Sūrah ‘Asr

Amīn Ahsan Islāhi demonstrates, as it is often proclaimed, that the Sūrah ‘Asr is the epitome of the pristine teachings of the Holy Qur’ān. For this, he not only employs linguistic and historical resources but also evokes referents in the Holy Qur’ān.

The Obligatory Religious Practices in Islam

This is a description of a comprehensive Hadīth narrative on the above captioned topic by Moiz Amjad and his team. The narrative is followed by a note discussing its important variations found in different anthologies of Hadīth literature.

Experiences, Questions, Analysis

Dr. Khālid Zaheer shares with us his experience with a Christian family during his stay in Britain. He draws some very important conclusions out of this experience, and wants us to take some time to think about them.

Interpreting Islam

This is a book review of Interpreting Islam, a collection of many important essays penned by various western scholars.

The Character of a Happy Life

A beautiful poem that spells out the ingredients of a happy life.

Index 2008

A meticulously compiled index by Azeem Ayub about all that has appeared in Renaissance this year.