CONTENTS

* Editorial
* A Critique of Mohammad Arkoun’s

Views on the Qur’Én, Sunnah and
Religious Thought

— Prof. Dr. Thaheem Ushama
* Social Media, Religion and Religiosity

in Pakistan in the Era of Disruption
— Dr. Tahmina Rashid

* Reconciling the Views of ‘Umar b.
‘Abd Al-‘Aziz (R.A) (D. 101 A.H./
720 C.E.) on Mosque Decoration

— Assoc. Prof. Dr. Spahic Omer
* The Concept of IstiÎnÉ‘ in Islamic

Commercial Law (SharÊ‘Éh) and its
Possible Role in the Development of
Local Farming in Pakistan (IstiÎnÉ‘
based model for financing agriculture)

— Dr. Lutfullah Saqib and Azmat
Ullah Turabi

* The Qur’Énic Version of the Story of
Yousuf (Joseph): Labovian Analysis
of Aziz-i-Misr Episode

— Dr. Sardar Muhammad
* The Impact of ×ajj on the Society of

Bangladesh
— Mohammad Thowhidul
Islam

* A Critique of the Theocratic Model
of the Sultanate of Delhi

— Tehmeena Noreen
* The Opposition of the Shi‘ites

Towards KalÉm: with particular
references to TarjÊÍ AsÉlÊb Al-Qur’Én
and Al-RawÌ Al-Basim by the Zaidite
Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim Al-Wazir Al-
San‘Éni (D. 840/1436)

— Dr. Mufti Ali
* Some Reflection on Paradigm Shift in

Qur’Énic Interpretation on Gender
Issue Discourse

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Editor-in-Chief:
Mrs. Sadia Rashid

Associate Editor:
Dr. Nigar Sajjad Zaheer

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Vol. XLII January-June 2019 Nos. 1 & 2

  — Mahadab Banu,
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 *  Index - Hamdard Islamicus, Vol.
XLI, 2018

 — Kaleem Chaghtai
 *  Obituaries

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