There has been an academic interest in fatwas regarding abortion since the 1980s (Anees 1989; Rispler-Chaim 1993, 2003; Faúndes, Barzelatto 2006). With globalisation of ummah – Islamic community and expansion internet, online have started to provide normative answers inquiries from Muslims all over world. Van den Branden Broeckaert researched non-voluntary euthanasia assisted suicide expressed ...

The paper is discussing the process and hibridity within Tabuik performance in Pariaman, West Sumatra. Elements Shi’ite, Sunni, Minangkabau cultures contribute to form of performance. It originally began as a Shi’ite rite meant commemorate death Husain. current has shifted from its original purpose so that it now turned into distinctive Pariaman society. ritual entered culture during British oc...

This study is intended to describe the government's propaganda strategy in reconciling followers of Shi'a and Sunni sects Sampang Regency. research was conducted find out how government resolves conflict between two Islam Regency role finding common ground two. uses a field method that describes presents data descriptively. The results this indicate reconciliation chosen by cultural with approa...

according to the most famous decrees from shia and sunni islamic jurists the blood money for a woman is half of that for a man. the islamic sentencing act which endorses this is derived from shia school of jurisprudence (article 300). the advocates of such ruling rely on some islamic texts but some of the sunni and shia jurists argue for equality between man and woman. this group of jurists, re...

being an outstanding hadith transmitter of sunni hadith collections as well as narrating some hadiths in shiite collections while having some relation with shiite fourth, fifth, and sixth imams on the one hand and occupying various posts for 45 years in marwanid court on the other, zuhri played a significant role in organizing and writing down hadiths. such a background caused contradictory jud...