CONTENTS * Editorial * Communicaion Ethics from the Qur’Énic Perspective – An Analysis of Selected Contemporary Exegeses — Dr. Sohirin Muhammad Solihin and Dr. Noor Mohammad Osmani * Zandaqah Heresy During the Early ‘AbbÉsid Era (750-850 C.E.) Socio- political and Economic Factors — Atta Muhammad * The Concept of the InjÊl in ×adÊth Literature – An Analytical Study — Muhammad Islam * How Commitment to Islamic Values Maintain Marital Stability — Dr. Rena Latifa * An Analysis of ZakÉt Distribution Scheme in the Light of MaqÉÎid al-SharÊ‘ah in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore — Dr. Azman Ab Rahman and Dr. Muhamad Sa‘dan Abdul Aziz * Modern Product Liability Law – Juridical Basis in Islamic Law — Dr. Muhammad Akbar Khan * ØulÍ – Facts And Effects in SharÊ‘ah Vis-a-Vis Efficacy of Pakistani Statutes and Efficiency of the Judges — Dr. Qazi Attaullah and Dr. Lutfullah Saqib * Old Versus New in the Sa‘Ëdi Expansions of the Mosque of the Prophet (œ) — Dr. Spahic Omer * Methodology of Mosque-Oriented Built Environments – Case Study of Contemporary Mosques of Iran’s Cities — Abbas Jahanbakhsh and Ahmad Aminpoor * Index – Hamdard Islamicus, Vol. XL, 2017 — Kaleem Chaghtai 5 7 45 73 107 133 165 195 227 267 293 Editor-in-Chief: Mrs. Sadia Rashid Editor: Dr. Ansar Zahid Khan Published by Hamdard Foundation Pakistan, Nazimabad, Karachi-74600, Pakistan. Telephones:36440184, 36616001-4, 36620945-49 Telefax: (92-21) 36611755 e-Mails: islamicus@hamdard.edu.pk hfp@hamdardfoundation.org Websites: www.hamdardfoundation.org [Hamdard Foundation Pakistan] www.hamdardlabswaqf.org [Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf)] www.hakimsaid.info [Idara-e-Said] Articles from this Journal are indexed in the Religion Index One: Acquisitions Specialist, American Theological Library Association, 300 S. Wacker Dr Ste 2100, Chicago, IL 60606, USA. The Hamdard Islamicus is also indexed by the Index to the Study of Religion Online: A cross-searchable database and bibliography of journal articles (ISSN: 1876-6641) http://media.brill.nl/c/isr/ which is the online version of the Brill Journal Science of Religion, published by the Brill Publishers (Netherlands/USA), P.O.Box 9000 2300 PA Leiden, The Netherlands. Articles and photographs in this issue may not be reproduced unless previous permission has been obtained from the Editor. Price Inland Foreign Pak. Rs. US $ Annual 650/- 120/- Single Copy 165/- 035/- Foreign airmail registered Postage: US$20/- Printed by MAS Printers, Nazimabad, Karachi-74600, Pakistan. HAMDARD ISLAMICUS Quarterly Journal of Studies and Research in Islam Recognized by the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan Vol. XLI January-June 2018 Nos. 1 & 2