AUTHOR: Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi Resolution of the Fiqh Council of North AmericaAdopted in its General Body Meeting held in Virginia on September 24-25, 2011On Being Faithful… Read More »Being Faithful Muslims and Loyal Americans
AUTHOR: Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Shah The Prophet (SAW) never moved a dead body from one location to another; he buried the person in the graveyard of… Read More »Prohibition of Dead Body’s Transportation
Dr. Jasser Auda Summary This article surveys the different opinions regarding the maximum length of fasting for Muslims living in northern regions of the globe.… Read More »Should Muslims in the North Fast 23 Hours a Day?
AUTHOR: Dr. Zainab Alwani The essence of the Islamic paradigm is grounded in the concept of tawhid, the Oneness and Uniqueness of God. The coherence of… Read More »The Quranic Concepts on Gender Relations
AUTHOR: Dr. Jamal Badawi I. INTRODUCTION There are nearly 1.3 Billion Muslims worldwide; about one fifth of the total world population. As is the case with… Read More »Islamic Business Ethics
AUTHOR: Dr. Yusuf Kavakci Sharia recently became a hotly debated subject. Archbishop of England made a statement at the middle of many statements, that has given… Read More »Sharia: Analysis & Autocriticism
AUTHOR: Dr. Jamal Badawi In another Hadeeth, he said: “He/she who fasts during Ramadan with faith and seeking reward from Allah will forgive his/her past sins.… Read More »Fasting [Siyam] in Islam
AUTHOR: Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Shah The month of Zul-Hijjah is the last of the four sacred months “Ashhur al-Haraam” sanctified by the Qur’an. Allah SWT states… Read More »The Most Sacred Days of the Year
I. Introduction In Islamic legal discourse, the term used to describe apostasy is Riddah, an Arabic term which literally, means defection or backsliding1. In the… Read More »Is Apostasy a Capital Crime in Islam?
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