Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
This book, Social Affairs: Brotherhood, Marriage, Community, is a compilation of inspirational lessons in regards to living as part of community. It lays a framework for Islamic teachings on...
November, 2018
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12 November
A Minority within a Minority: the Complexity and Multilocality of Transnational Twelver Shia Networks in Britain
This article investigates the dynamics around the creation of transnational Shia communal spaces in north-west London, the public representation of Shia Muslim identities by networks and organizations based there to illustrate their multilocal connectivities and internal heterogeneity. Academic scholarship on Shia Muslim minorities in the West has described them as …
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8 November
The Marjaeya: A Candid Conversation by Sayyid Muhammad Saeed Al-Hakeem
The original publication of Marjaeya is the result of a candid discussion on matters pertaining to the Marjaeya from a series of question offered to...
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7 November
Iranians Mark Prophet Muhammad’s Passing Anniversary & His Grandsons’ Martyrdom+Photos
Iranians are holding mourning rituals nationwide to mark the anniversaries of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s passing as well as the martyrdom of his grandson, Imam Hassan (PBUH), the...
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6 November
Book: Islamic Law and International Commercial Arbitration
This book examines the intersection between contemporary International Commercial Arbitration and Shariʿa law in order to determine possible tensions that may arise between the...
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6 November
Sunni Scholars Visit Imam Riḍa’s Holy Shrine in Mashhad +Photos
A group of Sunni scholars and seminary students paid a visit to the holy mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, a few days before the martyrdom anniversary of...
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4 November
Custom as a Legal Principle of Legislation for Shi’i Law +PDF
This paper will argue that the principle of a lacuna in Shi’i law can empower jurists to go beyond the traditional parameters of the shari’a. The principle allows for an expansion of Islamic law since jurists can...
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3 November
Book: Copyright & patent law: a Shia demonstrative jurisprudence approach
Copyright & patent law: a Shia demonstrative jurisprudence approach By Mohmmad Javad Fazel, Translated by Ali AlHakim This book is composed of the arguments that have been presented by the author about copyrights and patent law, while teaching at the Hawzah of Qum. It might seem axiomatic and an extremely clear matter that does not need …
October, 2018
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26 October
Almost 30 Million people from all faiths attended Arbaeen in 2017
The Arba’een Pilgrimage is the world’s largest public gathering that is held every year in Karbala, Iraq. This Ziyarah (pilgrimage) is held at the end of the 40-day mourning period following Ashura, the religious ritual for the commemoration of the Prophet Mohammad’s grandson Husayn ibn Ali’s martyrdom in 680. Arba’een …
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23 October
Formation of the Islamic Jurisprudence:From the Time of the Prophet Muhammad to the 4th Century
This book presents a new reading and understanding as writer critically assesses the history, development, and impact of Islamic jurisprudence in the Muslim world...