The Problem with Hate Speech: An Islamic Perspective
According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, hate speech is, “speech not protected by the First Amendment, because it…
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The 99 Names Project
Fourteen years ago, two dozen people changed, in the blink of an eye, how 300 million people view…
Love Is…
I had been asked to talk about love at a gathering right after Valentine’s Day. I thought about…
Promoting Global Fellowship around the Kitchen Table
As a child growing up in rural Illinois in a small farm town, I only dreamt that I…
The Islamic world and cultural revival
Question: The Islamic world has been in a period of stagnation for a long time regarding scientific development…
Absolute Justice and Bediuzzaman’s Cup
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (d. 1960) defines justice either in terms of absolute, as opposed to relative, or positive,…
Riyada (Austerity)
Riyada (austerity), which we can describe as disciplining life, appetite and thirst, and sleeping and waking only in…
Parents: The First Teachers in the School of Humanity
It is very interesting to note the importance that God places on children respecting and honoring parents. The…
Faqr and Ghina (Poverty and Richness)
For Sufis, poverty means that an initiate claims possession of nothing and is freed from all kinds of…
What Is In a Name?
God’s names were subject to various discussions and books. Arthur C. Clarke has written a science fiction story…
How the world’s most notorious atheist changed his mind
Antony Flew, who once claimed to be one of the world’s leading atheists, chose to believe in God…
Qabd and Bast (Contraction and Openness)
Qabd (contraction) and bast (openness), emotions felt by almost everyone during their lives, relate especially to those who…
God Writes Me Poems
God writes me poemswith every sunset.The trees, stretching uplike the hands of the whirling Earth-Dervish.Oh! When will I…
Return of Grace
Question: The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, was an epitome of generosity, full of grace for others.…
Dahsha and Hayra (Utter Astonishment and Amazement)
Every traveler journeying in the valleys of love and zeal sometimes burns with the fire of love, and…