The Fruits of Our Labor
The last six months of my melancholy life were spent operating a machine. I was responsible for making…
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The Sci-fi-like Fish That Hibernates Underground
An exceptional oddity occurs in Africa, Australia, and South America during dry seasons: an oval-shaped, cocoon-like structure that…
Hirudotherapy: An Opportunity for Healing
lllness is a part of our lives; but thankfully we are not left without remedy as long as…
The Removal of Cares
The Removal of Cares is a work comprising forty-five discourses written in the 12th century by Shaikh…
A Miraculous Fruit – 2: Dates as Nutrition and Medication
In our previous issue we briefly mentioned that the date fruit facilitates delivery and can be eaten to…
Facing Oneself – 5
The Example of the First Circle Around the Prophet and Those Who Followed Them Uways al-Qarani – an…
Editorial (Issue 137): Maintaining Our Health
For many of us, health is one of those gifts that is often taken for granted until it…
Why the Nizamiye Mosque is More Than A Mosque
Zaakirah Cassim Cachalia talks about Nizamiye, one of the largest mosques in the southern hemisphere. Cachalia explains how…
Why Kneeling Is Not Disrespectful
Interview with Ed Stevenson. Cemal Ozgur from The Fountain talks with poet Stevenson on his poem “Kneeling” published…
Sacrifice: Means of Becoming Closer to God
Eid of Sacrifice is not only an act of worship observed individually in the form of sharing meat…
Science Square (Issue 136)
Viruses Can Steal Our Genetic Code to Form New Genes Ho JSY et al. Hybrid Gene Origination Creates…
“Peaceful Settlement is Better”
Question: “Peaceful settlement is better” (Nisa 4:128) reads a Qur’anic verse. What are the messages to be drawn…
The Orientalists – Part 2
In Xanadu: A Quest, William Dalrymple’s first book, is a work that amassed critical acclaim from the likes…
Big Dipper
It was a long, cool February night here in the bustling streets of Manila. Once again, I looked…
Freedom of Religion and Apostasy: Addressing Tensions Between Ethical and Legal Perspectives in Islam
Addressing Tensions Between Ethical and Legal Perspectives in Islam The way we understand the state, religion, individual, and…