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Lead Article Jan 1, 2013

The Heart

Love is like Solomon, Borne aloft on the heart, its throne.[1] The heart is humanity’s most essential feature…

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Religion Jan 1, 2013

Fasting in Abrahamic Faiths

“O you who believe! Prescribed for you is the Fast, as it was prescribed for those before you,…

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A Moment for Reflection Jan 1, 2013

Touched by a Small Kindness

When a professor of Turkish language and literature is met by Turkish hospitality during a short stopover, she…

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Believing Jan 1, 2013

Basira and Firasa

Literally meaning perception, intelligence, discretion, evidence, and witness, insight (basira) is defined as having an eye of the…

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Questions & Answers Jan 1, 2013

The Nature Of The Self

The ego1 is basically what we call the essence of human nature with qualities that are prone for…

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Culture & Society Nov 1, 2012

The Hajj: Reflections from Mina

This article does not encompass the entire Hajj ritual, most notably leaving out umrah and visiting the Ka’ba.…

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Believing Nov 1, 2012

Ihsan (Perfect Goodness)

Ihsan two literal meanings, doing something well and perfectly and doing someone a favor; it is sometimes used…

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