Archive · Spring 2024
Spring 2024
Published March 21, 2024 · 6 articles
Each issue gathers original scholarship and articles from contributors working across the Islamic intellectual tradition. Browse the table of contents below.
In this issue
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
