Evidentiary Jurisprudence
Hajj in Social Perspective
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- 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 performance of Hajj that no person upon whom Hajj has become compulsory should ever delay in fulfilling this obligation. The Prophet (SAW) is reported to have said: “The one who was not prevented from Hajj by a definite need, or a tyrant ruler, or a severe illness and he passed away without having performed the Hajj, then he may pass away if he wishes as a Jew or, if he wishes, as a Christian” (Daaremi). Allahu Akbar! What a stern warning!
Social Dimensions of Hajj
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- Imam Khomeini (R.A)
All Muslim brothers and sisters must bear in mind that one of the important elements of the philosophy of Hajj is creation of mutual understanding and consolidation of brotherhood among the Muslims. It is therefore, incumbent upon the Ulema and clergymen to discuss their essential political and social problems with other brothers in order to devise plans for the elimination of such problems so as to enable the other brothers to pose these resolutions to their own. Ulema and authorities upon returning to their countries.(1)
Wuzu in the Holy Qur'an and the Hadith
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- Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Reza Mudarrisi Yazdi
One of the rules on whose necessity and conditions for performing the five daily (obligatory) prayers all the Muslims have consensus is the purity (Taharah). One for whom the obligatory bathing (Ghusl) is not necessary can accomplish purifying by ablution. Some actions and conditions of the ritual ablution, like whether to wash or rub the feet, ...
Legal Age of Bulugh For Girls
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- Syed Ali Imran
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- www.al-islam.org
What follows is a summary of a number of discussions held by me and three other seminarians, where arguments of numerous jurists on the legal age of maturity (bulugh) for girls were investigated. Even though we find a classical scholar considering menstruation as the criterion for the obligation of fasting in the month of Ramadan, the popular opinion amongst Shiʿi Imami jurists has been that the age of bulugh for girls for all religious duties including fasting is nine lunar years.
Tawaf on a Newly Built Circular Bridge
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- Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani
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- http://www.sistani.org/english/qa/02423/
Question: A two-level bridge has been built recently around the Holy Ka'abah. Is it permissible for an able-bodied or a disabled pilgrim to perform tawaf on those bridges, of free choice or out of necessity? What is the Islamic law about offering tawaf prayer there?
Jihad Al-Nikah
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- wikipedia.com
Jihad Al-Nikah (Arabic: جهاد النكاح, often translated as Sex jihad or Sexual jihad) is a controversial concept that refers to Sunni women allegedly offering themselves in sexual comfort roles to fighters for the establishment of Islamic rule. [1]
Evidence of the New Moon
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- Muhammad Jawad Mughniyyah
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- Fasting According to the Five Schools of Islamic Law
There is a general consensus among Muslims that a person who has seen the new moon is himself bound to act in accordance with his knowledge, whether it is the new moon of Ramadan or Shawwal.
The New Moon and Astronomy
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- Muhammad Jawad Mughniyyah
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- Fasting According to the Five Schools of Islamic Law
This year (1960) the governments of Pakistan and Tunisia have decided to rely upon the opinion of astronomers for the confirmation of the new moon with a view of putting an end to confusion 1 and the general inconvenience resulting from not knowing in advance the day of `Id, which at times comes as a surprise, and at other times is delayed despite all the preparations.
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