Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
This resource provides an overview of marriage and divorce among American Muslims for judges, lawyers, advocates, social service providers, imams, community leaders, and community members...
January, 2018
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16 January
A Study of Social and Cultural in the IsnaA‘shari Shias: Shi’ism in India
Vastness of territories in India and its variety of cultures form different religions, as well as the importance of their Social and Cultural Changes role in these groups have been consideration recently than before. In this context said, study of social and Cultural lives of...
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14 January
Article: Shiite “Communities of Practice” in Germany+PDF
This article seeks to develop a perspective on Shii communities in Germany that, on the one hand, is able to analyse the modes and means by which Shii communities constitute and reproduce themselves, and, on the other, grasps the varying engagement of individuals within the communities and...
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14 January
Book: Environmental Protection in Islamic Shari‘ah+PDF
This text underlines the importance of protecting the environment. It links all the issues of protecting the environment with the command of Allah in the verses of the Holy Qur'an regarding the environment. It also provides a short history of international effort that have been...
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13 January
Education Jurisprudence (Al-Fiqh Al-Tarbawi): Essential and Presuppositions
Education has been a matter of importance in the life of mankind since old times, and the collection of the experiences of trainers as well as the intellectual efforts of philosophers and thinkers have further enriched the experiences of...
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11 January
“The Friday Prayer & the Two Celebrations Made Simple” Published in Philadelphia
Commenting on his new book, “The Friday Prayer & The Two Celebrations Made Simple,” Imam Amin Nathari said, this is the first book in a series, making the practice of Islam simple for new converts to the religion and for older Believers still trying to acclimate themselves to the intricacies of their faith...
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10 January
Book: Early Islamic Law in Basra in the 2nd/8th Century
The manuscript of the has repeatedly attracted particular interest among modern scholars, as it raises questions concerning the early development of the Ibāḍī Basran community and the emergence of...
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10 January
Article: Shiʿi Preaching in West Africa
While there has been much emphasis on new types of media for the dissemination of Islamic ideas, this article focuses on the conventional Friday khuṭba. Lebanese Shaykh al-Zayn was trained in Najaf, Iraq and was sent by Musa al-Sadr to serve the...
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9 January
Constructing a Worldview: Al-Barqī’s Role in the Making of Early Shī‘ī Faith
Based on the earliest Shīʽī sources extant, this book seeks to portray the worldview of the Shīʽa prior to the crystallization of their beliefs and doctrines...
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8 January
Bankers and Politics: The Network of Shi‘i Moneychangers in 8-9 Century
The article argues that apart from exchanging currencies, some of these moneychangers acted as financial agents for the imams, collecting funds from their following, receiving donations on their behalf, and with the collected money regulating the internal affairs of the Kufan Shi‘i...