Category: Reflections
Learning From Each Other in the Spiritual Search
Beyond Names and Forms:
Truth, goodness and sanctity are not monopolies of one religion. The aim of every religion is to promote goodness among indiv [...]
MERS Virus and What it brings to One’s Mind
A tiny virus invisible to the naked eye is able to baffle 21st-century science and technology, causing the death of thousands of people. But what is i [...]
Meraaj or Ascension
Physical Journey or Mystical Experiment?
By Maqbool Ahmed Siraj
Some even argue that Asra refers to 'journey by night' and not bodily lifting as the [...]
Do You Truly Rely on God?
Allah governs all that exists. You have to take the means and leave the outcomes to Allah.
By Jasser Auda
In his well-known book, Al-Hikam (Words of [...]
2015, the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies
The IYL-2015 is a time to recognize the Greek and the Arab pioneers of optics. Importantly, it is a time to reflect on the decline of science in the A [...]
The Three Yellow Roses
By Nigar Ataulla
My backyard garden is host to different creatures who are my friends"cute little squirrels, with bushy tails and baby mice, with v [...]
Blind Tunisian Woman Regains Eyesight in Arafat
After 18 months of living in complete darkness, a Tunisian woman pilgrim regained her eyesight while standing on Arafat at the climax of the Haj this [...]
What Little Olinj Taught Me On Teacher’s Day
By Yoginder Sikand
Little Olinj was quite a naughty girl last week, and that's why Dolly Aunty gave her to me yesterday to mind. In two days she ha [...]
What Islam and My Muslim Friends Taught Me This Ramadan
Above all, the many lessons that this Ramzan taught me was this: the need to think of, and turn to, God at least for a few minutes every day. That was [...]
What’s after Ramadan?
While saying goodbye to Ramadan, each one of us should ask these questions: What have I gained from this month? Have I passed the test?
By Dr. Main [...]