We are living in troubling times thats for sure, society seems to lack the glue that holds all people together. I whole-heartedly feel there is no way one individual can master all disciplines, and satisfy all the the tastes and desires of people. The striving for character is what beautifies us human beings, like dewdrops on…
Category: Spirituality
The Forgotten Sunnah of ‘Itqan’ & ‘Tathabbut’
If one looks back in history to the Islamic Renaissance from, 7th to 15th century. It is easy to see how influential Muslims once were. They were an example of ‘Progress and Innovation.’ My article will attempt to explore the concept of ‘Itqan’ & ‘Tathabbut’ in the context of rising above our egos and preconceptions. The human ego…
Alpharabius – The precursor to Modernity
Alpharabius – A master of solving intellectual jigsaw puzzles, navigated and shaped the humanistic thoughts of a period now referred to as the as the Golden Age of the East. Al-Farabi made a fundamental contribution to Arabic literature and produced Arabic commentary and interpretation of Aristotle, Plato, and other ancient classics at a time when European…
Stephen Hawking’s Book – The Grand Design – A Review
Brief Introduction Stephen Hawking’s Book – The Grand Design attempts to disprove the existence of God using Science and Mathematical models. In this book, it is claimed that the Universe is a result of the Laws of Physics alone, and God is not needed to explain how it began. However it misses out on a…
Problems that Plague the Modern Mind solved via Tazkiya
“Allah never changes the condition of a people unless they change what is in themselves ” Holy Quran [13:28] Islam the religion structures itself at three levels: 1) Submission 2) Faith (Imaan) 3) Excellence (Ihsaan) All external acts of prayer that Muslims perform are prescribed for the reformation of the heart. Islam enforces that for the success…
Da Vinci’s ‘Last Supper’ – A Renaissance MasterPiece
The Renaissance is still thought of as the rebirth of art. It is a scholarly accepted view that the Renaissance was one of the great creative periods of progressive development. One of the masterpieces of the Renaissance was The Last Supper, a late 15th-century painting by Leonardo da Vinci and currently located in Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan, Italy….
False Dichotomization: A Bottleneck that limits Human Triumph
To ‘Dichotomize’ means to separate into parts or classifications. ‘Dichotimization’ is the act of dividing into sharply different categories. It is part of human behavior. Everyone ‘Dichotomizes’ to some extent, it is a basic part of human behavior to reduce large and complex ideas into simpler forms so that it is easy for the mind to…
Humankind – An Amazing Miracle
To think that human intelligence and consciousness is in the brain is similar to thinking that the Internet is found in your computer or cellphone. Our brain is sort of a radio, tuning into different sensors, and converging that information into a single vision of perceived reality. Whatever we see around us, was once just…
Spiritual Ascension – The Light of the Holy Quran
Are you ready to rise above others? The world is in chaos and it is high time for ascension, it is time to rise above the material world for the greater purpose of life, through the path of spiritual development. You need to change your perspective to see the reality of this world. Allmost everyone reading…
The Ultimate Downfall: Ego-Centricity & Ignorance
Is it just all in my head? Or is it that i think about things that people have never said? Is there something wrong with the way things are, at least partially, and i am quite far. A lot of times i have to work long hours to resolve issues created by Generalists from who knows which domain….
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