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6 The Pillars of Islam
by Abdul Rahman Irshad
9 IN A NUTSHELL
10 The Science of Giving Da’wa
by M. Dawud Alcox
14 Transformation of the Arabian
Peninsula (part 2)
by Asim Ahmad
16 ‘ASHURA: A DAY OF FASTING
18 Chapter 1: The Prelude
by M. Dr. Mateen Khan
Muharram – Safar 1442
September – October 2021
Volume 21 Issue 5
Patron
Hazrat Dr. Ismail Memon
Fatawa Review
Mufti Husain Ahmad Memon
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S. Faruqui
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Contributors
Mufti Taqi Usmani
M. Omar Baig
Dr. Kamran Karatela
M. Dr. Mateen Khan
M. Dawud Alcox
Abdul Rahman Irshad
M. Abdullah Parks
Umm Thabit
Asim Ahmad
Advisory Board
M. Faisal Ansari
M. Masood Memon
M. Atif Iqbal
Mail Distribution
M. Irfan Sadiq
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20 Spiritual Discourse
by Mufti Taqi Usmani
22 ISLAMIC FINANCE
by M. Omar Baig
25 LEARN ARABIC
Sleeping on the Job
26 ON TRACK
28 FATAWA
by Mufti Husain Ahmad Madani
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One of the eight great medallions that decorates the front pier of the Ayasofya masjid.
These medallions were designed by the calligrapher Mustafa Izzet Efendi for Sultan Abdul
Majeed in 1847-49.