In this essay, the writer examines one area of substantive law (furū' al-flqh) which figured prominently in the Akhbārī-Uṣūlī dispute in Shī̒̒'ī legal history: the legality of the marriage of one man to two women descended from the daughter of the...
December, 2018
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6 December
Video: Muslim Woman’s Powerful Response to OFSTED’s Attempts to Ban Hijab
Latifa Abouchakra, a Muslim Teacher’s powerful response to OFSTED’s attempts to ban young Muslim students from wearing the hijab at NEU-NUT Section Annual Conference 2018.
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6 December
Book: The Concept of Justice in Islam
The Book "The Concept of Justice in Islam" will attempt to clarify a major misconception that has gained widespread acceptance in some academic circles...
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3 December
Simplified Islamic Laws for Young Adults by Ayatollah Safi
The practical laws of Islam that are related to the actions that one must perform and those that must be avoided, and are the responsibility of everyone to...
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3 December
Cultural Adoption through Online Practices across Social Media Platforms
The article "Cultural Adoption through Online Practices across Social Media Platforms: The Case of Saudi Women" reports ongoing qualitative research into Saudi women’s online practices across...
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1 December
In Picture: Ayatollah Sayyid Hassan Modarres
Ayatollah Sayyid Hassan Modarres was born in 1870 in a village near Ardestan, a city in Isfahan province. His had a poor but religiously devoted family...
November, 2018
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28 November
Early Muslims in America +PDF
When Islam first came into the United States, it surely comprised various ethnicities and minorities. It would be naïve to imagine Islam entered a land and it expressed no ethnic and...
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25 November
Photos: Muslims Celebrate Birth Anniversary of Prophet Muhammad
Muslims around the world celebrate the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him) during the Islamic Unity Week festivities...
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24 November
Photos: Hawza Ilmiyya of Samarra Opens under Ayatollah Sistani’s Direction
Hawza Ilmiyya Ja’fariyyah of Samarra was originally a religious seminary founded by the late Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mirza Muhammad Hassan al-Hussaini al-Shirazi known as Mirza Shirazi in 1890 in...
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23 November
Movie: What’s the Fuss between Shias and Sunnis?
After the holy Prophet passed away the Muslims faced a dilemma, what do we do now? One group said after the Prophet we have to follow his successor –Imam Ali (P.B.U.H)- this is the principle of Shia school of thought. Another group claimed that...