On Nature, Beauty, and Transcendence: An Interview with Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Matter and Beyond explores a wide range of ethical, philosophical, spiritual and scientific questions through interviews with leading…
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Muslim Contributions to Mathematics
When we talk about Muslim contributions to mathematics we are usually referring to the years between 622 and…
Science in the Islamic world: an interview with Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail
For over a hundred years, the Nobel Prize has been awarded for the highest achievements in physical sciences,…
Can Genes Alone Explain Everything?
Genetics is probably one of the fastest developing contemporary sciences with an incredibly large accumulation of knowledge. This…
Fasting in Ramadan and Developing Self-Control
Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic lunar calendar. It is a special month of the year…
Qalb (Heart) – 1
In the words of Ibrahim Haqqi of Erzurum: The heart is the home of God; purify it from…
Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist
Bradley Steffens is the author of twenty-seven nonfiction books for children and young adults. Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist…
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 Nature of the Closeness of God
Is God close to human beings? If so, how close is He? Or is defining Him in terms…
Firar and I’tisam (Fleeing and Taking Shelter)
Firar, which literally means to run away from something, is used in Sufism to denote the journey from…
Attaining Knowledge of God
Every human being is endowed with an inquisitive nature; there is an innate quest to find answers to…
Tafakkur (Reflection)
Tafakkur literally means to think on a subject deeply, systematically, and in great detail. In this context, it…
Physics of the Unseen
“Ever since the beginnings of modern science, four or five hundred years ago, scientific thoughts seem to have…
A Physiological and Spiritual Perspective
Man can attain inner depth as much as he can discern himself correctly. It is a well-observed fact…
The Essence of Time
St Augustine’s confession expresses the situation most people experience after contemplating the nature of time. Time has puzzled…