Yes, this should continue. A long list of topics should be drawn up and then writers such as the above can work on them in their own time. We will soon have a good collection of articles on relevant topics.
for some reason, i can't see your paper listed there my 2 pence on what i saw on that link (in no particular order or ranking, and i only quickly scrolled thru the papers): brother Sajid Riasat shows a lot of concern for Sunniyat, raw intelligence, original thinking, creativity, and tremendous promise (in that prioritized order). in sha Allah he finds a good mentor and coach to hone his skills. his focus on practical applications and societal rectifications is brilliant and hope he doesn't lose it. sister Alisha Ehsan - same as above for the most part - plus she seems to be going thru an aalimah course or very well read in deeni literature, and is a more astute editor. i hope she too can focus on applied knowledge and societal rectification topics in the same brilliant manner she has dealt with the theoretical analysis of the imam's poetry on the Beloved Prophet 3alaihis salam i never took fluid dynamics in college and the little that i did learn in physics is forgotten, neither am i well versed with ‘al-Diqatu wa al-Tibyan but that was a fresh new insight in brother Muhammad Faizan's paper - ma sha Allah it's excellent if he knows his physics and is also well versed in Ala Hazrat's concerned treatise that he has referenced. indeed we need Muslim scholars who are well versed with their secular sciences Nadir Muhammad's article delves into a specific drilled down point - the imam's poetry supporting and enhancing his polemical stance - little more work and some more topics added, and he could use it as a master's thesis brother Muhammad Zahid Saiyed's piece is superlative and is of a high standard and originality. it seems he has good exposure to peer reviewed academic journals, given his style, editing, usage of graphs and tables etc. it's not just the style and cosmetics, but also his knowledge of the subject he is covering given that this was an essay/article contest, every contributor is brilliant in his/her own right. i just hope in the future there are more contests like this on the theme of applied knowledge and societal rectification - as well as maybe in the future they can have it for different age groups or different strata of knowlegde (an 18 yr old high schooler can't really be compared to someone pursuing a PhD; or a Darse Nizami student can't really be compared to an accountant) i sincerely hope none of these brothers/sisters are dragged down by shoddy urdu and punjabi speaking import scholars worried about their fanbases and wah wah naarebazi. rather these kind of brothers and sisters should be trained and honed to sit with aalims and aalimah's and exchange ideas and knowledge with them to expand Sunni influence without naming names, some of these brothers/sisters seem to be inspired and influenced heavily by brother Abu Hasan and his works
ma sha Allah. well thought out article, bro btw, who won the award, and where can we read all the submitted entries?
