A Brief Overview of Islam
The word ‘Islam’ literally stems from the root ‘s-l-m’ and the words ‘silm’ and ‘salamah’ which mean peace,…
Issue 45 (January - March 2004)
15 articles
A World of Balance
We live in a cozy and dynamic home called the Earth, which moves through cold, dark space at…
Making Meaning with an Islamic Wordview
The role of meaning is of paramount importance in human life (Frankl, 1963). Human beings have a natural…
Listening to a Fly
“Surely, those whom you invoke, apart from God, will never create a fly even if they combine together…
Computers and Artificial Nervous Systems
Created with miraculous abilities, like intelligence, thought, and speaking, it is the human, apart from all other living…
A Bridge From Heart To Heart : Empathy
The environment of today is one equipped with high-tech means of communication, some of which are so complicated…
A Mathematician’s View of Darwinian Evolution: How Natural Selection Fails to Design
The theory of evolution, originally based on the ideas of Darwin, proposes an explanation for life on earth.…
Is the Creation of Evil Evil?
TWELFTH LETTER The creation of evil is in no way evil, it is the committing of evil that…
Satanism and Youth’s Quest For Identity
Briefly defined as the worship of Satan as if he were God, Satanism is the name given to…
The Concept of Prayer in Said Nursi’s Works
One of the most famous Turkish Islamic scholars of the last century was Said Nursi. Nursi, who had…
The Power of Perspective
Can be restructured and converted into occasions that might work in the favor both of the individual and…
Religion, Violence, and Reconciliation
Thomas Petriano, Ph.D, is the chairperson of the Religious Studies Department of St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue, NY.…
How should we react to the evil thoughts and desires?
Q: How should we react to the evil thoughts and desires whispered by Satan? A: Involuntary evil thoughts,…
Pearls of Wisdom
This book is a compilation of some of the wise sayings of M. Fethullah Gulen, each of which…
Editorial (Issue 45)
Another year has passed, leaving much for us to take lessons from. We have seen a dictator leave…