Contemporary Islamic Law

Why do we start the holy month of Ramadan on different days? This is a question many have and it is a highly misunderstood topic.In this episode of Contemporary Islamic Law we will be discussing moon sightings. There is an ever growing frustration at the beginning and end of the ...  Show more

In this episode of CIL we will explore the terminology of Ehtiyat which means "precaution".This terminology is often used by scholars in their books, but misunderstood by the average readers. This show will help those reading the books of Islamic law to better understand the fatw ...  Show more

In this episode we will look into the notion of "popularity" within the Islamic legal system. There are three types of popularity. One is a reference to a hadith, one is a reference to the application of certain traditions amongst scholars and the other is the popularity of a fat ...  Show more

Is it halal or haram? Akhbaris & Usulis. In this episode we will ask a simple question , are things halal or haram by nature? Further we will examine the two main opinions by the Akhbaris and Usulis on the matter. Join Sayed Jawad Qazwini on this weeks episode of CIL as he explor ...  Show more

The big question, is music halal or haram? Many of you wonder why music is not permitted? What kind of music is halal?Sayed Jawad answers these questions and more during this weeks episode. This question has been answered numerous times but here we give you the reasoning behind t ...  Show more