Shaykh Hammad Mustafa al-Madani al-Qadri
Editor-in-Chief, Renaissance · Al-Nahda
Articles by Shaykh Hammad Mustafa al-Madani al-Qadri
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August 2025
Summer 2025 — Al-Andalus
History
Al-Andalus: The Golden Age of the West
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.
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March 2024
Spring 2024
Spirituality
Melodies of the Ney: The Essence of Rumi's Mathnawi
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.
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August 2023
Summer 2023
History
The Muslim World Today: The Importance of Investing in Education, Research and Development
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.
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March 2023
Spring 2023
History
An Intellectual Renaissance and Muslim Enlightenment
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.