Narrow Escape
Since my childhood, I have been afraid of small, confined spaces and furiously fled such places. Later, I…
Society
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Blissful Years of The Jews in The Ottoman State
The world has been the scene of many massacres and countless acts of genocide since mankind appeared on…
Soldiers of Truth
Moths fly around the light of the inspired ones Whose hearts are as warm as the corona of…
A Companion of The Prophet: Talha ibn Ubaydullah
Returning to Mecca in haste after a trading trip to Syria, Talha asked his family: ’Did anything happen…
Excessive Love of Dogs
The results of a survey carried out in England and Wales showed that 60% of couples love their…
Results of Writing Competition
As our readers remember THE FOUNTAIN announced in its third and fourth issues a WRITING COMPETITION –The Islamic…
The Quranic Consept of History and Western Philosphies of History
I wonder whether it is a scepticism to see a political purpose behind some philosophies produced in the…
Transfer of technology from the Islamic world to the West
INTRODUCTION Technology is the tool of civilization, and for Islamic civilization to have been such a leading force…
A Companion of The Prophet: Sa’id ibn Zayd
Zayd the son of ‘Amr stood away from the Quraysh crowd as they celebrated one of their festivals.…
Lovers of the Light
One a clear night having fixed their hearts upon the Light they set out for eternity. And wherever…
Racism : The destruction of humanity
In the April 1992 issue of Scientific American, Allan C. Wilson and Rebecca L. Cann published a study…
The Good, and the bad and ugly: Western Cinema Images
The image (rather than the word) has come into power as a result of technological possibilities not available…
Al-Andalus: The Lost Civilization
How many people now know who Ibn Hazm, Al-Mu’tamid, Ibn Tufayl, Abu Ishaq al-Butruji were, or even where…
The Main Factors in the Spread of Islam
Islam, in the tenth century, was the main religion, or at least, the religion of the majority of…
The Reach of Ardent Desire
Everything in our world of ardent desire and delight is rose-coloured And so absorbs us we can hardly…