Fethullah Gulen: His Remarkable Achievement
Fethullah Gulen, more familiarly known by the affectionate and respectful title of Hodja Effendi, is a contemporary Islamic…
Belief
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Satan and the whispering of Satan (Involuntary thoughts occurring to man)
What Satan is and why he was created? Satan was, like the jinn with whom he mostly kept…
Two Different Fields for Science and Religion
Christianity did not develop as a comprehensive religion encompassing all fields of life but as a set of…
Social Solidarity
In pre-Islamic Arabia, people were divided into tribes and clans continually at war with one another. The rivalry…
The Undiscovered Greatness Of Our World
For those who have attained the happiness of knowing this world from within faith, hope and an experience…
Reflections on The Existence and Unity of The Creater
Creatures come into existence easily and, although of various kinds and species, resemble one another in many ways.…
Freedom
The urge for freedom is innate in man. In his pursuit or expression of it, man has the…
Life: The Light of Existence
The universe consists of living and non-living entities which have common as well as different properties. For example,…
Architectural Characteristics of The Islamic City
There is no firm consensus on what the term islamic city’ means. It can mean a city founded…
No Discrimination of Colour and Race
Bilal Habashi was among the pioneers of Islam. He was a slave of Umayya ibn Khalaf, one of…
What kind of beings are jinn and can they appear in different forms in the visible, material world?
The nature of jinn Jinn are conscious beings charged with Divine obligations. The word jinn literally means something…
Abuse of Religion and Religious Sentiments
The quest for truth has two principal branches which, if the quest is motivated by sincere love of…
Reflections on the Existence and Unity of the Creator
Creatures come into existence easily and, although of various kinds and species, resemble one another in many ways.…
Ma’ruf Al-Karkhi
His full name was Abu Mahfuz Ma’ruf b. Firuz al-Karkhi. According to the Shi’i imam ‘Ali b. Musa…
The Horizon Of Hope: Spiritual Or Metaphysical Thought
The modern Western world-view is said to be founded almost entirely on materialistic notions excluding, even denying, the…