Woman and her Rights in Islam

A translation of Nizam-e-Huqooq-e-Zan dar Islam
Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari
Translated by: M A Ansari
Dedicated to Fatima Zahra [a], the honourable daughter of the Holy Prophet of Islam

Contents
Social Independence of Woman
Modern Life and Islam
Woman in Qur'an
Natural Postulations of Family Rights
Disparities Between Man and Woman
Dower and Maintenance
Inheritance
Divorce
Fixed-Time Marriage
Polygamy

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Doctrines of Shi'i Islam

A Compendium of Imami Beliefs and Practices
Ayatollah Ja'far Sobhani

This book is a result of collaboration between the Imam Sadiq Institute, Qom and the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London

Contents
Chapter One: The Worldview of Islam
i. Ways of Acquiring Knowledge in Islam
ii. Existence from the Islamic Viewpoint
iii. Man from the Perspective of Islam
Chapter Two: General Beliefs
i. The Oneness of God (Tawhid)
ii. Divine Justice (Adl)
iii. Prophecy (Nubuwwa)
iv. Imamate (Imama)
v. The Hereafter (Ma'ad)
Chapter Three: Faith, Disbelief and Other Issues: i. Faith and Disbelief (Iman wa Kufr) - ii. Innovation (Bid'a) - iii. Dissimulation (Taqiyya) - iv. Resorting to Intermediaries (Tawassul) - v. Change of Destiny (Bada) - vi. Traditions (Hadith) - vii. Jurisprudential Reasoning (Ijtihad) - viii. Some Contested Legal Rulings

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