Whether it was a big bang that brought our world into existence or something else, the bitter truth is that we are living in a place full of misery and suffering. The torment that men inflict on each...
Fundamentals of Understanding Islam Explained in this essay are fundamental principles that Jāved Ahmad Ghāmidī has applied while forming a comprehensive understanding of the corpus of Islam. His appr...
Are Muslims a Single Nation? This essay is an attempt by Javed Ahmad Ghāmidī to reconcile the concept of brotherhood, verbalized in the Holy Qur’ān, and a modern idea of nationality based on well dema...
Subject Matter of the Holy Qur’ān Ghāmidī clears a grave misconception about the Holy Qur’ān – an error which has inflicted clossal loss to Muslims in alienating them from the divine scripture without...
… And the List is Unending! A short essay that highlights the importance of being thankful to God in all circumstances. Tafsīr of the Bismillāh Verse Farāhi’s exposition of the oft-repeated verse of t...
Sūrah Balad Amīn Ahsan Islāhī unfolds allusions made in the sūrah that, while rebuking the audience about their inept behaviour towards Islam, highlights what they were supposed to do as a progeny of...
Mosques Mosques signify a joint between Muslims and their rulers as these constitute the house of worship for all of them – contends Ghāmidī. He suggests certain measures which, if followed, would hel...
The Lawful and the Unlawful What is allowed and what is not is, of course, a very pertinent question for every believer. Since what we do in this world has ultimate bearing on the afterlife, we cannot...
Jihād and War in Islam Jāved Ahmed Ghāmidī expounds his understanding of the Islamic guidelines on armed offensives. He differentiates war against disblief from a battle to curb oppression. He also en...
Head Covering for Women Jāved Ahmed Ghāmidī, while drawing upon injuctions of the Holy Qur’ān, explains his viewpoint on one of the most significant issues facing Muslim ladies in both Muslim and non-...
Forbidding Wrong Jāved Ahmed Ghāmidī elucidates one of the oft-quoted Hadīth narrative in the domain of propagation. He argues that the intended meaning is far away from the popular meaning construed...
If a person lends money to someone and then demands profit on it, then this is called “interest”. At first sight, there does not seem to be any difference between it and rent. However, a deep delibera...
Implementation of the Sharī‘ah (Divine Law) Ghāmidī reflects on the ideology of people who believe in using force to implement the sharī‘ah. He, while criticising their stance, presents arguments for...
Women Travelling with a Mahram This essay outlines how Jāved Ahmed Ghāmidī looks at the prophetic narratives that ask women not to travel without a mahram. He exhibits that it was a specific directive...
Islam and the Taliban Ghāmidī reflects on the present day situation faced by Muslims in Pakistan and other countries as well. He, while analyzing the Taliban dogma, presents his understanding of Islam...
Our Education System This article by Jāved Ahmad Ghāmidī laments the crisis that have plagued our education system for long. Nonetheless, Ghāmidī maintains that not all is lost for good; if some corre...
Sighting the Moon A brief exposition by Jāved Ahmed Ghāmidī touching upon a contemporary issue that Muslims face, especially in the Indian Sub-continent. Ghāmidī, while explicating relevant Hadīth nar...
Sūrah Tīn This is a commentary of the Sūrah Tīn by the celebrated exegete of the Holy Qur’ān – Amīn Ahsan Islahī. This sūrah begins with four oaths, the meaning and significance of which has been a su...
Sūrah Bayyinah This is a commentary of Sūrah Bayyinah by Amīn Ahsan Islāhī. He has unveiled many grammatical and semantic implications of the Qur’ānic text. Sūrah Ā-i ‘Imrān (64-80) This is an annotat...
Sūrah ‘Alaq In this commentary of the Sūrah ‘Aalaq, Amīn Ahsan Islāhī has made a very valuable contribution to the exegetical literature of Muslims. Apart from probing the first revelation claim regar...
