Islamic Laws

  • Nikah (Marriage)

    An Introduction Nature has so arranged that man and woman are attracted towards each other. This natural attraction binds them together and leads them to live a common life and form a family. This natural tendency like any other instinct,…

  • Boys Keeping a Beard and the Importance of Hijab for Girls

    Boys – Keeping a Beard A beard is considered a feature of beauty and a symbol of manliness. Men should be conscious of, and cultivate, their masculinity, and women should be conscious of, and cultivate, their femininity; no sex should…

  • An Islamic Discussion on Magic

    All power belongs to The Most Beneficent & Most Merciful It is Not Magic in most cases? We tend to put all the blame for any misfortune/problem on other people & most convieniently on magic.Instead of looking at our sins…

  • The Journey of Death

    Kullu Nafsin dhaikatul maut “Every soul must taste death…” Suratul ‘Ankabut – 29:57 Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon “..Indeed we are from Allah and indeed to Him we will return.” Suratul Baqara 2:156 There are only two things that…

  • Legislation in an Islamic State

    By: Ayatullah Ahmad Jannati Translated from the Persian by: Ali Quli Qarai Introduction There are six different issues that we shall investigate in relation to the subject of legislation in an Islamic State. The very first question which arises in…

  • Diversity In The Topics of Fiqh

    If we study the subjects of FIQH in detail, we find that every one of them is peculiar and singular in itself. There may seem to be some similarity at , first glance, but a deeper study reveals a different…

  • Sunnah, from Shi’i and Sunni Viewpoints

    Ayatullah Ali Mishkini The original article in Persian appeared under the title “Sunnat dar nigah-e Ahl-e Tashayyu` wa Tasannun” in the quarterly journal `Ulum-a Hadith (year 1, no. 1, Fall 1375 H. Sh./1996, pp. 9-16) published by the Institute of…

  • The Role of Reason in Ijtihad

    Murtada Mutahhari Translated from the Persian by Mahliqa Qara’i In the previous discussion, “The Principle of Ijtihad in Islam”, two trends in Islamic thought were referred to. One of them related to the subject of the justifiability or unjustifiability of…

  • The Principle of Ijtihad in Islam

    Murtada Mutahhari The article hereunder translated into English, first appeared in the collection “Bahthi dar bara­yi Marja`iyat wa Ruhaniyat” , which was reviewed by Lambton. This volume contained essays by figures who were then prominent in the anjumanha­yi islami, an…

  • The Hajj As Worship And Education

    Hajj – A Definition Literally, Hall refers to the intention of visiting a place. The Holy Qur’an transfers the meaning of Hajj from its lexical general meaning to a traditionally specific meaning which denotes the annual pilgrimage to the Holy…

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