Islamic Laws

  • The Islamic view regarding belief in magic

    By: Abdul Adheem al-Muhtadi al-Bahrani Question: My wife and some of my relatives believe in magic, jugglery, and the like. I did not believe in this and I would often say to them that they lived in superstitions. However, a…

  • Children’s Status and Rights in Islam

    By: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi Allah, subhanahu wa ta`ala, has made the parents’ heart as the source of love for their children. The love for children has been `legislated’ by Allah in the very nature of parenthood. It is normal for…

  • The Role of Ijtihad in Legislation

    Martyr Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari The terms ‘mujtahid’ and ‘ijtihad’ are nowadays among those which have acquired great currency, even sanctity, among the Shi’ah. One would be surprised to know that the term ijtihad was formerly, from the times of the…

  • Parents’ Status in Islam

    By: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi (A) Father In the Islamic family system, the father is considered as the head of the family. Whenever some people form a group, they must also have a leader. For example, a soccer team needs a…

  • Why Do Muslims Have a Dress Code?

    “And tell the believing men to lower their gaze and be modest…And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and be modest, and to display of their adornment only that which is apparent….”(Holy Qur’an: Chapter 24, Verses 30-31) Islam…

  • Hearing the Voice of a Non-Mahram Woman

    By: Martyr Ayatullah Murtuda Mutahhari We have said that there are two issues involved here. First, what is obligatory upon women and what is permissible for men. Those points which are clear are that it is obligatory upon women to…

  • Following the Mujtahids in the Imamia School of Jurisprudence

    The topic of the following discussion deals with the Shi’ite view of religious scholars. I will attempt to illuminate the differences and similarities between Sunni and Shia. The Shia in matters of jurisprudence and legal effort to interpret new issues…

  • Shaking Hands with a Non-Mahram Woman

    By: Martyr Ayatullah Murtuda Mutahhari Another issue is shaking hands. Of course, all of these issues arise only when there is no lust or fear of deviation present; otherwise they are clearly not permitted. Again, the traditions and religious edicts…

  • Marriage in Islam

    By: Kaniz Fatima Alikhan Toronto, Canada. Bismiallah-hi-Rahmaanir-Raheem: “And one of His signs is this: He created for you spouses from amongst yourselves, so that you live in peace and tranquility with them; and He has planted love and mercy between…

  • The Islamic System of Judiciary in the Holy Qur’an

    Jawadi Amuli There are a number of noble Qur’anic verses which deal comprehensively with the `system of the judiciary’, and which we must examine closely. In the following sections, these verses will be studied and the results sought for derived…

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