Women and their Legal Rights in Monotheistic Religions
Introduction Eve’s fault? Eve’s legacy Shameful daughters Female education Unclean and impure women Bearing witness Vows A wife’s…
Issue 41 (January - March 2003)
15 articles
What does the Qur’an say about science?
Q: What does the Qur’an say about science? A: The Qur’an was revealed to make us aware of…
A New Religious America
Diana L. Eck. Diana Eck, leader of Harvard University’s Pluralism Project, introduces readers to America’s new religious landscape…
Essentials of the Islamic Faith
by M. Fethullah Gulen The author, one of Turkeys most respected Islamic scholars, discusses Islams core beliefs. After…
Humanity, Science, and Globalization
Existence, which exists solely for humanity, was created in order to bear fruit for all people. Earth was…
A Lecture
O, My Computer Engineer Friend, God willing, you are to be an expert hardware specialist or a good-quality…
Understanding String Theory
Cosmology is the study of the universe’s birth and evolution. The Standard Model of Cosmology, a widely accepted…
Measuring Intelligence
Intelligence is such an elusive and relative concept that even the experts cannot agree on its nature. Definitions…
The Rise and Demise of Consciousness
The Rise and Demise of Consciousness’, ”, ‘In the very near future, neuroscience researchers will be able to…
Sharing Responsibility in Communities
Does community membership affect its members’ responsibility? Can people be responsible for their attitudes even when those attitudes…
Two Muslims Discussing Democracy
The following is a conversation between two Muslims, Jamal, a democrat, and Jalal, who has suspicions about democracy.…
Zheng He the Chinese Admiral
Adopted from http://www.islamfortoday.com Little did the famous Muslim geographer Ibn Battuta know that about 22 years after his…
Christianity in the Qur’anic Perspective
Based upon what was mentioned in part 1 of this article, I will now discuss how the Qur’an…
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 41)
The end of the year 2002 was a time for personal reflection, for Yom Kippur, Christmas, and Ramadan…