Common Ground Between Islam And Christianity
For many, Islam and Christianity have little in common. More than a few Christians misperceive Islam as a…
Belief
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Questions And Answers
Question The Prophet says that at the sixth week of the embryo’s development in the mother’s womb, God…
Sufism And Its Origins
Sufism (tasawwuf) is the path followed by Sufis (adherents of Islamic mysticism) to reach the Truth-God. While this…
ETHNIC RELATIONS AND CONFLICTS IN CENTRAL EUROPE
Most relations in Central Europe are, unfortunately, based on conflicts. I would like to briefly cover the majority…
What the World Will Look Like After Turmoil and Chaos Disappear
The world’s population, which has been suffering crisis after crisis during the last three centuries, is being drawn…
Social Impacts of the Theory of Evolution
Social Darwinism refers to the attempts to utilize the evolutionary theory of Darwin to give descriptions of society…
The Imperatives of Marifa the Pitfalls of Modernism
My chief aim was to stress how precious the perspective of ma‘rifa is, not only as the dimension…
Destiny and Man’s Free Will
The arguments for the existence of man’s free will Before passing on the arguments for the existence of…
Victim Rights in Islam and Western Legal Systems: A Comparative Anlysis
1. Individual and society as victim While it is true that crimes committed against an individual usually affect…
Being Shaped by Ramadan
At this time when we experience occasions, of much sorrow and some contentment, we sense the promise in…
Reflections on Man and Life
Glory be to God! How thin is the veil between the manifest and inner, invisible dimensions of existence,…
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…
Speech
Creation began with a syllable of speech made up of two letters, namely Be. The roads leading from…
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…
Fethullah Gulen: His Remarkable Achievement
Fethullah Gulen, more familiarly known by the affectionate and respectful title of Hodja Effendi, is a contemporary Islamic…