Tinge of Life
In his Twentieth Word, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, a 20th century Islamic scholar and teacher, uses an interesting phrase,…
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Individuality (Tafrid)
Tafrid (individuality) means seclusion from society or going into retreat to devote all one’s time to worshipping God.…
The Reason Why
On the back cover of the 2017 May-June edition of this magazine we were reminded of the knot…
Being of Adam
Being human is being “of Adam.” In terms of the Universal Spirit (al-ruh al-kull), “being of Adam” is…
The Existence of God
Kalam Cosmological Arguments of Huduth and Imkan in light of Modern Scientific Discoveries Humankind has grappled with the…
Isolation (Tajrid)
Literally meaning to separate, abstract, peel away, or to isolate oneself from every occupation and engagement, tajrid (isolation)…
Searching for Our Souls
Our modern society has gone astray during much of the past several centuries. While every person is in…
“Peaceful Settlement is Better”
Question: “Peaceful settlement is better” (Nisa 4:128) reads a Qur’anic verse. What are the messages to be drawn from…
Facing Oneself – 4
Continued from the previous issue. Such a saintly figure, Zayn al-Abidin always lowered his head humbly at the…
The Coronavirus Changed How Ramadan Looks. But It Will Not Change Our Faith In God
Many yearly rituals of Ramadan will continue even as some change in deference to our social responsibility to…
Self-Concealment (Talbis)
Self-concealment means that the perfected servants of God who attribute to God whatever good or virtues that they…
Maintaining the Brain: Neurons that Fire Together Wire Together
Our brains consist of many different types of cells, including astrocytes, microglia, and neurons. These are the cells…
Corona and a Call of Revival: An Interfaith Perspective
About 3500 years ago in Egypt, Moses began to preach the religion that calls for submission to God,…
Facing Oneself – 3
(Circle3: On the touchy implorations by Imam Zeynel Abidin, continued) Together with all of the fears and worries…
Birds or Humanity?
There is often mixed joy and sorrow when traveling abroad, sometimes discovered in the journeying, sometimes found at…