all his life...
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10 January
Essays on Shi’ism and Iran
Shi‘ism, Iran, and the Islamic Revolution are subjects fraught with political biases and ideological agendas; sometimes, even fiction is presented as...