Qalb (Heart) – 1
In the words of Ibrahim Haqqi of Erzurum: The heart is the home of God; purify it from…
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Beyond Order: Optimality and Sub-Optimality in the Universe
This article deals with the feature of the universe known as “optimality.” It particularly deals with optimality in…
People with Disabilities from an Islamic Perspective
Special education and the Islamic principle of inclusion Historically, people with disabilities have been prey to society’s misconceptions,…
How Swift Our Minutes Pass!
Great God, how frail a thing is man!How swift his minutes pass!His age contracts within a span;He blooms…
A Reform Rabbi Learns from Muhammad
All Muslims know that the Qur’an often refers to the “people of the book” and their prophets. In…
A Personal Pilgrimage
“If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must man be of learning from experience.”…
From the Spider’s Web
Hello dear humankind, Many of you are frightened of us. You have even invented a disease called “Arachnophobia”…
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?…
The Place of Tolerance in Islam
In the aftermath of September 11, Islam’s relation to violence and tolerance have been widely discussed. The critics…
Sheikh Galib and His Definition of Divine Love
Galib’s master work Hüsn ü Ask (“Beauty and Love”) is viewed as one of the most distinguished works…
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…
Human Rights and Islam
Question: What is the Islamic stance on human rights? How does Islam regard the killing of a person?…
The Relationship between Our Prayers and Deeds
What are the ways of internalizing good ethical conduct and high virtues so as to make them a…
The Nature of the Closeness of God
Is God close to human beings? If so, how close is He? Or is defining Him in terms…