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Al-Jami’ of Ma’mar bin Rashid: Extinct or Extant?
Download pdf here Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract The Jami’ of Ma’mar is one of the earliest hadith compilations extant today and its existence refutes the
Ijtihad: Concept and Queries
Download pdf here Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani Translated by Adeel Abstract More and more people are looking to ijtihad as a means towards the annulment or
Q&As about Minorities and Slaves in Islamic Law
Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani Q 1. For People of the Book, meaning those who belong to Judaism or Christianity, does Islamic law give them a
The Critique of Criticism: Analysis of Ibn Khaldun’s Objections to the Narrations about al-Mahdi
Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi*[1] Translated and Annotated by Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract Belief in the advent of Imam al-Mahdi is an important tenet for the
An Outline Of Orientalist Aberrations About Islam
Muhammad Hasan Askari Certain key features of [the orientalist] tradition were succinctly summarized by Muhammad Hasan Askari (1919-1978) in a short two-part treatise. [1] Part
Domestic Violence: Critique of some modern opinions on Quran 4:34
Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract Muslim communities face increasing pressure to integrate with the prevailing secular culture by reinterpreting their values that clash with the existing
Does Islam Allow Wife-Beating? The Traditional Understanding of Qur’an 4:34
Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract Incidents of domestic violence in Muslim families are attributed by many to the verse 4:34 from the Holy Qur’an, which is
Should women go out and work like men? An Islamic Perspective
Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani Translated by Adeel* These days the idea that women should work with men on equal footings is pressed upon with full
Islam- A System of Life or an Apolitical Set of Beliefs, Rituals and Morals?
Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract Many of the confusions about Islam persist for the failure to understand the scope and outlook of Islam towards the world.