FARD AL-‘AYN.

FARD AL-‘AYN. Almost all religio-legal obligations in shari`ah (the divine law) are fard al-`ayn (obligations on the individual), that is, they must be discharged personally […]

FAQIH

The verb faqiha denotes in nontechnical contexts a correct understanding of matters that are not readily grasped. The fifth form of the verb, tafaqqaha, occurring […]

FAMILY PLANNING

FAMILY PLANNING. High population growth rates over the past forty years coupled with worries about economic and social development have spurred debate on the use […]

FAMILY LAW

FAMILY LAW. Issues of law affecting the family, known as family law, are central to the shari `ah. The Qur’anic verses which concern themselves with […]

FAMILY

FAMILY. The basic social unit of Islamic society is the family. If Islam can be described as the soul of Islamic society, then the family […]

FAKHREDDIN, RIZAEDDIN

FAKHREDDIN, RIZAEDDIN (17 January 1859-11 April 1936), Volga-Ural Muslim religious scholar and reformist. One of the most prominent Muslims of the Volga-Ural region of the […]

FADLALLAH, MUHAMMAD HUSAYN

FADLALLAH, MUHAMMAD HUSAYN ((November 16, 1935 – July 4, 2010), Lebanese Shi’i religious scholar and a leader, of Hizbullah (Party of God). Born in Najaf, […]