Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
The Qur’anic view of peace and co-existence is interwoven with its view of a universal moral discourse that unites all human beings. According to the Qur’an, human beings are...
April, 2017
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2 April
Article: A Brief History of Ijtihad in Twelver Shi’ism
In the classical period of Islam, the term ijtihad was part of a longer formulation, namely: ijtihad bi al-ra’y, which means ‘putting in utmost effort in the exercise of...
March, 2017
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31 March
Article: The Saudi Ulema and the Shi‘a of Saudi Arabia
This article examines the attitudes of the Saudi ulema towards the Saudi Shi‘a in political and social terms through the analysis of fatawa, sermons, lectures, and publications issued by the Saudi religious authorities...
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31 March
Book: The Expert Witness in Islamic Courts
“The Expert Witness in Islamic Courts: Medicine and Crafts in the Service of Law” is a significant contribution to studies of the role of expert witnesses in legal systems as well as to...
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29 March
Reinterpretation or Reformation? Shi‘a Law in the West
This article will outline the salient features that characterise the Shi‘a community in the United States of America and will examine some of the recent juridical literature that...
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29 March
Maqāṣid al-Sharī‘a in Contemporary Shī‘ī Jurisprudence
This article will examine the question of maqasid al-sharī‘a and maṣlaḥa in Shī‘īsm. Before that, the writer will preface his discussion with a...
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28 March
Article: The Shi’ite Law of Migration: Preserving Identity, Safeguarding Morality
This study surveys rulings on the subject of migration issued by Imami Shi'ite legal scholars from the formative 10th - 14th centuries to...
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28 March
The Role of Social Media in Paving the Ground for Reappearance: A Hijab Case
In this article, the writer presents examples of the use of social media tools by few groups of Muslim Women to increase their capacity to spread information and ideas to global public as well as to build networks among...
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26 March
Article: An Outline of the History of Restriction on Ijtihad
The original in Arabic appeared under the title Ta'rikh hasr al-ijtihad a publication of Madrasat al-Imam al Mahdi ('a), Khunsar, and edited by...
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26 March
Book: The Heirs of the Prophet, Charisma and Religious Authority in Shi’ite Islam
This book is very well written and demonstrates a vast knowledge and intimate familiarity with both primary and secondary sources on the topic of the Shiite imams and their...