Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
his book explores the complex social and political relationship of the frontier between Christianity and Islam, arguing that it should be understand as a zone of contact rather than a distinct line of....
May, 2023
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5 May
Ali, The Well-Guarded Secret: Figures of the First Master in Shi‘i Spirituality
Based on a detailed analysis of several categories of sources, this book demonstrates that Shi‘ism is the religion of the Imam, of the Master of Wisdom, just like Christianity is that of Christ, and that ‘Alī is the first Master and...
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1 May
The Words of the Imams: Al-Shaykh Al-Saduq and the Development of Twelver Shi’i Hadith Literature
Though almost all of al-Saduq's writings are collections of hadith, Warner's approach pays careful attention to how these texts are selected and presented to explore what they can reveal about their compiler, offering insight into al-Saduq's ideas and suggesting new possibilities for the wider study of....
April, 2023
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25 April
Muslim Subjectivity in Soviet Russia: The Memoirs of ʻAbd al-Majid al-Qadiri
Our book tells a dramatic story of ’Abd al-Majid al-Qadiri, a Muslim individual born in the Kazakh lands and brought up in the Sufi environment of the South Urals, who memorized the entire Qur’an at the Mosque of the....
March, 2023
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29 March
Book: Islamic Religious Education in Europe
This Book offers a comparative study of curricula, teaching materials, and teacher education in fourteen European countries, and in doing so, explores local, national, and international complexities of contemporary Islamic Religious Education....
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23 March
Shiʿite Legal Theory: Sources and Commentaries
This volume contains editions and commentaries of hitherto un-edited manuscripts from the various strands of the Shiʿite tradition of Islamic thought (Zaydi, Ismaʿili and...
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13 March
Human Rights in Islamic Societies: Muslims and the Western Conception of Rights
This book compares Islamic and Western ideas of human rights in order to ascertain which human rights, if any, can be considered universal. This is a profound topic with a rich history that is highly relevant within global politics and...
February, 2023
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26 February
Organ Donation in Islam: The Interplay of Jurisprudence, Ethics, and Society
This wide-ranging volume represents an invaluable resource for religious leaders, healthcare professionals, social scientists, policy makers, researchers, and others interested in the interplay between contemporary healthcare, religious tradition, health policy and...
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10 February
Studying the Qur’an in the Muslim Academy
Studying the Qur'an in the Muslim Academy examines what it is like to study and teach the Qur'an at academic institutions in the Muslim world, and how politics affect scholarly interpretations of the text....
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8 February
Muslim Communities and Cultures of the Himalayas: Conceptualizing the Global Ummah
This book chronicles individual perspectives and specific iterations of Muslim community, practice, and experience in the Himalayan region to bring into scholarly conversation the presence of varying Muslim cultures in the...