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Introduction From approximately the ninth century, roughly two hundred years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, charitable foundations and endowments (waqfs or awqāf) began to emerge and spread across [...]

Abstract Historians have widely discredited the narrative that the prevalence of Islam in the world today can be explained as a result of forced conversions. Without denying that there may [...]

Introduction In the wake of COVID-19, we’ve all had to deal with the sudden reality that we may not be able to perform acts of worship that are most beloved [...]

Abstract A famous ḥadīth states that ʿĀisha was 9 years old when her marriage with the Prophet ﷺ was consummated. However, in the science of ḥadīth verification (muṣṭalaḥ al-ḥadīth), there are several conditions for the veracity [...]

Immortality on Earth? Transhumanism through Islamic Lenses بِسْمِِ اللِِ الرَّحْمٰنِِ الرَّحِيْمِِ   Introduction   In 1965, an American scientist by the name of Gordon Moore made a relatively specific prediction [...]

  Taking Account of Tech: Fulfilling Our Personhood   in the Smartphone Era   بِسْمِِ اللِِ الرَّحْمٰنِِ الرَّحِيْمِِ       Preface       But random reflections on the [...]

  The Technology of Happiness   بِسْمِِ اللِِ الرَّحْمٰنِِ الرَّحِيْمِِ       Introduction       “When there is a general change of conditions,” Ibn Khaldun writes, “it is [...]

When the Earth Speaks Against Us: Environmental   Ethics in Islam   بِسْمِِ اللِِ الرَّحْمٰنِِ الرَّحِيْمِِ       Abstract     As countries around the globe frantically search for [...]