Rule Means Greater Responsibility
The history of Islam has seen many just, pious rulers, among whom the first four Caliphs, ‘Umar ibn…
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Thinking Straight and the Ways to Achieve It
Some truths are absolute, universal and without exception, some are general and some relative. For example, God’s existence…
Clock and Compass
Addiction to Urgent Tasks People like to be seen to be busy. If we’re busy, we’re important; if…
Earth: A Corner of the Universe Touched by Mercy
The worth of ‘ecosystem services’ has recently been priced at $33 trillion total per year (Nature 1997, vol.…
Divine Decree and Destiny From Different Viewpoints
Divine Decree and Destiny in relation to Divine Knowledge As was pointed out earlier (in previous issues), God…
Truth and Relativity
With the publication of the ‘Theory of Relativity’ at the turn of the century, the world-view based on…
Fall
A faded adventure experienced with weary eyes Sound of leaves Beating in the ear with the force of…
The Universe in the Light of Modern Physics
‘The least understood aspect of the universe is its being understandable,’ said Einstein. These words attempt to pierce…
The Myth Collapses: The Theory of Evolution
An embarrassing fabrication of evolutionists: The reconstruction of Piltdown man from the chin of an orangutan and a…
Degrees of Superior Intelligence and Special Education
Just as we encounter people with low intelligence or almost no intelligence at all, in a similar way…
Kant, Scheler and Bediuzzaman on Man
In the 18th century Western rationalism and enlightenment movement, one of the leading names, perhaps the foremost, was…
No Difference Between A Governor And A Subject
Abu Ubayda commanded the Muslim armies fighting in Syria during the early years of the Caliphate of Umar.…
What Is The Meaning of Divine Decree and Destiny and Why is Belief in Destiny Included in the Essentials of Faith?
The original Arabic word translated as ‘destiny’ is ‘Qadar’, meaning, in its derivations, determination, giving a certain measure…
Buckministerfullerene: The Third Crystalline Form Of The Carbon Atom
To be awarded with a Nobel Prize in science is one of the most honorable present for the…
The Pure Path
One night I had a vision of the future so bright; There was a peaceful silence and was…