Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
This book offers an intellectual history of one of the leading Shi’i thinkers and religious leaders of the 20th-century in...
January, 2020
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26 January
The Core Concepts of the ‘Four Principles’ of Bioethics as Found in Islamic Tradition
In this study the writer aims to explore the roots of the 'Four Principles' in Islamic tradition and culture, and show that this particular set of principles are not something new but only...
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23 January
Personal Autonomy in Health Settings and Shi’i Islamic Jurisprudence
The rationale of this paper has been to high-light the conflict between the patients’ right to personalautonomy and medical and social...
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20 January
Book: The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History
By tracing the formulation, reception, interpretation and spread of al-Shāfi'ī's ideas, the author demonstrates how the canonization of scripture that lay at the heart of al-Shāfi'ī's theory formed the basis for the emergence of...
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20 January
Article: Rethinking Taqlid in the Early Shafi’i School
In this essay, the writer will pursue an alternative strategy towards reconstructing the history of taqlid within the early...
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18 January
Article: Being a Young British Iraqi Shi’i in London
Relying on an ethnographic research conducted both in the UK and Iraq, this article explores issues of cultural and religious identities among London-based young British Iraqi Shiis. Using Stuart Hall’s notions of...
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14 January
Book: Early Modern Trends in Islamic Theology
The present volume is dedicated to the study of ʿAbd al-Ghanī al-Nābulusī (1641–1731), an outstanding religious scholar, sufi thinker and man of letters from...
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13 January
Video: Thousands in Pakistan’s Lahore Condemn US Assassination of Gen. Soleimani
Thousands of Pakistani people staged a rally in Lahore on Saturday afternoon to protest against the US killing of...
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7 January
In Pictures: Ulama and Marajiʻ Pay Homage to Gen. Soleimani
Many Shia Marajiʻ and religious figures attended the mourning ceremony, including Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani, Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani, Ayatollah Alavi Gorgani, and Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani....
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6 January
Video: Millions Turn out for Martyr Soleimani Funeral in Tehran
Millions of Iranians have packed the streets of Tehran to pay homage to the Middle East's most prominent anti-terror commander General Qassem Soleimani who was...