Islamic Laws

Hajj in Social Perspective

By: T. Jamshidian The fact that Hajj has been granted the status of being the third pillar of the secondary principles (Foroudeen) Islam is itself an indication of its importance in religion (Deen). Indeed, such stress has been laid on…

The Philosophy of Maintenance in Islam

By: Razieh Dehqan Salmasi ISLAM, more than 1400 years back introduced laws which showed to be far advanced when compared with the societies 14 centuries ago, and some of these laws concern the Rights of the Family. Annual statistics reveal…

Nowrouz from an Islamic Perspective

By Abdul Latif Nazari Eid literally means repeated happiness which occurs every year.1 It is said that the day on which people gather together and also the returning to overall happiness is known as Eid. Because on this day Divine…

Rights of the Relatives and Friends

Merits of the Relatives Relatives are the family to whom one belongs. Man’s relatives are the most similar, affectionate, and helpful. Describing the relatives, Amir ul-Mu’minin (a) said: “Man, though wealthy, cannot dispense with his clan. He is in need…

Matrimonial Rights in Islam

Merits of Marriage Marriage is the holy legal tie between man and woman through which they share the same life and reciprocate definite rights and obligations. God has passed the law of matrimony so as to keep humankind on this…

Is the Dream having any truth?

By: Ayatullah Makarim Shirazi & Ayatullah Ja’far Subhani Question: Sometime dream scrolls are prohibited by the caretakers of the Prophet’s shrine. These scrolls prohibit people to commit sinful acts and in addition to this it also informs about the progeny…

Following (Taqlid) the Religious Maraja

By: Ayatullah Makarim Shirazi & Ayatullah Ja’far Subhani Question: There are among us such people also who do not think that doing Taqlid in Islamic law is obligatory. They argue that it is incumbent on all to derive the laws…

Marriage Issues

By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Hussain Madhahiri Today we shall discuss about the reasons for people opting for polygamy. This discussion is neither on jurisprudence nor on the cultural aspect of human life. It pertains only to the morality of polygamy. Need…

Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence According to Shi‘i Law

Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr ISBN 1 904063 12 8 143pp £14.99 Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence is one of the best-known textbooks written by the late Ayatullah Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (1934-1980). The current volume, the first in a three-volume series, is…

Irtidad (Apostasy) in Islam

By: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi In the name of Allãh, the Beneficent, the Merciful. May Allãh send His blessings upon Muhammad & his progeny. The issue of apostasy (irtidãd) and the punishment that Islam has prescribed for an apostate is one…