This issue contains 4 articles and 3 queries - scholarly writing, reader questions answered, and a continued record of the journal's ongoing concerns.
A reader asks about the Islamic perspective on birthday celebrations. Are they an impermissible bidʿah, or do they fall within the permitted sphere of social custom?
Is all music prohibited in Islam, or does the prohibition target only music that leads to sin? An examination of the classical texts and a nuanced contemporary reading.
A question about the scholarly positions on women leading mixed and single-sex congregational prayers, with a review of the relevant hadith and the limits of scholarly consensus.
