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Lineage in the Islamic law is one of the most basic human rights each individual inherits from his family. When modern assisted reproductive technologies appeared in recent decades, the...

Most parents think that oral instructions and occasional talk about do and don’t is sufficient for good upbringing of...

The sorrowful story of Palestine and the excruciating sadness felt because of the oppression against this patient, enduring and resistant nation, truly distresses any individual who seeks...

Women Judges in the Muslim World: A Comparative Study of Discourse and Practice fills a gap in academic scholarship by examining public debates and...

A new book has recently been released by the Supreme Century publications in California on Iranian Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei's "Nuclear Fatwa under...

The truth, in legal terms, is the version of "what happened" which carries most authority. This original and thought-provoking book looks at how...

well-known work in Imamiyya fiqh (jurisprudence), written by Abu al-Qāsim Najm al-Din Jaʾfar b. Hasan Hilli, known as...

This book explains the paradox of a system rooted in the medieval era thriving in the...

In this reading of Islamic legal hermeneutics, Robert Gleave explores various competing notions of literal meaning, linked to...

The University of Chicago Shiʿi Studies Group Symposium will host a conference on “Shiʿism and Governance” on...