Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
On Sunday, the top cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, traveled from Najaf, Iraq to Mashhad, where he visited the holy shrine of Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Riḍa (peace be upon him), the...
February, 2019
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3 February
Sound: Martyr al-Sadr Speaking about Islamic Revolution of Iran
Late Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr speaking about Iran’s Islamic Revolution and Imam Khomeini (r.a)....
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2 February
Book: Music, Sound, and Architecture in Islam
Bringing together the perspectives of ethnomusicology, Islamic studies, art history, and architecture, this edited collection investigates how sound production in built environments is central to Muslim religious and...
January, 2019
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30 January
Photos: 1st International Conference on Imam Reza (as) and Interfaith Dialogue
The first International Conference on Imam Reza (as) and Interfaith Dialogue was held at Holy Shrine of Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Reza in Mashhad, Iran...
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29 January
The Practice of Khulʿ in Germany: Pragmatism versus Conservativism
In this article, the writer examines how Muslim women who are religiously-married in Germany might initiate no-fault divorce in the absence of a German registered civil marriage...
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28 January
Documentary: The Life of Sayyid Murtaḍa Alam al-Huda
Abu al-Qāsim ‘Alī ibn Husayn al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā (commonly known as: Sharīf Murtaḍā, Sayyid Murtaḍā) (965 - 1044 AD ; 355 - 436 AH) also known as ʻAlam al-Huda was one of the greatest Shia scholars of his time and was one of the...
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27 January
The Emergence of Modern Shi’ism: Islamic Reform in Iraq and Iran +PDF
This book takes a fresh look at the foundations of modern Islam. Scholars often locate the origins of the modern Islamic world in European colonialism or Islamic reactions to...
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22 January
Article: Islamic Law in the Modern World
The essay provides a general account of some of the main changes that Islamic law has undergone since the late 19th century: the transformation of Islamic law from a jurists’ law to a...
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19 January
Foundations of Islamic Unity: Crucial Points Relevant to the Reconciliation of the Muslim Community
In this monumental book, one of the most important works of the late Sayyid Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al Musawi al-Amili, the author has presented the reasons why love and harmony must prevail between all Muslims. In this monumental book, one of the most important works of the late Sayyid …
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19 January
The Creation of Philosophical Tradition
the book “The Creation of Philosophical Tradition: Biography & the Reception of Avicenna’s Philosophy from the Eleventh to the Fourteenth Century A.D.” clearly documents the vitality of the post-classical philosophical tradition as reflected in literary biography, the genres of...