GHAMIDI CENTER ’S RAMADAN ’S TRANSMISSION Under the auspices of the Ghamidi Center of Islamic Learning, special broadcasts were arranged during the blessed month of Ramadan, in which programs were aired on various religious, moral, and educational topics. Javed Ahmed Ghamidi and his various students presented these programs. In these programs, most topics related to the month of Ramadan and, within it, the worship of fasting. Recordings of all the aired programs are available on the institution’s YouTube channel. AL -BAYĀN During the blessed month of Ramadan, in the Ghamidi Center’s Ramadan transmission, a program titled Al- Bayān was broadcast, in which the recitation of the Noble Qur’an and Javed Ahmed Ghamidi’s translation of the Qur’an were presented. Javed Ahmed Ghamidi’s Qur’an translation is in the voice of Shah Nawaz, whereas the recitation of the Noble Qur’an is in the voice of Mishary Rashid al-Afāsī. One episode of it continued to be broadcast daily on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. All these episodes may be viewed on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. THE VIRTUES AND RULINGS OF FASTS In the month of Ramadan, on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel, a series based on lessons on aḥādīth was broadcast under the title “The Virtues and Rulings of Fasts.” In these sessions, Javed Ahmed Ghamidi, along with explaining the virtues and rulings of fasting, also discussed making up missed fasts, the fast of a traveler, and various related juristic issues. The recordings of these lessons may be viewed on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. AUDIO V ERSION OF MAULANA MAWḌŪDĪ QUR’AN TRANSLATION During the blessed month of Ramadan, the audio version of Syed Abū al-Aʿlā Mawḍūdī’s well-known Qur’an translation was broadcast serially on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. This translation has been recorded in the voice of Arshad Maḥmūd. During the month of Ramadan, the audio of the translation of one pārah was presented daily. Recordings of all the episodes of this Qur’an translation that were broadcast are available on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. LIVE QUESTION -AND-ANSWER SESSIONS WITH THE GHAMIDI CENTER ’S SCHOLARS In the month of Ramadan, the Ghamidi Center arranged various live programs of question-and-answer with its scholars. In these sessions, participants asked religious, moral, and Ramadan-related juristic questions. Last month, two sessions in this series were held on Zoom, in which Dr. ʿAmmār Khan Nasir and Dr. ʿĀmir Gazdar answered people’s questions. The recordings of these sessions may be viewed on the institution’s YouTube channel. RAMADAN AND THE QUR’AN: SELECTED SŪRAHS In the month of Ramadan, the Ghamidi Center’s scholar Dr. Khālid Ẓahīr has continued to present, on a daily basis, a short-duration program titled “Ramadan and the Qur’an: Selected Sūrahs.” The purpose of this program was to convey to people, in an easily comprehensible manner, the blessings and beneficence of Ramadan and their message in the light of selected verses of the Noble Qur’an. All episodes of this program may be viewed on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel.
AFKĀR-E GHAMIDI Manẓūr al-Ḥasan’s weekly YouTube programme, “Afkār-e Ghamidi,” is an important means of conveying Ghamidi’s views to people in an accessible manner. In this program, Javed Ahmed Ghamidi’s ideas are explained in simple language. Among the significant topics discussed in the sessions of March 2026 were: “What are the effects of fasting?”, “What is the worship of iʿtikāf?”, and “Prominent manifestations of taqwā.” The recordings of these programmes may be viewed on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. RAMADAN : A MONTH TO BECOME A BETTER HUMAN BEING During the special broadcasts of Ramadan organized under the auspices of the Ghamidi Center of Islamic Learning, Al-Mawrid US, Muhammad Hasan Ilyas presented a special program entitled “Ramadan: A Month to Become a Better Human Being.” This programme was broadcast on the institution’s YouTube channel every Monday and Friday during the month of Ramadan. The purpose of this programme was to provide viewers an opportunity for moral and spiritual training by acquainting them with the true demands of religion. The recordings of these programmes are available on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. DIALOGUE SERIES During the special broadcasts of Ramadan under the auspices of the Ghamidi Center, an academic dialogue was arranged under the title “Dialogue Series.” In these sessions, the scholars Dr. ʿĀmir Gazdar and Shamsuddin Shigri exchanged views on various topics related to Ramadan. In this connection, with reference to the major acts of worship of Ramadan, titles such as “The reality and purpose of iʿtikāf,” “Rulings of ṣadaqat al-fiṭr,” “Juristic and legal questions related to saḥar and ifṭār,” and “The law of the ṣalāh of ʿĪd” were brought under discussion. The purpose of these sessions was to acquaint viewers with the true spirit of the routines of Ramadan and their legal rulings. The recordings of all sessions of this dialogue may be viewed on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. ABŪ AL-QĀSIM MUḤAMMAD A ḤMAD: THE STORY OF THE LIFE OF THE FINAL PROPHET In the course of the Ghamidi Center’s special broadcasts for Ramadan, arrangements were made to convey the Prophet’s biography to children and young people. The title of this series was set as “Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad Aḥmad: The Story of the Life of the Final Prophet,” which was presented by Naeem Ahmad Baloch. This programme was hosted by Daniyal Baloch, and throughout the month of Ramadan one episode was broadcast daily on the institution’s YouTube channel. All episodes of this series may be viewed on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. THE QUR’AN FOR RAMADAN On the occasion of the month of Ramadan, Dr. Shehzad Saleem’s special programme, “The Qur’an for Ramadan”, was broadcast daily on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. In this programme, Dr. Shehzad Saleem’s presented scholarly discussion on selected passages of the Noble Qur’an. This series was presented in the English language, the purpose of which was to convey the Qur’anic message to the English-speaking audience. The recordings of all episodes of this programme are available on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. THE SECRET OF THE ARABS ’ PROGRESS AND THE SIGNS OF THE NEARNESS OF THE HOUR In March 2026, during his visit to Qatar, Muhammad Hasan Ilyas had a special scholarly session recorded with Rizwan Ali, in which important topics such as “The secret of the Arabs’ progress” and “The signs of the nearness of the Hour” were discussed. In this dialogue, in particular, in the light of aḥādīth, explanations were given of the prophecies related to the construction of lofty buildings, and the point was advanced that such reports are not meant to censure an act, but rather merely to indicate temporal conditions. On this occasion, recent changes in the Arab world and the fruits of technology were also discussed in detail. The recording of this session may be viewed on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. THE QUR’AN AND THE ENIGMA OF LIFE A new series has been launched on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel under the title “The Qur’an and the Enigma of Life,” in which Dr. Khalid Zaheer and Muhammad Bashar Ilyas have held scholarly discussions on life’s fundamental and profound questions. In the session held in March 2026, an attempt was made, in the light of the Noble Qur’an, to understand topics such as the purpose of human birth, the disparities present in the world, death, and the conditions after death. The fundamental purpose of this dialogue is to provide satisfactory answers to the intellectual questions that arise in the minds of young people. The recording of this programme is available on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. WEEKLY LESSONS ON THE QUR’AN AND HADITH In March 2026, in the sessions of Ghamidi’s live lessons on the Qur’an and Hadīth continuing under the auspices of the Ghamidi Center, Javed Ahmed Ghamidi delivered lessons on Sūrah al-Nūr, verses 36 to 64, and Sūrah al- Furqān, verses 1 to 18; while in the ḥadīth lessons, some of the important points discussed were: “The virtue of performing ṣalāh in al-Masjid al-Ḥarām and al-Masjid al-Nabawī,” “The virtue of building a mosque and performing ṣalāh in it,” “The Messenger of God (PBUH) announcing the House of God as the qiblah,” and “The etiquettes of performing ṣalāh.” These sessions of Qur’an and ḥadīth lessons may be watched on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. A QUESTION -AND-ANSWER SESSION WITH AL-MAWRID AUSTRALIA In March 2026, Muhammad Hasan Ilyas, Director of Research and Communication at the Ghamidi Center of Islamic Learning, Al-Mawrid US, participated in an online session organized under the auspices of Al-Mawrid Australia. In this programme, a question-and-answer session was held with the participants of Al-Mawrid Australia, in which various scholarly and intellectual topics were discussed at length, and detailed answers were given to the questions posed by the participants. The recording of this session may be viewed on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. ISTIFSĀR: WITH DR. ʿAMMAR KHAN NASIR In the March 2026 sessions of the popular question-and-answer series conducted on the Ghamidi Center’s platform, “Istifsār: With Dr. ʿAmmār Khan Nasir,” some of the important questions brought under discussion were: “Is Ghamidi’s thought inclined toward ease?”, “Why did God create angels to run the system of the universe?”, “Can rebellion against the state be permissible?”, “In the present age, can a non-Muslim be called a kāfir?”, and “In fiqh, is it necessary to follow a single imām?” The recordings of these sessions may be viewed on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. ASK GHAMIDI In order to obtain direct guidance from Javed Ahmed Ghamidi on religious and ethical topics, an online session is held every month under the auspices of the Ghamidi Center of Islamic Learning. The basic purpose of this session is that people may obtain, directly from Javed Ahmed Ghamidi, answers to the questions that arise in their minds. Among the important questions asked in the March 2026 session were: “What is the Sunnah?”, “Is marriage to a non-Muslim a nikāḥ or zinā?”, “If the Qur’an is clear, then why is interpretation needed?”, and “What kind of imān does God Most High require?” Recordings of these sessions are available on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH HASSAN ILYAS In March 2026, on the well-known YouTube channel “Muslim Today”, among the important questions discussed in Muhammad Hasan Ilyas’s ongoing program “Ask Hassan Ilyas” were: “Has Islam commanded four marriages?”, “What is the reason for the end of prophethood?”, “Under verse 72 of Sūrah al-Anfāl, has jihād now become obligatory upon Muslims?”, and “Is it permissible to break the law in non-Muslim countries?” Recordings of this program are available on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. ṢALĀT AL-T ASBĪḤ In this research paper, Dr. ʿĀmir Gazdar has undertaken a technical and evidentiary review of the report from Sayyidunā ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās (RA) concerning ṣalāt al-tasbīḥ. He has clarified that all seven chains of transmission of this report found in various ḥadīth collections are, from the perspective of the science of ḥadīth, “munkar” or “mawḍūʿ”, due to the presence in their isnāds of impugned, weak, and in some places mendacious transmitters such as Mūsā ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, Ḥakam ibn Abān, and others. He has written that the severe inconsistencies found in the texts of these reports render them even more unreliable; therefore, establishing ṣalāt al-tasbīḥ on the basis of these reports is not possible. This article may be read in the March 2026 issue of Ishraq US. LESSONS FROM THE QUR’AN Under the auspices of the Ghamidi Center, in March 2026 a special program of Dr. Shehzad Saleem, titled “Lessons from the Qur’an”, was recorded. In this program, Dr Sahib presented selected passages of the Noble Qur’an and their message in the context of the contemporary age. The recording of this program is available on the institution’s YouTube channel. THE GHAMIDI CENTER ’S ONLINE KHANQĀH Through the Ghamidi Center’s platform, Moiz Amjad holds a weekly training session titled “Online Khanqāh”, the purpose of which is the reformation of the human self and moral training. In this program, along with self- reform, participants’ questions are also answered in a satisfactory manner. Among the important topics discussed in last month’s sessions were: “Are ṣalāh and fasting symbolic expressions of servitude?”, “An easy method for memorizing the Noble Qur’an”, “Facing difficulty in conversing with someone”, and “How should one deal with the fear of economic failure?” Recordings of these Online Khanqāh sessions may be viewed on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. ISLAM STUDY CIRCLE Shehzad Saleem holds a session every month under the title “Islam Study Circle”. In it, he speaks on various religious, ethical, and social topics in the light of the Qur’an and ḥadīth. This session consists of three parts: in the first part, a topic is selected from the verses of the Noble Qur’an and explained. In the second part, selected Prophetic ḥadīths are discussed. In the third part, a passage from the Bible is taken up for discussion. At the end of the program, answers are also given to questions related to the topic. The recording of this session may be viewed on the institution’s YouTube channel. INAUGURATION OF THE GCIL GUEST HOUSE The Ghamidi Center of Islamic Learning has inaugurated a guest house for the convenience of scholars, speakers, and guests coming from far-flung places. Located at a distance of only two minutes from the Ghamidi Center, this residence will make participation in scholarly visits and training programs easier. Interested persons may contact the institution for its details.
V ARIANT READINGS In his video series “23 Objections,” Shehzad Saleem has thus far been presenting, in the English language, a summary of all the topics that have come under discussion to date. Last month, Shehzad Saleem presented a summary of the topic “Variant Readings” discussed in the series “23 Objections.” The recordings of these programs are available on the Ghamidi Center’s YouTube channel. ILM-O-HIKMAT “Ilm-o-Hikmat” is a well-known program of Pakistan’s Dunya News channel, which has been on air for several years. It is recorded in Dallas and broadcast weekly. Hosting duties are carried out by Hasan Ilyas, Director of Research and Communication at the Ghamidi Center. Among the important questions discussed in the programs aired in March 2026 are: “Who are the Ishmaelites, and what are their responsibilities?”, “What is the significance, for understanding religion and for practical life, of following the Companions and their exemplary model?”, “Does punishment come upon the deniers of messengership solely because of rejecting the Messenger, or because of their rebelliousness?”, and “How do devils influence human beings?” The recordings of these programs may be viewed on the institution’s YouTube channel. SHEHZAD SALEEM’S ONLINE PRIVATE CONSULTATIVE SESSIONS For the resolution of social and family problems, the series of Shehzad Saleem’s online consultative sessions is continuing. In more than 30 sessions held last month, discussion took place regarding parents’ difficulties and the resolution of the psychological and educational complexities of the younger generation. These sittings are proving to be an important means for those individuals who seek sincere counsel in their private matters while remaining within the bounds of the sharīʿah and morality. THE FRUITS OF RAMADAN In March 2026, Dr. Shehzad Saleem had a program recorded under the title “The Fruits of Ramadan”. In this program, at the conclusion of the month of fasting, its spiritual, moral, and formative aspects were reviewed, and emphasis was placed on how the changes attained during Ramadan may be maintained throughout the remaining months of the year. This program is in the English language, and its recording may be viewed on the institution’s YouTube channel.