We should think well of others
People’s way of thinking shapes their behavior. The way they are is parallel to how they think, and…
Belief
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The Appeal of the Qur’an to Observation and Reason
Humans are endowed with the faculties of reason and intellect, and to ask them to abandon their intellectual…
Qalb (Heart) – 2
Belief is the life of the heart; worship is the blood flowing in its veins; and reflection, self-supervision,…
Science and Faith:Is it Possible for a Scientist to Believe? An Overview of the Western Tradition
The relationship between science and religion can hardly be described as a good friendship. Indeed, as part of…
An American Muslim in Istanbul
Like so many American Muslims, Istanbul too stands at the crossroads of East and West. My trip to…
Women Confined and Mistreated
Question: Some people claim that in Muslim societies, women are confined to their home and they are oppressed.…
Qalb (Heart) – 1
In the words of Ibrahim Haqqi of Erzurum: The heart is the home of God; purify it from…
Human Rights and Islam
Question: What is the Islamic stance on human rights? How does Islam regard the killing of a person?…
The Souls Besieged by a Life of Transience
Those who perceive the world solely in terms of its transitory face and physical constraints can be seen,…
Hal and Maqam (State and Station)
Hal (state) denotes experiencing in one’s inner world the “breaths” blowing from the realms beyond the world, and…
Belief in God: A Matter of Life and Death
Odd as such a question might sound, do you think God is still alive in the twenty-first century?…
A Brief Introduction to the Noble Qur’an
Islam is a fast growing religion in the West. For the last few decades, there has been growing…
Islam and Democracy: A Critical Perspective on a Misconstrued Relationship
Nowadays, there is hardly any topic in the field of political science more interesting than the question of…
Language and Thought
Language is one of the fundamental dynamics in the composition of a culture. The power of a nation…
Halwat and Uzlat (Privacy And Seclusion)
Literally meaning solitude and living alone, halwat and ‘uzlat (privacy and seclusion) within the context of Sufism denote…