Islam has based its social structure on the institution of family. For the development of such a society in which the basic unit is the family, it is essential to regard chastity and modesty as fundam...
Since the Qur’ān has in no way obligated us to adopt a particular method in proving a crime, it is absolutely certain that a crime stands proven in Islamic law just as it is done so in accordance with...
In recent times, the view of our jurists about the testimony of women has remained a subject of hot debate. The general view in this regard is that in cases of Hudūd, female witnesses are in no way ac...
DRINKING The punishment of drinking had been fixed at eighty stripes by ‘Umar (raa) during his period after he had consulted the members of his shūrā. In the time of the Prophet (sws), this offence wa...
In Islamic terminology, apostasy means the rejection and renunciation of faith by a Muslim. In our Fiqh, the punishment for apostasy is death. The tradition upon which the verdict is based is narrated...
THEFT According to the Qur’ān, the punishment for theft is amputation of the hands: As to the thief, male or female, cut off their hands as a reward of their own deeds, and as an exemplary punishment...
The Qur’ān mentions the purpose of administering the punishments it prescribes: The purpose of the death penalty is to safeguard man's existence in this world: There is life for you in Qisās, O men of...
The poise and balance of a society heavily depends on the poise and balance of the attitudes and tendencies of its people. Whenever human attitudes cross their natural limits disorder and discord resu...
The word sha‘āir is the plural of sha‘īrah and implies certain objects which indicate and symbolically represent certain realities. In religious parlance, it implies those manifestations of the Sharia...
More than one-fourth of the Quranic Surahs begins with certain abbreviated letters called Huroof-i-Muqatta'aat. These letters are actually the names of the respective surahs, as is evident from the Qu...
This issue marks the end of the fifth year of the journal's short but challenging history. Five years ago, we had embarked on this mission with these words: "The inaugural issue of RENAISSANCE is befo...
The Islamic faith is based on belief in Allah. When a person believes that the heavens and the earth and the world around him have been created by Him, and it is He who is governing them and it is He...
Muslims all over the world regard Muhammad (sws) to be a Prophet of Allah. Is this an emotional claim on their part, or merely a historical tradition they are clinging to? It is the verdict of the Qur...
Belief in the Hereafter is a fundamental tenet of the Islamic faith. The real message of the Qur’ān is that this world is transitory in nature and shall one day give way to an everlasting world where...
The Farahi Foundation has been established to bring about a resurgence in the ranks of the Muslim Ummah, and to revitalize and reform its entire fabric. It has been instituted to redirect the various...
If we minutely observe our universe, it becomes evident that the Almighty has created almost everything in pairs. Both members of a pair complement one another and there exists a tremendous amount of...
The marital life of the Prophet (sws) has generally been misinterpreted by the critics of Islam. In this regard, unfortunately, the real stance of the Qur’ān has often been misconceived even by some M...
Among many other misconceptions about Islamic is the notion that it gives sanction to slavery and permits its followers to enslave prisoners of war, particularly women and establish extra-marital rela...
Among many other misconceptions about Islamic is the notion that it gives sanction to slavery and permits its followers to enslave prisoners of war, particularly women and establish extra-marital rela...
Now boast thee death; in thy possession lies ... Muhammad Salahuddin There are some people who make a complete mockery of death: they perish to prevail forever, die to live forever. Life makes them mo...
