Islamic Laws

  • Real Estate in Islamic Economics

    By: Ayatullah Shaheed Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim The Ahl al-Bayt (‘a) held real estate as one means of earning important funds. They also persuaded their followers to buy and keep real estate, preferring real property to ‘silent’ properties (i.e. currency).…

  • Religious and Traditional Laws

    By: Ayatullah Shaheed Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim Both religion and tradition have decided a number of rights and duties, some of which are as follows: 1. It is obligatory upon Muslims to keep the secrets of their brethren-in-faith unrevealed, especially…

  • Justice and Fair Play

    By: Ayatullah Shaheed Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim As has been previously clarified, justice and fair play is founded on the conception that justice is obligatory and injustice is forbidden. The most evident application of justice in social relations is fair…

  • The Role of Khums in Improving the Economic Conditions of the Virtuous Community

    By: Ayatullah Shaheed Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim Khums on profits of earnings have continually been the most important financial resource in the economic system of the virtuous community. A large variety of public and private expenses of the virtuous community…

  • Encouraging Economic Activity in Islam

    By: Ayatullah Shaheed Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim The general economic activity of the virtuous community, as well as its financial capacity and public income, is looked upon as one of the most important issues on which the fiscal power of…

  • Mutual Rights of Muslims

    Ayatullah Shaykh Muhammad Reza al-Muzaffar Fraternization of Muslims with each other, apart from the great variety of social classes, ranks, or positions, is one of the greatest and most excellent instructions upon which the religion of Islam is based. On…

  • Ijtihad and Taqlid

    Ayatullah Shaykh Muhammad Reza al-Muzaffar Necessity of Seeking Knowledge We believe that since Almighty Allah has endowed us with the faculty of thinking and gifted us intellects, He has ordered us to ponder over His creation, to note with care…

  • The Reason behind Refraining from Repulsion in the Islamic Call

    By: Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi It can be said that in all stages of Islamic call, be it in wisdom, preaching or debate, there is no room for violence and repulsion at all, and although the substance of the…

  • The Overall policy of Islam in the Affair of Propagating Religion

    By: Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi In the previous two sessions about the attraction and repulsion in Islam and their limits, we have discussed many subjects. Of course, they served more as an introduction to and a background of our…

  • Islam Holy War (Jihad), Symbol of Eternal Life

    By: Dr. Abbass Khajeh Piri In Islam Holy War (Jihad) is another important exception for depriving oneself of life for the sake of God. The persons, who take part in Holy War in order to materialize, establish and defend divine…

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