14 10
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OUR CREED
6 On Knowledge and Knowing
by Dr. Maulana Mateen A. Khan
9 IN A NUTSHELL
The answer to all forms of
depression.
ISLAM MATTERS
10 Gender Bias in Fiqh
by Areeba Baig
13 Did You Know
SHINING STARS
14 The Bowslinger: Sa’d bin
Abi Waqqas a Part III
by Abu Saalem
Jamadi al-Ula, Jamadi al-Thani 1441
Jan-Feb 2020
Volume 22, Issue 7
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Hazrat Dr. Ismail Memon
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Areeba Baig
Omar Baig
Shaykh Omar Baloch
Dr. Maulana Mateen A. Khan
Abu Saalem
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M. Atif Iqbal
M. Masood Memon
Mufti Husain Ahmad Memon
M. Irfan Sadiq
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KNOW THE QUR’AN
21 Synonyms and the Miracle
of Qur’an
by Shaykh Omar Baloch
WORLD WITHIN
24 Spiritual Discourses Part I
by Mufti Taqi Uthmani
26 FATAWA
by Mufti Husain Ahmad
Madani
28 LEARN ARABIC
Cover photo: Aerial view of Eyup Sultan Mosque adjacent to the tomb of the blessed sahabi, Abu
Ayyub al-Ansari g, in the Eyup district of Istanbul, Turkey. The masjid is northwest of the Golden
Horn and near the Bosphorus Strait.
CORRECTION | Nov-Dec issue: In article “Rabi al-Awwal: A reminder” the month of Rabi al-Awwal
was incorrectly published as the fourth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the third month of
the Islamic calendar.