Title

ISLAMIC LAWS

According to the Fatwas of His Eminence

al-Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani

FOURTH EDITION

translated and annotated by

Mohammed Ali Ismail

with new foreword and biography

THE WORLD FEDERATION

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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

ISBN: 978-1-78991-071-1 (hbk)

Fourth Edition

© The World Federation of KSIMC, 2022

published by

The World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities

Registered Charity in the UK No. 282303

The World Federation is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations

Islamic Centre, Wood Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex, United Kingdom, HA7 4LQ

www.world-federation.org

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The moral rights of the translator have been asserted.

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