IIIT( International Institute Of Islamic Thought ) Publications

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Muslims are enjoined, along with the rest of humanity, to 'read' the two great Books of Revelation and Creation, i.e. the Qur'an and the natural world. Reading one without the other will result in an...

In today s complex and volatile world the consequences of relying on fraudulent and counterfeit Hadith to legitimise extremist behaviour, issue violent fatwas, and justify blatant abuse, particularly...

Delving into the true meaning and experience of Islamic spirituality, based on a person’s awareness and recognition of his existence and place in Creation, Malik Badri reveals the limitations...

The question of bias in methodology and terminology is a problem that faces researchers east, west, north and south; however, it faces Third World intellectuals with special keenness. For although...

This is the first book in Forensic Psychiatry that focuses on the application of psychiatry to legal issues connected with Islamicjurisprudence. Holding a unique position amongst the world’s...

Shaikh Muhammad AL-Tahir ibn Ashur is the most renowned Zaytuna Imam and one of the great Islamic scholars of the 20th century. The publication of this translation of Shaikh Ibn Ashur's Treatise on...

With the end of the early Islamic period, Muslim scholars came to sense that a rift had begun to emerge between the teachings and principles of Islam and Muslims’ daily reality and practices...

In this thoughtful and important book, Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi examines the worldwide revival of interest in Islam and attempts to explain why this interest has led so many among the younger...

For the first time, Muslims are faced with a worldwide positivism which is working to use knowledge, the sciences and their discoveries and achievements in a manner which serves the relationship...

This booklet presents view that Islamization should not start from nowhere. Due attention should be paid to Islam's rich intellectual legacy, for we need to devise a set of criteria for dealing with...

This collection of papers presents a reformist project calling upon Muslim intellectuals and scholars everywhere to comprehend the vast breadth and depth of the crisis engulfing Muslim thought today...

The author shows motives which produce the lax and the extremist types of people. Speaking the language of committed Muslim youth with an open mind and suggests wise and efficient solutions to remedy...

Maqasid Al-Shari'ah, or the higher goals and objectives of Islamic law, is an important and somewhat neglected theme of shariah. Generally the Shariah is predicted on the individual and that of the...

In this pathbreaking study, Jasser Auda presents a systems approach to the philosophy and juridical theory of Islamic law based on its purposes, intents, and higher objectives (maqasid). For Islamic...

The Qur'an speaks of living with each other on a footing of love, kindness, mercy and mutual consultation between husband and wife. It also addresses those times when the atmosphere is strained...

Eminent Iraqi scholar Dr. Taha Jabir al Alwani in his monograph Missing Dimensions In Contemporary Islamic Movements has highlighted some of the very fundamental weakness of the Islamic movements: 1...

The brilliant contributions of Islam to science, art, and culture, are a timeless and precious heritage, which should be historically preserved for future generations. The great achievements of...

This book addresses the intellectual crisis in the Muslim world as manifested in the present state of Muslim thought, knowledge, education, and civilization. Also presents compelling and...

Reform and revitalization in higher education are essential elements for the Ummah’s awakening and for the realization of its civilization aspirations and the success of its global mission...

A compelling attempt to restore the historical truths of a "golden age" that ushered in the Islamic renaissance, and as a by-product that of the West. Islam created a civilization that changed the...

Maqasid Al-Shari'ah ("higher intents and purposes of Islamic Law") have been either directly stated in the Qur'an and the Sunnah or inferred from these by a number of scholars. Dr Chapra explores the...

This paper offers a number of valuable insights gained from a long engagement with Islamic as well as global issues, with traditional as well as contemporary concerns. It not only surveys the field...

THE Qur'an approaches the issue of "political thought" as part of a comprehensive discourse which establishes their general goals and frames of reference. It is then left to the human mind to...

This translation of Al-Insaf is a humble endeavour to introduce the noble works of Shah Wali Allah Al-Dihlawi to the Englishspeaking world. It is a modest tribute to his scientific investigation of...

This book takes an important step towards the realization of the higher intents of the Islamic law. First, it opens the door towards the integration of contemporary values and worldview into the...

Usul Al Fiqh Al Islami Source Methodology in Islamic Jurisprudence