One Cup of Tea, Please!
An apple a day keeps the doctor away – or so the old adage goes. Can the same…
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Ightirab – Doubled Separation
Ightirab (doubled separation) is a feeling resembling that which arises from falling into error after reform, or night…
The Faithful
I felt Your Infinite Mercy in my soul, While wrapped all around With the divine fear’s glowing coal.…
The Vital Tasks of Trace Elements
Most living things, including the human body, are made up of only 11 elements. We know the major…
Minorities Opposing Oppression: Hanukah and Jihad
In Arabic, the word Jihad is a noun meaning the activity of “striving and/or persevering.” According to Prophet…
Take Up the Pen, Not the Sword
Bradley Steffens’ fine work of historical fiction, “The Prisoner of Al-Hakim,” begins quietly, with two friends sitting in…
Protecting Our Privacy – or what is left of it
Do we have to give up our privacy for better security? This has long been debated on Capitol…
Taqwa
Question: What does taqwa mean and what needs to be done to achieve it? Taqwa is having the…
Timbuktu: A Lost Center of Education and Trade
Located in the modern-day West African nation of Mali, the city of Timbuktu was once a bustling Islamic…
Healing through Animals: Zootherapy
We have a good deal of literature on herbal medicine, which is even recognized, within a certain frame,…
Ghurba (Separation)
Literally meaning the state of being a foreigner, homelessness, loneliness, separation, and being a stranger in one’s own…
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The Biblical book of Exodus tells of being a stranger in a strange land. It has universal resonance.…
The Ethics of Human Experimentation
Taking risks is an inevitable necessity when trying to achieve a breakthrough in modern science, technology, or human…
Ibn Khaldun on Luxury and the Destruction of Civilizations
“At the beginning of the empire, the tax rates were low and the revenues were high. At the…
Praying with God-consciousness
At the acute-care, big city hospital where I trained as a Muslim chaplain, I was called to support…