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Qur'anic Exegesis
- Surah al-Fatir   (April 2021)
- Surah al-Hujurat   (March 2021)
- Surah al-Sajdah   (February 2021)
- Surah Su‘ad   (January 2021)
- 48 - Surah al Fath   (December 2020)
- Surah al-Fath   (December 2020)
- 47 - Surah Muhammad   (December 2020)
- Surah al-Dukhan   (November 2020)
- Surah al-Ahqaf   (November 2020)
- Surah al-Jathiyah   (November 2020)
- Surah Zukhruf   (October 2020)
- Surah Shura   (September 2020)
- Surah Ha Mim al-Sajdah   (August 2020)
- Surah al-Mu’min   (July 2020)
- Surah al-Zumar   (June 2020)
- Surah al-Saffat   (May 2020)
- Surah Yasin   (April 2020)
- Surah Saba   (March 2020)
- Surah Qasas   (February 2020)
- Surah Luqman   (January 2020)
- Surah Ahzab   (December 2019)
- Surah al-Rum   (November 2019)
- Surah al-‘Ankabut   (October 2019)
- Surah al-Naml   (September 2019)
- Surah al-Shu‘ara’   (August 2019)
- Surah al-Furqan   (July 2019)
- Surah al-Ra‘d   (June 2019)
- Surah al-Nur   (May 2019)
- Surah al-Mu’minun   (April 2019)
- Surah al-Hajj   (February 2019)
- Surah al-Anbiya   (January 2019)
- Surah Taha   (November 2018)
- Surah Maryam   (October 2018)
- Surah al-Kahf   (September 2018)
- Surah Bani Isra’il   (August 2018)
- Surah al-Nahl   (July 2018)
- Surah Ibrahim – Surah al-Hijr   (June 2018)
- Surah Yusuf   (May 2018)
- Surah Hud   (April 2018)
- Surah Yunus   (March 2018)
- Surah al-Tawbah (61-129)   (February 2018)
- Surah al-Tawbah (38-60)   (January 2018)
- Surah al-Tawbah (1-37)   (December 2017)
- Surah al-Anfal (41-75)   (October 2017)
- Surah al-Anfal (31-40)   (September 2017)
- Surah Nisa’ (153-176)   (August 2017)
- Surahs Muzzammil and Muddaththir   (July 2017)
- Surah al-Anfal (1-30)   (June 2017)
- Surah al-A’raf (184-205)   (May 2017)
- Surah al-A’raf (163-183)   (February 2017)
- Surah al-A’raf (152-162)   (January 2017)
- Surah al-A‘raf (123-153)   (December 2016)
- Surah al-A‘raf (80-122)   (November 2016)
- Surah al-A‘raf (57-79)   (October 2016)
- Surah al-A‘raf (26-56)   (September 2016)
- Surah al-A‘raf (1-25)   (July 2016)
- Surah An‘am (128-165)   (June 2016)
- Surah An‘am (100-127)   (April 2016)
- Surah An‘am (74-99)   (December 2015)
- Surah An‘am (46-73)   (November 2015)
- Surah An‘am (25-45)   (October 2015)
- Surah An‘am (1-24)   (September 2015)
- Surahs Ma‘un-Kawthar   (August 2015)
- Surahs Kafirun-Nasr   (August 2015)
- Surahs Lahab-Ikhlas   (August 2015)
- Surahs Falaq-Nas   (August 2015)
- Surah Zilzal – Surah ‘Aadiyat   (July 2015)
- Surah Qari‘ah – Surah Takathur   (July 2015)
- Surah ‘Asr – Surah Humazah   (July 2015)
- Surah Fil – Surah Quraysh   (July 2015)
- Surahs Tin – ‘Alaq   (June 2015)
- Surahs Qadr-Bayyinah   (June 2015)
- Surahs Shams-Layl   (May 2015)
- Surahs Duha-Alam Nashrah   (May 2015)
- Surahs Fajr-Balad   (April 2015)
- Surahs A‘la - Ghashiyah   (March 2015)
- Surahs Mutaffifin - Inshiqaq   (February 2015)
- Surahs Buruj–Tariq   (January 2015)
- Surahs ‘Asr-Humazah   (November 2014)
- Surahs Nazi‘at-‘Abas   (October 2014)
- Surahs Mursalat-Naba   (September 2014)
- Surahs Qiyamah-Dahr   (August 2014)
- Surahs Takwir – Infitar   (May 2014)
- Surahs Muzzammil and Muddaththir   (April 2014)
- Surahs Nuh and Jinn   (February 2014)
- Surahs Haqqah and Ma‘arij   (January 2014)
- Surahs Mulk - Qalam   (December 2013)
- Surahs Hashr – Mumtahinah   (October 2013)
- Surahs Hadid – Mujadalah   (September 2013)
- Surah Waqi‘ah   (July 2013)
- Surah Qamar and Surah Rahman   (June 2013)
- Surah Tur and Surah Najm   (May 2013)
- Surah Ma’idah (90-120)   (January 2013)
- Surahs Qaf and Dhariyat   (December 2012)
- Surah Ma’idah (64-89)   (November 2012)
- Surah Ma’idah (32-63)   (October 2012)
- Surah Ma’idah (1-30)   (September 2012)
- Surah Nisa’ (153-176)   (August 2012)
- Surah Nisa’ (101-152)   (July 2012)
- Surah Nisa’ (58-100)   (May 2012)
- Surah Nisa’ (36-57)   (April 2012)
- Surah Nisa’ (15-34)   (February 2012)
- Surah Nisa (1-14)   (September 2011)
- Surah Al-i ‘Imran (144-200)   (November 2010)
- Surah Al-i ‘Imran (118-143)   (May 2009)
- Surah Al-i ‘Imran (100-117)   (April 2009)
- Sūrah Al-i ‘Imrān (81-99)   (March 2009)
- Sūrah Al-i ‘Imrān (64-80)   (February 2009)
- Sūrah Āl-i ‘Imrān (42-63)   (January 2009)
- Surah Al-‘Imran (21-41)   (November 2008)
- Sūrah Āl-i ‘Imrān (1-20)   (October 2008)
- Surah al-Baqarah (275-286)   (April 2006)
- Surah al-Baqarah (261-274)   (March 2006)
- Surah al-Baqarah (252-260)   (December 2005)
- Surah al-Baqarah (242-251)   (November 2005)
- Surah al-Baqarah (233-242)   (September 2005)
- Surah al-Baqarah (222-232)   (August 2005)
- Surah al-Baqarah (204-221)   (July 2005)
- Surah al-Baqarah (196-203)   (June 2005)
- Surah al-Baqarah (178-195)   (April 2005)
- Surah al-Baqarah (163-177)   (March 2005)
- Surah al-Baqarah (142-162)   (December 2004)
- Surah al-Baqarah (122-141)   (October 2004)
- Surah al-Baqarah (101-121)   (September 2004)
- Surah al-Baqarah (83-100)   (August 2004)
- Surah al-Baqarah (61-82)   (July 2004)
- Surah al-Baqarah (40-60)   (May 2004)
- Surah al-Baqarah (30-39)   (December 2003)
- Surah al-Baqarah (26-29)   (October 2003)
- Surah al-Baqarah (17-25)   (September 2003)
- Surah al-Baqarah (8-16)   (August 2003)
- Surah al-Baqarah (1-7)   (July 2003)
- Sūrah Fātihah   (June 2003)
- Surah al-Baqarah (236-242)   (May 2003)
- Surah al-Baqarah (233-235)   (April 2003)
- Surah al-Baqarah (230-232)   (February 2003)
- Surah al-Baqarah (224-29)   (January 2003)
- Surah al-Baqarah (222-223)   (November 2002)
- Surah al-Baqarah (215-221)   (October 2002)
- Surah al-Baqarah (204-214)   (August 2002)
- Sūrah Baqarah (1-5)   (May 2002)
- An Introduction to the Seventh Group   (December 1998)
- Sūrahs Ā`lā - Ghāshīyah   (October 1998)
- Sūrahs Burūj - Tāriq   (August 1998)
- Sūrahs Mutaffifīn - Inshiqāq   (June 1998)
- Sūrahs Takwīr - Infitār   (April 1998)
- Sūrah Nāzi’āt - ‘Abas   (December 1997)
- Sūrahs Mursalāt -- Nabā   (October 1997)
- Sūrahs Qiyāmah-Dahr   (June 1997)
- Sūrah Muddaththir   (April 1997)
- Sūrah Muzzammil   (February 1997)
- Sūrah Jinn   (January 1997)
- Sūrah Nūh   (December 1996)
- Sūrah Ma‘ārij   (November 1996)
- Sūrah Hāqqah   (October 1996)
- Sūrah Qalam   (September 1996)
- Sūrah Mulk   (August 1996)
- Sūrahs Kafirūn-Nasr   (June 1996)
- Surahs Lahab-Ikhlās   (June 1996)
- Surahs Falaq-Nās   (June 1996)
- Sūrah Mā‘ūn-Kawthar   (February 1996)
- Sūrah Fīl-Quraysh   (December 1995)
- Sūrahs ‘Asr-Humazah   (November 1995)
- Sūrahs Qāri‘ah-Takāthur   (October 1995)
- Sūrahs Qadr - Bayyinah   (September 1995)
- Sūrahs Zilzāl - ‘Adiyāt   (September 1995)
- Sūrahs Tīn - ‘Alaq   (July 1995)
- Sūrahs Dhuhā-Alam Nashrah (93-94)   (May 1995)
- Sūrahs Shams-Lail (91-92)   (March 1995)
- Surahs Fajr-Balad (89-90)   (January 1995)
Qur'an
- Variant Readings   (February 2015)
- Subject Matter of the Holy Qur’ān   (May 2010)
- Principles of Understanding the Qur’an   (January 2007)
- Qur'an: The Final Book on Religion   (December 2006)
- The Importance of Classical Arabic   (March 1999)
Hadith & Sunnah
- People of Paradise   (June 2019)
- Indications of Islam, Faith, Virtue and the Day of Judgement   (May 2019)
- Principles of Determining the Sunnah   (July 2006)
- Principles of Understanding the Hadith   (July 2006)
Political Issues
- The Kashmir Issue: Javed Ahmad Ghamidi’s Perspective   (May 2020)
- Is Democracy Compatible with Islam?   (November 2017)
- Khilafah   (June 2015)
- State and Government   (May 2015)
- Islam and the State: A Counter Narrative   (April 2015)
- The Basis of Legislation   (March 2015)
- Is Democracy Compatible with Islam?   (September 2014)
- Downfall of the Muslims   (April 2014)
- Roles and Responsibilities of Muslims in the West   (December 2013)
- Islam and the State   (April 2012)
- The Rule of an Islamic Government   (November 2011)
- Fundamentals of Understanding Islam   (July 2010)
- Implementation of the Sharī‘ah (Divine Law)   (August 2009)
- The Political Law of Islam   (December 2002)
- Political Parties: Origins and Norms   (December 2002)
- The Political Law of Islām (The Basic Premise)   (April 2002)
- The Democratic Process in The Rightly Guided Caliphate   (March 2000)
- The State System   (January 2000)
- The Real Responsibility of an Islamic State   (December 1999)
- Religious Obligations of an Islamic State   (November 1999)
- Secularism and the Quaid   (July 1995)
- The Islamic Manifesto
(A Declaration of War Against The Present World)   (February 1994)
- Methodology for an Islamic Revolution   (October 1993)
- The Penal Law of Islam (1): Introduction   (October 1993)
- The Implementation of Islam: Strategy for those in Authority   (August 1993)
- The Political Law of Islam   (June 1993)
- Rights and Duties of a Citizen   (March 1993)
- Political Parties   (July 1992)
- Our Political System   (May 1992)
- The Islamic Political Law (5)   (March 1992)
- The Islamic Political Law (4)   (February 1992)
- Religious Parties   (February 1992)
- The Islamic Political Law (3)   (January 1992)
- The Islamic Political Law (1)   (December 1991)
- The Baseless Doctrine of Vicegerency of Man   (November 1991)
- The Islamic Political Law (1)   (November 1991)
- The Law of Diyat   (March 1991)
- The Islamic Manifesto
(A Declaration of War Against the Modern World)   (February 1991)
Economic Issues
- Inheritance of an Orphaned Grandchild   (May 2013)
- Distribution of Inheritance   (January 2011)
- Insurance   (November 2010)
- The Question of Interest   (September 2009)
- The Islamic Shari‘ah of Zakah   (October 2005)
- The Economic Law of Islam   (March 2003)
- Major Economic Ills of Pakistan   (August 1999)
- Distribution of Inheritance   (July 1999)
- Establishment of a Public Sector   (February 1999)
- Zakāt   (December 1998)
- A Summary of the Economic Law of Islam   (October 1998)
- The Islamic Law of Inheritance   (May 1993)
- The Economic Law of Islam   (April 1993)
- The Economic Law of Islam (4)   (February 1993)
- The Economic Law of Islam (3)   (January 1993)
- The Economic Law of Islam (2)   (December 1992)
- The Economic Law of Islam (1)   (November 1992)
- The Law of Inheritance (2)   (October 1991)
- The Law of Inheritance   (September 1991)
Social Issues
- The Noble Wives of the Prophet (sws)   (September 2015)
- Wudu and Nail Polish   (September 2014)
- Birth Control   (February 2014)
- Age of ‘Ā’ishah (rta) at her Marriage   (September 2012)
- The Right to Punish a Wife   (June 2011)
- The Right to Divorce   (April 2011)
- The Beard and Isbal-i Izar   (February 2011)
- Abortion   (December 2010)
- Hifz al-Furuj (Guarding the Private Parts)   (October 2010)
- Are Muslims a Single Nation?   (June 2010)
- Etiquette of Sexual Intimacy   (March 2010)
- The Lawful and the Unlawful   (January 2010)
- Head Covering for Women   (November 2009)
- Women Travelling with a Mahram   (July 2009)
- Divorce   (January 2004)
- Relations Prohibited for Marriage   (December 2003)
- The Social Law of Islam: Basic Principle   (October 2003)
- Directives relating to Widows   (September 2003)
- Pre-requisites of Nikāh (Marriage)   (August 2003)
- Etiquette of Sexual Intimacy   (July 2003)
- Polygamy   (June 2003)
- Rights and Obligations of the Spouses   (May 2003)
- Slavery   (April 2003)
- Rights of Orphans   (February 2003)
- Rights of Parents   (January 2003)
- Norms of Gender Interaction   (November 2002)
- The Law of Divorce (1)   (July 2002)
- The Role of our Mass Media   (August 1991)
Beliefs
- Belief in Divine Books   (September 2008)
- Belief in the Prophets   (January 2008)
- The Basic Premise of Religion   (July 2007)
Worship
- Hajj and ‘Umrah   (October 2013)
- The shari‘ah of Preaching   (January 2013)
- The Prayer   (December 2012)
- The Fast   (August 2010)
- Mosques   (February 2010)
- Sighting the Moon   (April 2009)
- Islamic Shari‘ah of the Prayer (2)   (April 2007)
- Islamic Shari‘ah of the Prayer (1)   (March 2007)
- The Islamic Shari‘ah of Preaching   (February 2007)
- The Directives of Fasting   (October 2006)
- Reaping the Blessings of Ramadan   (October 2006)
- The Islamic Shari‘ah of Preaching: (Preaching of Muhammad (sws))   (August 2006)
- Utterances of the Prayer   (May 2006)
- Rituals of the Prayer   (February 2006)
- Various types of the Prayer   (December 2005)
- The Prayer: Some Directives   (November 2005)
- Pre-Requisites of the Prayer   (May 2005)
- The Rituals of Hajj and ‘Umrah   (January 2005)
- The Ritual of Animal Sacrifice   (January 2005)
- The Fast   (November 2004)
- The Islamic Law of Worship Rituals   (August 2004)
- The Role of Mosques   (February 1997)
- Mosques   (April 1992)
Islamic Law
- The Punishment of Intentional Murder   (January 2023)
- Islamic Punishments   (January 2017)
- The Right to make a Will   (September 2013)
Ethics
- Morals and Morality   (May 2007)
Prophethood
- Itmam al-Hujjah of God’s Messengers   (January 2015)
- Belief in the Prophets   (July 2012)
- Punishment for Blasphemy against the Prophet (sws)   (March 2011)
- Some Issues pertaining to Prophethood   (March 2008)
- Some Traits of the Prophets   (February 2008)
Faith
- Belief in the Hereafter   (May 2012)
- Belief in the Angels   (December 2007)
- The Dealings and Practices of God   (November 2007)
- Attributes of God   (October 2007)
- Belief in God (1): His Being   (September 2007)
- The Essence of Faith   (August 2007)
Jihad
- Jihad and War in Islam   (December 2009)
- The Islamic Law of Jihād   (June 2002)
The Hereafter
- The Phases and Abodes of the Day of Judgement   (June 2008)
- The Signs and Events of the Day of Judgement   (May 2008)
- Belief in the Hereafter   (April 2008)
Philosophy
- The Religion of Islam   (June 2006)
Reflections
- Theory of Evolution (2)   (December 2014)
- Theory of Evolution (1)   (November 2014)
- The General and the Specific   (July 2013)
- The Source of Religion   (January 2013)
- Unassailable Knowledge   (October 2012)
- The Consensus of Muslims   (May 2012)
- Our Call to Humanity   (March 2012)
- Organ Transplantation   (August 2010)
- Forbidding Wrong   (October 2009)
- Islam and the Taliban   (June 2009)
- Characteristic Values of Muslim Culture   (February 2009)
- Sources of Islam   (July 2006)
- Oaths and their Atonement   (December 2001)
- Shrines   (September 1992)
Islamic Punishments
- Islamic Punishments   (August 2015)
- The Punishment of Intentional Murder   (December 2013)
- Religious Extremism   (October 2013)
- The Penal Law of Islam   (September 2002)
- Islamic Punishments: Some Misconceptions   (September 2002)
- What is Diyat?   (September 2002)
- The Law of Evidence   (September 2002)
- Islamic Punishments: Some Misconceptions   (October 1999)
- The Penal Law of Islam   (August 1999)
- Method of Proving a Crime: Two Exceptions   (September 1994)
- Punishments: Three Important Considerations   (August 1994)
- The Jail Punishment   (July 1994)
- The Punishments of Drinking and Apostasy   (June 1994)
- Purpose of Punishments   (May 1994)
- The Penal Law of Islam (3): Qadhf   (December 1993)
- The Penal Law of Islam (2): Theft and Fornication   (November 1993)
- The Punishment of Murdering or Injuring a Person   (September 1993)
- The Punishment for Apostasy   (June 1991)
- The Jail Punishment   (April 1991)
- The Law of Evidence   (January 1991)
Da'wah
- The Shari‘ah of Preaching   (March 2015)
- Strategy of Preaching   (November 2006)
- Preaching Responsibilities   (October 2006)
Interview
- Javed Ahmad Ghamidi on Hadith   (March 2014)
- An Interview with the Indian Media   (January 2014)
The Dietary Shari‘ah
- The Dietary Laws   (February 2002)
Education
- Our Education System   (May 2009)
- Al-Mawrid: An Introduction   (April 1994)
- Our System Of Religious Education   (August 1992)
- Our System of Education   (July 1991)
- Al-Mawrid: An Institute of Islamic Research and Education   (May 1991)
Islamic Customs and Etiquette
- Customs and Behavioral Laws   (January 2002)
Miscellaneous
- Ijtihad   (September 2011)
God and Monotheism
- Dealings and Practices of God   (September 2012)
- Verdicts of God   (July 2011)
Rhyme and Reason
- Javed Thus Spake   (June 2000)
- Shall I Compose an Elegy?   (April 2000)
Editor's Mail
- Surahs Hadid – Mujadalah   (January 1991)
The Religion of Islam
- The Religion of Islam   (August 2008)
- Faith and Beliefs   (August 2008)
- Morals and Morality   (August 2008)
- The Sharī‘ah of Worship Rituals   (July 2008)
- The Social Sharī‘ah   (July 2008)
- The Political Sharī‘ah   (July 2008)
- The Economic Sharī‘ah   (July 2008)
- The Sharī‘ah of Preaching   (July 2008)
- The Sharī‘ah of Jihād   (July 2008)
- The Penal Sharī‘ah   (July 2008)
- The Dietary Sharī‘ah   (July 2008)
- Islamic Customs and Etiquette   (July 2008)
- Oaths and their Atonement   (July 2008)
   
 
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