Monthly Renaissance

In this Issues

Jan 2007	Brief Introduction to the Contents	Jhangeer Hanif
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Qur'an

Jan 2007	Principles of Understanding the Qur’ān	Javed Ahmad Ghamidi/ (Tr. by Shehzad Saleem)
Sep 2007	Occasion of Revelation	Hamīd Uddīn Farāhī / (Tr. by Tariq Hashmi)
Oct 2007	Qur’ānic Nazm	"
Nov 2007	Linguistic Sources of Interpretation	"
Dec 2007	Historical Sources of Interpretation	"
"	Qur’ānic Imagery of Light and Darkness	Dr Fauzia Tanveer Sheikh

Faith & Beliefs

Jul 2007	The Basic Premise of Religion	Javed Ahmad Ghamidi/ (Tr. by Shehzad Saleem)
Aug 2007	The Essence of Faith	"
"	How is Faith acquired and strengthened?	Dr. Khalid Zaheer
Sep 2007	Belief in God (1): His Being	Javed Ahmad Ghamidi/ (Tr. by Shehzad Saleem)
Oct 2007	Attributes of God	"
Nov 2007	The Dealings and Practices of God	"
Dec 2007	Belief in the Angels	"

Ethics

May 2007

Morals and Morality

Javed Ahmad Ghamidi/
(Tr. by Shehzad Saleem)

Da'wah

Feb 2007

The Islamic Sharī‘ah of Preaching

Javed Ahmad Ghamidi/
(Tr. by Shehzad Saleem)

Worship

Mar 2007	Islamic Sharī‘ah of the Prayer (1)	Javed Ahmad Ghamidi/ (Tr. by Shehzad Saleem)
Apr 2007	Islamic Sharī‘ah of the Prayer (2)

Economic Issues

Sep 2007

Heads for Zakāh Spending

Amin Ahsan Islahi/
(Tr. by Jhangeer Hanif)

Reflections

Jul 2007	Al Mawrid – Present and Future	Salman Hafeez
Aug 2007	Approaches towards Understanding Islam	Kamran Bashir Sheikh
Sep 2007	The Originalist Approach to Understanding Islam	Dr. Khalid Zaheer
Oct 2007	Some Popular Misconceptions of the Muslims	"
Dec 2007	Experiences, Questions, Analysis	"

Philosophy

Aug 2007	Influence of Muslim Philosophy on the West	Osman Amin
Sep 2007	A Resume of Atrabic Philosophy	S.M. Yusuf

Education

Jul 2007	Islamic, Arabic and Turkish Studies at the Justus-Liebig-University Giessen	Angelika Hartmann
Aug 2007	Brighten Your Future: Guidelines for the Education of your Children	Rehan Ahmed/ (Tr. by Muhammad Hanif)

Book Review

Aug 2007	Muslims in Secular India: Problems and Prospects in Education	Yoginder Sikand
Sep 2007	The Psychology of Religion: A short Introduction	Naumana Amjad
Oct 2007	‘Ulūm al-Qur’ān: An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur’ān	Faria Shahid
Nov 2007	Early Islam: Collected Articles	Noureen Ismail Mervani
Dec 2007	Islam: A Concise Introduction	Nabeeha Qazi

Rhyme & Reason

Jul 2007	Gabriel and Lucifer	Dr Muhammad Iqbāl/ Tr. by Asif Iftikhar
Aug 2007	O Land Mine!	Faiz Ahmad Faiz/ Tr. by Asif Iftikhar
Sep 2007	The Character of a Happy Life	Sir Henry Wotton
Dec 2007	Islam: A Concise Introduction	Nabeeha Qazi

Fifty Common Misconceptions about Islam

Jun 2007

Fifty Common Misconceptions about Islam

Shehzad Saleem

I .The Qur’ān

1. The Qur’ān is an Incoherent Book

2. The Qur’ān has Variant Readings

3. The Qur’ān was revealed on Seven Ahruf

4. Only God knows the Meaning of certain Qur’ānic Verses

5. The Qur’ān is a Manual of Complete Knowledge

II. Sunnah and Hadīth

1. Sunnah and Hadīth are Synonymous

2. Every Act of the Prophet (sws) is a Sunnah

3. The Qur’ān should be interpreted through Hadīth

4. Hadīth are as Authentic as the Qur’ān

5. Āhadīth can be interpreted Independently

III. Worship and Worship Rituals

1. Making Vows of Worship is Recommended

2. Praying after the ‘Asr Prayer is Forbidden

3. The Almighty asked for Ishmael’s Sacrifice

4. Charity can be given instead of Animal Sacrifice

5. Zakāh cannot be given to Non-Muslims

IV. Political Issues

1. A Muslim Ruler has the Right to Overrule the Majority

2. Muslims of a Non-Muslim Country should Unite Politically

3. Defiance of anti-Islamic Laws of a Non-Muslim Country

4. Muslims are Duty-Bound to establish an Islamic State

5. Muslim Rulers shall always belong to the Quraysh

V. Economics Issues

1. Islam has an Economic System

2. Interest is analogous to Rent

3. Interest can be charged for a Noble Cause

4. Commercial Interest is not forbidden by Islam

5. Interest can be charged from Non-Muslims

VI. Women Issues

1. Women are less Sensible than Men

2. Islam Permits Men to keep Slave Women

3. Women must travel with a Mahram

4. Women will Outnumber Men in Hell

5. Women are Inferior to Men

VII. Family Issues

1. A Wife cannot go out without the Husband’s Permission

2. A Wife cannot Refuse Sex to the Husband

3. A Husband has the absolute Right to beat his Wife

4. Regarding Divorce and Divorce Declarations

5. Regarding Halālah

VIII. Punishments

1. Regarding Severity in Islamic Punishments

2. Apostasy is Punishable by Death

3. A Woman has Half a Man’s Testimony

4. A Woman has Half a Man’s Diyat

5. Punishment even if a Crime is not Fully Proven

IX. Jihād

1. Jihād can be waged without State Authority

2. Jihād is only for Self-Defence

3. Qitāl is a lesser Jihād

4. Islam was spread by the Sword

5. Regarding the Basis of Jihād

X. Non-Muslims

1. All Non-Muslims are Kāfirs

2. Friendship with Non-Muslims is Prohibited

3. Non-Muslims should be greeted in an Inferior Way

4. Non-Muslims shall Necessarily be Doomed in the Hereafter

5. Muslims should Curse Non-Muslims in the Prayer

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