The RCIPT affiliated to ISCA was established in 1994 in order to explain and introduce the theoretical doctrines of Islam with a rational-narrative approach, recognizing and reconstructing the philosophical and theological heritage and responding to the intellectual doubts. In recent years, in addition to conduct research on the intellectual issues of the day, the rich...Read More

The institution of the Caliphate in Islam has an honourable place among Muslims therefore it has been discussed by many scholars throughout Islamic history. Muslim scholars have conducted investigations into the institution of Caliphate to find out whether it is based on religious or political grounds and its significancefor Muslim nations while Western scholars deemed...Read More

The book is divided into four main sections: An Introduction to Sharia; the Islamic Dream and the Chaos of the Modern Condition; the Culture of Ugliness and the Plight of Modern Islam; and Reclaiming the Sharia in the Modern Age…. Source: Australian Journal of Islamic Studies Click here to read more.Read More

In classical Islamic era, the discussion on the concept of fate (divine predestination) or qadar has created various debates with regard to its relationship to the problem of freedom (hurriya), choice (ikhtiyar) and free will (irada). The word qadar has been treated differently by various Islamic thinkers such as the jurists, the Sufis, the philosophers...Read More