Attaining Knowledge of God
Every human being is endowed with an inquisitive nature; there is an innate quest to find answers to…
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Paper People
First came to realize my power to distinguish paper people in a formal talk at the university. The…
Lessons from Nature
Scientists are always trying to find more effective ways of making high performance materials with minimum consumption of…
Firar and I’tisam (Fleeing and Taking Shelter)
Firar, which literally means to run away from something, is used in Sufism to denote the journey from…
The Protective Mechanism in Blood Vessels
The blood that is carried away from the heart to all the parts of the body by the…
Learning from Islam
One has only to visit a place such as the Gallipoli Mosque at Auburn and receive the welcome…
Thoughts on Matter and Anti-Matter
We see a wall. It seems to be solid, made of one piece, as if it is covered…
How Can We Motivate Our Children To Learn?
How often do we hear the words “I hate maths” or “I don’t want to do my homework”…
What Makes the Planets Revolve around the Sun?
The Sun consists of three parts: the interior, the outer layer, and the solar atmosphere. The outer layer…
Free Will
Having free will-which we can briefly describe as the power or inclination to make a decision whether to…
Key to the Secret Codes
In all of existence the human being stands out with one major quality: free will. Together with many…
Rethinking Islamic Philosophy and Theology
There are not many scholars interested in Islamic philosophy and theology in the West. Despite this fact, there…
Camera Chips: Mimicking the Human Eye?
One day an optometrist was talking to his profoundly-blind patient about the possibility of an eye implant that…
The Relationship between Physical Cleanliness and Moral Purity
Cleanliness is virtue shared by all people and societies. Physical cleanliness and moral purity are highly encouraged by…
The Aftermath of Love
How sad, how poor; we are eaten up by the chase. Hurtled all around, we sob and rustle…