Islamic Books

Fourth Sermon In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds and the Maker of all creation, and may Peace and benedictions...

'Ashura - History and Popular Legend by : Martyr Murtada Mutahhari Sermon 1 Sermon 2 The Factors of Tahrif: Sermon 3 Distortions of Meaning: How is the...

Temporary Marriage in Islamic Law by Abu 'l-Qasim Gurji Introduction Acknowledgement Chapter 1 : Permanent Marriage I. The Pillars Of The Marriage Contract A....

Temporary Marriage in Islamic Law by Abu 'l-Qasim Gurji Introduction Though there are important differences between Twelve-Imam Shi'ism and Sunnism on the level of the principles...

B. Support (nafaqa) Once the woman has taken up residence with her husband, he must support her in a mode corresponding to the support received by her equals. Support includes such things...

Chapter 2 : The Statutes Of Mut'a Conditions In The Contract IT IS permissible for one or more conditions to be mentioned in the contract of mut'a, so long as they are legitimate....

Chapter 3 : The Legitimacy Of Mut'a The ulama', both Sunni and Shi'i, agree that mut'a was permitted at the beginning of Islam. However, they disagree as to the reasons it was permitted. The...

Arguments Derived From The Hadith The Sunni argument for the prohibition of mut'a based upon the hadith can be summarized as follows: 43 The reason that the ulama' have differed concerning...

Secrets of the Hajj by Ayatullah al Hajj ash-Shaikh Husain Mazaheri Biography of the Author Introduction Chapter One : al-Hajj Chapter Two : The First Stage of the...

Secrets of the Hajj by Ayatullah al Hajj ash-Shaikh Husain Mazaheri Biography of the Author The author of this work, Secret of the Hajj, is the grand Ayatullah al-Hajj ash-Shaikh...

Chapter Three : The Second Stage of the Hajj In this level, the first action consists of wearing the Ihram at the Miqat (the station where the Ihram must be worn). The Ihram of the...

Chapter Four : The Third Stage of the Hajj Third Stage: The third stage is going from Makkah and Madinah back to one's hometown. The responsibilities at this stage are much more difficult...