Brief Introduction to the Contents

In this Issue…

Jhangeer Hanif

Head Covering for Women

Jāved Ahmed 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-Islamic states.

Sūrah Takwīr

Replete with myriad oaths, Sūrah Takwīr needs explanation at the hands of connoisseurs like Amīn Ahsan Islāhī. He, primarily due to his specific viewpoint on the utility of oaths, dwells on each oath and unravels its significance in the related context.

Excellence and Inherent Limitations of the Isnād

Islāhī believes that isnād is pivotal in the discipline of Hadīth criticism but it is not the ultimate measure of truth, ensuring complete safety from error. He points out a number of inherent limitations inextricably annexed with isnād, meriting other criteria to be accompanied with it to establish soundness of Hadīth.

An Etiquette relating to Visiting the Mosque as mentioned in Ahadīth

This is a comprehensive text of different narratives attributed to the Holy Prophet (sws) on the above captioned topic along with its requisite explanation by Moiz Amjad and his team.

Queries

Tariq Mahmood Hashmi responds to questions primarily in the light of Ghāmidī’s views and findings.