Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
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 …
February, 2022
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...
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8 January
Maxims of Fiqh (Al-Qawaid Al-Fiqhiyyah)
The maxims of fiqh, or al-qawaid al-fighiyyah, are part of a specific science which falls under the category of kb. A maxim is defined as a general rule by which subsidiary fiqh rulings are known by directly. The maxims of fiqh are mostly comprehensive statements which combine multiple subsidiary issues …
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7 January
Comprehensive Islamic Jurisprudence according to the Qur’an and Authentic Sunnah
In this book, Al-Imam Ash-Shawkani - may Allah shower blessings on him - provided the authentic texts upon which his chosen views in ad-Durar al-Bahiyyah were based, citing the sources of the narrations, affirming their...
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6 January
The Life of Fatimah Al-Zahra, The Principal of all Women: Study and Analysis
The book before you, dear reader, is a study on the life of Infallible Fatima (a.s.), the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (a.s.). Our role in this book was the reviewing and verifying of its texts and...
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6 January
The Enterprise of Science in Islam: New Perspectives
Between A.D. 800 and 1450, the most important centers for the study of what we now call "the exact sciences"—including the mathematical sciences of arithmetic, geometry, and trigonometry and their applications in...