Islamic Laws

  • The Beginning of the Bulugh and Rushd

    Extracted from the book Marriage & Morals In Islam by Hujjatul Islam Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi Sexual desire is aroused in human beings at the age of puberty. In Islamic legal definition puberty (bulugh) is determined by one of the following:…

  • The Age of Marriage

    By Mehri Zinhari [From Mahjubah Magazine] Puberty is a natural phenomenon that occurs at varying ages in different individuals. Research in global human behavior seems to indicate that girls and boys who are born and live in warmer parts of…

  • Marriage in the Holy Quran and Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (SAW)

    By Saleem Bhimji One of the recognized and indisputable commandments of Islam is that of marriage – the sacred union that takes place only between a man and a woman. In relation to this revered bond, there are many verses…

  • The Religion of Al-Islam and Marriage

    By: Arifa Hudda Introduction In the Name of God; the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful Man – just like any other creation possessing both a body and a soul (ruh) is in need of several things – each of which…

  • Engagement Period

    By: Ali Akbar Mazaheri One factor that has a sensitive role to play in a joint life is the engagement period. If this duration of time is dealt with elegantly and its peculiar duties are performed, then it can have…

  • Criteria of Spouse Selection

    By: Ali Akbar Mazaheri Whom May We Select As A Spouse? Now we have reached the most sensitive and important point of our discussions! Whatever we have discussed so far was a prelude and prefix to this chapter. That is…

  • Manasik (Rituals) of Hajj in Brief

    By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Sayyid Ali Khamene’i Publisher: Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, Tehran, Iran Introduction The Hajj in Islam, being incumbent upon a mustati, is not obligatory for more than once in the entire lifetime (of an individual). The obligation…

  • The Wilayat, authority, of the Faqih

    Ayatullah Ali Mishkini The main part of the subject, the Wilayat of the Faqih, will be discussed on the basis of the following sources of authority, conditions and facts In the lights of Ahadith that prove the validity and the…

  • Al-Walayat al-Tashri’iyyah of the Prophets and the Imams (A.S.)

    Ayatullah Ali Mishkini Even a superficial study of the basic teachings of Islam will reveal that its teachings are not limited to the system of beliefs and acts of worship. It has a complete moral, government, and political, social, judicial…

  • The Meaning of Wilayat and Its Corollaries

    Ayatullah Ali Mishkini In Arabic the word Wilayat means authority, dominion, guardianship and supervision. Wilayat is of two kinds: Takwiniyyah (natural), and Tashri’iyyah (legal). The first kind of Wilayat is usually discussed in Kalam (theology), philosophy and occasionally in ‘ilm…

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