6 Transformation of the Arabian
Peninsula (part 1)
by Asim Ahmad
9 IN A NUTSHELL
14 On Taqwa & Love
by Maulana Dr. Mateen Khan
16 Is There Meaning to Life
by M. Dawud Alcox
18 Introduction of Islam in the
Indian Subcontinent
by M. Yousuf Ahad
Dhu al-Qa‘da – Dhu al-Hijja 1442
July–August 2021
Volume 21 Issue 4
Patron
Hazrat Dr. Ismail Memon
Fatawa Review
Mufti Husain Ahmad Memon
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Asim Ahmad
Assistant Editors
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S. Faruqui
Associate Editor
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Contributors
Mufti Taqi Usmani
M. Omar Baig
Dr. Kamran Karatela
M. Yousuf Ahad
M. Dawud Alcox
M. Omar Baig
Asim Ahmad
Umm Thabit
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M. Atif Iqbal
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20 Spiritual Discourse
by Mufti Taqi Usmani
22 ISLAMIC FINANCE
by M. Omar Baig
25 LEARN ARABIC
Anything and Everything
26 ON TRACK
28 FATAWA
by Mufti Husain Ahmad Madani
on the cover
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From desert dwellings to high-rise buildings, the Arabian Peninsula transformed after the
discovery of oil within a quarter century, realizing a 1400 year old prophesy.
A busy thoroughfare, King Fahd Road in Riyadh is lined with high-rise buildings (right).
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