Shariah Between Texts and Reality
Fiqh is one of the most essential and practical Islamic sciences, since its subject is the actions of accountable individuals (mukallafin) in terms of being obligatory, recommended, permissible,...
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Shariah and the Principle of Hardship Removal
Allah Almighty brought down revelation and initiated rulings to protect the human race and to fulfill humans’ needs in harmony with their natural inclination (Fitrah) through incorporating ease into...
View ArticleWhy Muslims Should Take Pride in Islamic Greetings
In a June 1999 interview, British writer and Nobel laureate Doris Lessing (1919–2013) reminisces about a Shanghai visit during which she had this experience: One evening I heard a Chinese family...
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How to Approach Shariah Laws and Women Issues
Women issues are the real test for the current Islamic reform. The reason is that groundless and unfair differentiation between men and women is deeply embedded in many popular opinions that we...
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Got Questions About Zakah? Check This 70+ Fatwa Folder
Zakah is the 3rd pillar of Islam. It is one of the Islamic effective tools to create a just economic system that properly cares for the underprivileged. “There are more than 80 verses in the Quran that...
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Human Dignity in Islamic Tradition
We read in the Quran what means: {And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what...
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The Higher Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqasid Ash-Shariah)
Islam provides us with certain rules that help us live the way Allah wants us to. In the Quran and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), there are several do’s and don’ts, as well...
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