Abbas Kelidar The civilisation of Islam has had religion as its fundamental inspiration. Religion has also served Muslims as a primordial identity, and the basis of communal loyalty and political allegiance. The universa...
Annemarie Schimmel What to bring for a festive occasion? No doubt, flowers would be the right gift- but as we are far away from the scholar who is to be honoured we have to pluck some modest flowers from the gardens of l...
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Ramazan Şeşen Article contents:The history of Turkish manuscriptsStudies conducted on Turkish manuscripts 1- Studies on the preparation of catalogues of Turkish manuscripts outside Turkey2- The studies carried out ...
‘Abdul Aziz Ahmed Al-Rifai This article deals with the literary manuscripts amassed in the library of al- Baghdādī, the owner of this library, ʿAbd al-Qādir b. ʿUmar al-Baghdādī (1030/1621—1093/1682), and his book Khizān...
Muḥammad Al-Ḥabīb Al-Hīlah While the chief concern of Muslim jurists (fuqahāʾ) has always been to establish principles for dealing with every event necessitating the administration of justice in society within the circum...
Ahmed Raissouni Article contents:Introduction1. The Sharī‘ah: Paying Regard to the Present Reality vs. Paying Regard to Future Consequences2. Ma’ālāt (Consequences) and Maqāšid (Aims)Bibliography Introduction The princip...
Īraj Afshār Article contents Manuscript descriptionThe rules of cataloguingEstimation of the Persian manuscript heritageSelective and critical cataloguingBibliography of Persian manuscripts cataloguesThe future of catalo...
Anas B. Khalidov Vast regions of the former Soviet Union have had a long Islamic past, in which a rich, diverse literature has played its part thousands of texts have been repeatedly copied. The earliest inscriptions and...
Ahmed Raissouni Article contents: Section 1: Istišlāħ Instigated by God Manifestations of Divine Istišlāħ Section 2: Istišlāħ in Understanding and Applying the Texts Section 3: Istišlāħ when there is no Text This princip...