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A Summary of Rulings

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The English translation of the Risalatul Fiqh (text of Islamic Laws) of Grand Ayatullah Nasir Makarem Shirazi, with a helpful addition of a glossary of Arabic terms appended at the end for the benefit of non-Arabic speakers.

Originally found in Al-Islam.org. Please support their great work!
  1. Preface: Our Religious Ideology
  2. The Rules of Taqleed and Tahaarah
  3. The Rules of Prayer
  4. The Rules of Fasting
  5. The Rules of Khums
  6. The Rules of Zakah
  7. The Rules of The Pilgrimage (Hajj)
  8. The Rules of Selling and Buying
  9. The Rules of Leasing- Renting- Hiring (Ijaarah)
  10. The Rules of Loans (Qardh)
  11. The Rules of Securities (Rahn)
  12. The Rules in Matrimony and Marriage
  13. The Rules of Breastfeeding
  14. The Rules of Divorce
  15. The Rulings of Lost Property (Luqtah)
  16. The Rules of Slaughtering and Hunting
  17. The Rules of Food and Drink
  18. The Rules of Vows and Covenants
  19. The Rules of the Oath
  20. The Rules of the Will
  21. The Rules of Inheritance
  22. The Rules of Defense And Enjoining Good And Forbidding Evil
  23. Modern Issues
  24. A Glance at the Life of his Eminence Ayatullah al-‘Uzma Makarim Shirazi
  25. A Glossary of Terms
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