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On 15 July 2026, AMI welcomed Dr Syed Ali Hur Kamoonpuri to deliver a research seminar entitled...
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Thinking Islam Ep. 16: Ashura in a Wartime World: Karbala, Resistance & Geopolitics with Zahra Ladha
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On 15 July 2026, AMI welcomed Dr Syed Ali Hur Kamoonpuri to deliver a research seminar entitled...
On 9–10 July 2026, the Hadith and History research area at Al-Mahdi Institute held its Second Hadith...
About the Podcast: In this episode of Thinking Islam, Dr Jaffer Mirza traces the overlooked history...
Thinking Islam Ep. 16: Ashura in a Wartime World: Karbala, Resistance & Geopolitics with Zahra Ladha
About the Podcast: In this episode of Thinking Islam, we explore the enduring power of Ashura and...
On 3rd June 2026, AMI welcomed Dr Hashem Morvarid to deliver a research seminar addressing one of...
The research area of Islamic Mysticism and Spirituality at Al-Mahdi Institute convened an...
About the Podcast: In this episode of Thinking Islam, we explore the themes of Professor Justin...
On 29th April 2026, AMI welcomed Professor William Gallois from the Institute of Arab and Islamic...
On 27–28th April 2026, Al-Mahdi Institute hosted the conference “Who Cares? Care and Support...
Thinking Islam Ep. 14: Who Controls the Story of Power? Islamism & Narrative with Dr Fatemeh Sadeghi
About the Podcast: In this episode of Thinking Islam, Dr Fatemeh Sadeghi explores the powerful role...
On 31st March 2026, AMI welcomed Professor Robert Wintemute to deliver a research seminar examining...
About the Podcast: In this episode of Thinking Islam, we explore Dr Hassan Abbas‘s acclaimed...
About the Podcast: In this episode of Thinking Islam, Dr Abdolkarim Soroush invites us into what he...
On 14th January 2026, AMI welcomed Dr Hassan Abbas to deliver a research seminar based on his...
About the Podcast: Drawing from his forthcoming book Senses of Mourning: Moharram Performances in...
About the Podcast: In this episode, we explore the dynamic intersections between Hindu and Islamic...
On 26th November 2025, AMI welcomed Dr Zairu Nisha from the University of Delhi to explore a...
How do political stories shape our sense of justice, belonging, and authority? What role do...
About the Podcast: In this episode of Thinking Islam, we explore these profound questions with Dr...
Al-Mahdi Institute (AMI), through its Muslims, Societies, and Cultures research area, in...
About the Podcast: In this episode, we grapple with fundamental questions about revelation and...
Introduction: On 27th September 2025, Al-Mahdi Institute welcomed Dr Ankur Barua from the University...
About the Podcast: In this episode, we explore the profound emotional trajectories within the...
Introduction On 5th August 2025, the Al-Mahdi Institute welcomed Professor Mahmoud Morvarid for a...
About the Podcast: In this episode, we explore one of the most contentious questions in Islamic...
Al-Mahdi Institute, in collaboration with Duke University’s Department of Religious Studies and the...
The 13th AMI Contemporary Fiqhi Issues Workshop gathered eminent scholars of Islamic law, theology...
About the Podcast: In this episode, we explore the complex intersection between Shi’a Muslim...
About the Podcast: In this episode, we explore how Islamic approaches to mental health challenge...
About the Podcast: In this episode, we critically examine the journey of hadith from the Prophet to...
On 14th – 15th April 2025, Al-Mahdi Institute welcomed scholars from around the world for a...
Introduction to the Codex Mashhad The Qurʾān, as the central scripture of Islam, has been...
About the Podcast: In this episode, we explore how fasting can free the mind and serve as a pathway...
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On Tuesday, 11th February 2025, AMI hosted a research seminar led by Dr Saeko Yazaki titled ‘To...
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On Wednesday, 22nd January 2025, AMI hosted a research seminar led by Shaykh Arif Abdulhussain...
About the Podcast: In this episode, we explore the nuanced relationship between science, mysticism...
In this book talk, Farhana Mayer presents her book, ‘An Introduction to Qur’anic Ecology and...
On Tuesday, 26th November 2024, Dr Belal Alabbas presented a research seminar at AMI entitled...
On Wednesday, 20 November 2024, AMI hosted an engaging and thought-provoking research seminar led by...
On Wednesday 11th September 2024, AMI’s Muslims, Societies, and Cultures research area was...
On Wednesday, 4th September 2024, the Department for Islamic Legal Studies at Al-Mahdi Institute...
On 9th May 2024, Dr Mazhar Ali Bari (Ghulam Bari Foundation and Cogovation) and Dr Biliana Popova...
On the 8th of May, The Department of Mysticism and Spirituality hosted a seminar by AMI’s...
On the 22nd and 23rd of April 2024, the Department of Mysticism and Spirituality (DMS) held its...
On 12th – 13th February 2024, the Department of Hadith and History at Al-Mahdi Institute held...
On 7th February 2024, Dr Ali Rida Rizek presented a research seminar at AMI entitiled ‘Between...
On 30th January 2024, Farhana Mayer presented a research seminar at AMI on ‘Qur’anic Principles of...
Al-Mahdi Institute held a two-day international Quranic Studies conference, marking a new chapter in...
On the 16th of March 2023, The Inter-Religious Symposia (IRS) Platform held its inaugural academic...
The Al-Mahdi Institute held its first academic workshop of the year on 20–21 February 2023 by...
The first two days of July 2021 saw Al-Mahdi Institute (AMI) host the 9th consecutive...
AMI Research Seminar: “Islam, Justice and Gendered Equality” by Prof. Qudsia Mirza (Birbeck College)
This year’s Research Seminar series kicked-off with a presentation from Birkbeck’s (UoL)...
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Gelatine is a colourless and flavourless protein which is derived primarily from collagen found in...
Nail polish is a chemical substance that is applied to the nails and, after drying, forms a solid...
A common perception exists among Muslims that the Quran cannot be recited without wudū’ (ritual...
Surrogacy is a process by which a woman carries and delivers a child for a couple or individual who...
On 29th November 2025, the Centre for Intra-Muslim Studies (CIMS) convened a roundtable dialogue...
The determination of prayer timings is one of the fundamental aspects of Islamic ritual practice...
Breast milk is universally recognised as the best source of nourishment for babies. It provides...
According to the popular understanding of Sharia, it is considered impermissible for a Muslim man to...
Some Muslim scholars have imposed restrictions on women reciting and touching the Qur’an during the...
Muslim jurists categorise the types of bleeding experienced by women into three main categories. The...
On the 10th of January 2025, Al-Mahdi Institute (AMI) hosted a roundtable conference entitled...
The Centre for Islamic Decrees and Doctrines (DIA) successfully organised and delivered its first...
Disagreements regarding determining when the new month starts have become commonplace amongst Muslim...
One of the beneficial technological advancements of the 21st century is that a digital copy of the...
Self-flagellation has a long and complex history, predating Islam, stemming from ancient...
Polygyny is the practice of a man marrying more than one wife at the same time. Islam did not...
Self-flagellation has a long and complex history, predating Islam, stemming from ancient...
The Islamic principle of amr bi-l-maʿrūf wa nahī ʿan al-munkar (enjoining the good and forbidding...
There is a growing demand for the supply of halal meat in the UK, mirroring the scale and...
Marriage is considered a sacred and important institution in Islam and is considered one of the...
In Islam, conducting the funeral rites of a deceased Muslim is a collective obligation (al-wājib...
Tattooing, which is the practice of marking the skin permanently with designs and patterns, is an...
Many Muslim scholars argue that apart from practising the fundamentals of religion, which unify the...
In Islam fasting for the sake of gaining proximity to God is a recommended (mustaḥab) act. However...
Music and singing are age-old forms of human entertainment and expression. In fact, there is no...
Recent events like the global pandemic and disruptions in supply chains of essential commodities...
Muslim jurists normally prohibit shaking hands with opposite genders (or more specifically...
Many Muslim jurists claim that dogs – like pigs – are classified as being impure, and thus any...
The sharia mandates that a capable Muslim (mukallaf) must pray five daily obligatory prayers.1...
Hajj, or the pilgrimage to Mecca, is obligatory (wājib) for all Muslims who have the necessary means...
Vaccinating the population against Covid-19 via the administration of two injections a few weeks...
Lateral flow tests and PCR tests are pivotal to the strategy adopted by many countries to prevent...
Prostration (sajda) is a necessary part of the Muslim daily prayer (salat). Whilst all Muslims agree...
Music has been found to have both beneficial and detrimental effects on people who listen to it...
Games that are conventionally associated with gambling are also often played without any wagers...
The death of Uthman bin Affan, the third caliph, led to civil unrest and conflict within the Muslim...
Holding communal gatherings to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (as) during Muharram is...
The Covid-19 pandemic has raised concerns regarding the safety of fasting during the holy month of...
All Muslims are required to fast during the holy month of Ramadan. However, there are certain...
Muslim jurists generally claim that during the early stages of pregnancy, a woman is required to...
It is obligatory for a Muslim to fast during the holy month of Ramadan. According to most jurists, a...
A child is required to fast as soon as they reach the age of bulūgh (commonly translated as puberty...
Muslim jurists generally claim that breastfeeding mothers or nurses are required to fast during the...
There are many cases where individuals who regularly take prescribed medications are deemed healthy...
Although the obligation of fasting in the holy month of Ramadan is incumbent upon every Muslim...
In accordance with clear injunctions of the Quran and Sunna, it is obligatory for a Muslim to fast...
The Quran and hadith literature point towards overarching principles of justice, equality, human...
A non-Muslim is an individual who denies one of the three fundamental tenets of Islam, which include...
The term bulūgh is commonly translated as ‘puberty’ or ‘maturity’. It represents the stage when a...
Earth is the third planet from the Sun in the solar system and is part of a vast network of...
The time of maghrib is at sunset. However, Muslim scholars have historically held two different...
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