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Scholarly articles spanning philosophy, history, theology, science, and the arts — from contributors across the Muslim intellectual tradition.
- August 2025 Summer 2025 — Al-Andalus History
Al-Andalus: The Golden Age of the West
Shaykh Hammad Mustafa al-Madani al-Qadri, Editor-in-Chief, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
Between 711 and 1492, Islamic Spain embodied the pinnacle of civilisational splendour — a golden age that laid the foundations for the European Renaissance while standing as one of the great intellectual achievements of the Muslim world.
- August 2025 Summer 2025 — Al-Andalus Spirituality
Al-Shaykh al-Akbar Ibn ʿArabi: The Mystic Scholar
Dr Samra Mursaleen, Contributor, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
Born in al-Andalus in 1165, Ibn ʿArabi shaped the trajectory of Islamic mysticism, theology, and philosophy. A study of the life, thought, and enduring legacy of the Greatest Master.
- August 2025 Summer 2025 — Al-Andalus Science
Al-Zahrawi: The Father of Surgery
Dr Abdullah Raja, Contributor, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
The tenth-century Andalusian surgeon Abū al-Qāsim al-Zahrāwī compiled Kitab al-Tasrif — a medical encyclopaedia that shaped surgical practice in Europe for five hundred years. A study of the man who taught the West how to operate.
- August 2025 Summer 2025 — Al-Andalus History
Córdoba: The Jewel of Al-Andalus
Aisha Ahmed Khan, Contributor, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
A close reading of the urban genius of tenth-century Córdoba — the largest city in Europe alongside Constantinople, where private residence, public space, and climate-sensitive design met in an Islamic vision of harmony.
- August 2025 Summer 2025 — Al-Andalus History
The Rise and Fall of al-Andalus
Ahmad Mustafa al-Arabi al-Qadri, Contributor, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
A reading of Islamic Spain's eight-hundred-year arc through the lens of Ibn Khaldun's cyclical theory of sovereignty — and the erosion of asabiyya that brought al-Andalus from beacon to ruin.
- March 2024 Spring 2024 Health
A Muslim's Lifelong Marathon
Dr Wassim Drissi, Contributor, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
On the Prophetic ethic of physical movement — aerobic exercise, ageing, and the science of treating the body as an amana.
- March 2024 Spring 2024 Spirituality
A Paradigm of Positivity: Thinking Well of Your Creator
Basima Hassan Qadri, Contributor, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
On the Prophetic tradition of husn al-dhann — thinking well of Allah — and how our paradigms of perception shape what we receive from the Creator.
- March 2024 Spring 2024 Society
Fading Footprints: The Erosion of Communal Care in Western Muslim Diasporas
Saira Faruq, Editor & Contributor, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
On the slow disappearance of communal care — and what diasporic Muslim communities lose when the village ceases to raise the elder.
- March 2024 Spring 2024 Health
Healing Beyond the Physical: The Importance of Spiritual Guidance
Dr Madeeha Mian Drissi, Senior Editor & Contributor, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
Modern medicine treats the body. A complete medicine treats the soul. On the necessity of a spiritual guide for holistic wellbeing.
- March 2024 Spring 2024 Spirituality
Melodies of the Ney: The Essence of Rumi's Mathnawi
Shaykh Hammad Mustafa al-Madani al-Qadri, Editor-in-Chief, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
Listening to the lamentation of the reed — a journey into Mawlana Jalal al-Din Rumi's Mathnawi, the stations of the salik, and the maqamat of ʿishq.
- March 2024 Spring 2024 Education
Retracing the Iqbalian Approach to Education
Hayat-ul-Mir Tahir Khan, Contributor, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
On Allama Iqbal's vision for Muslim education — knowledge united with spiritual abundance, intellectual freedom, and the Prophetic example.
- August 2023 Summer 2023 Spirituality
Nature: A Path to Strengthen Our Relationship with Allah and His Beloved Messenger
Dr Madeeha Mian Drissi, Senior Editor & Contributor, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
Exploring the spiritual, mental, and physical benefits of reconnecting with nature, drawing on Quranic verses and Prophetic traditions that reveal how the natural world glorifies Allah and recognises His Beloved Prophet (PBUH).
- August 2023 Summer 2023 Society
Finding and Being Your True Self
Safyah A. Malik, Contributor, Al-Nahda Journal
An examination of how social media platforms can erode Muslim identity through dysmorphia, cyberbullying, and psychological changes, with practical guidance on using technology mindfully to preserve one's authentic self and faith.
- August 2023 Summer 2023 Health
Healthspan: The Strength of a Muslim and the Power of Training
Dr Wassim Drissi, Contributor, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
A comprehensive look at the science of resistance training and its role in promoting healthspan, drawing on Prophetic wisdom to argue that maintaining physical strength is both a medical imperative and a spiritual act of worship.
- August 2023 Summer 2023 Law
Khulʿ and Compensation: Must a Woman Purchase Her Freedom?
Dr. Ghazala Hassan Qadri, Contributor, Al-Nahda Journal
A scholarly examination of the female-initiated divorce right of khulʿ in Ḥanafī jurisprudence, challenging the common misconception that a wife must return her mahr to obtain a divorce, and revealing the nuanced protections Islamic law affords women.
- August 2023 Summer 2023 Psychology
The Motivated Muslim: Bridging Neuroscience and Islamic Wisdom
Dr Abdullah Raja, Contributor, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
An exploration of the neuroscience behind motivation and its connection to fluctuating levels of iman, offering four practical methods rooted in both modern psychology and Prophetic tradition to strengthen faith through dopamine-driven action.
- August 2023 Summer 2023 History
The Muslim World Today: The Importance of Investing in Education, Research and Development
Shaykh Hammad Mustafa al-Madani al-Qadri, Editor-in-Chief, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
An exploration of the Islamic Golden Age's remarkable scientific and intellectual achievements, and a compelling case for why Muslim countries today must invest far more in education, research and development to rekindle that legacy of knowledge and progress.
- August 2023 Summer 2023 Technology
Truth Amidst Misinformation: Into the Multiverse of AI
Ali Ahmed Malik, Contributor, Al-Nahda Journal
An exploration of how Muslims can navigate the era of generative AI and misinformation by leveraging digital literacy, understanding the limitations of tools like ChatGPT, and remaining grounded in the pursuit of al-haq (The Truth) through divine knowledge.
- March 2023 Spring 2023 History
An Intellectual Renaissance and Muslim Enlightenment
Shaykh Hammad Mustafa al-Madani al-Qadri, Editor-in-Chief, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
A call to rekindle Muslim intellectual thought by reflecting on the rich academic heritage of the Islamic Golden Age, the forces that suppressed it, and the path toward a new era of enlightenment and civilisational progress.
- March 2023 Spring 2023 Health
Healing or Abating Symptoms
Dawood Mehmood, Contributor, Al-Nahda Journal
A critical comparison of the modern reductionist medical approach with the holistic healing tradition of Islamic medicine, arguing that true healing requires treating the mind, body, and soul in alignment with the Six Principles of Living.
- March 2023 Spring 2023 Health
The Outer and Inner Dimensions of Fasting
Dr Madeeha Mian Drissi, Senior Editor & Contributor, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
An exploration of fasting's dual nature in Islam -- the outer physical dimension supported by modern medical research, and the inner spiritual dimension rooted in mindfulness, taqwa, and submission to the will of Allah.
- March 2023 Spring 2023 History
The Perfect Role Model
Mubeen Hussain, Contributor, Al-Nahda Journal
An examination of how the moral excellence of Prophet Muhammad served as the foundation for Islamic civilization's rise, demonstrating that Islam spread not by conquest but through the embodiment of the Prophet's exemplary character.
- March 2023 Spring 2023 Education
Young and Studious: A Lost Practice
Somia, Contributor, Al-Nahda Journal
An exploration of the Islamic imperative for early childhood education, examining how the first seven years of a child's life are critical for forming a positive Muslim identity and how modern parents can balance secular and religious learning.