Islamic Gardens: Growing Cosmological Ideals
If a random group of people were asked about their concept of heaven, it is likely that a…
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Divine Truth and Lessons in Paul and Virginia
The French author, Bernardin De Saint Pierre expressed the delicacy and beauty of nature, as well as showing…
Islam and Globalization
The relationship between Islam and globalization has been open to much interpretation and acrimonious debate. At the crux…
Six Degrees of Separation or Small World
Introduction In his Models of My Life, social scientist Herbert Simon stated that science’s purpose is to find…
Carpe Diem
Anyone who has ever seen the movie Dead Poets Society will remember the scene on the first day…
Reconsidering Islamic Pluralism in the Contemporary World (1)
The subject of religious pluralism can provoke a great deal of controversy. One could consider all religious knowledge…
Modern Science’s Debt to Islamic Civilization
Introduction The debt that Briffault speaks of is often referred to as though it should be taken for…
For Whom Is the Medieval Era Dark?
In elementary school, we learned about various eras: Prehistoric, Antiquity, Medieval, the Renaissance, and Modernity. But we were…
How does the Qur’an regard “knowledge”?
Q:What are the differences between the Islamic and the modern scientific points of view on knowledge (ilm)? How…
Interfaith Dialog and Peacebuilding
David R. Smock (Editor). Interfaith Dialogue and Peacebuilding.(United States Institute of Peace Press: 2002)150 pages, ISBN 1-929223-35-8. In…
The Rise and Demise of Consciousness
The Rise and Demise of Consciousness’, ”, ‘In the very near future, neuroscience researchers will be able to…
The Divine Name of All-Just
One point concerning this verse and one manifestation of the Name of All-Just, which is a Greatest Name…
Editorial (Issue 42)
Despite our best hopes, it seems that the new millennium will bear many resemblances to the one that…
Humanity, Science, and Globalization
Existence, which exists solely for humanity, was created in order to bear fruit for all people. Earth was…
Metaphors in Science
Metaphors are generally considered to be poetic linguistic expressions. However, we often use symbolic language and analogies in…