The Hajj: Reflections from Mina
This article does not encompass the entire Hajj ritual, most notably leaving out umrah and visiting the Ka’ba.…
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Of Frogs and Men: Perspectives on the Principle of Gradualness
We humans are inclined to be hasty, and wish to do what we want in a rush. We…
Why Is Cancer a Complex Disease?
The chaos theory, first introduced by Edward Lorentz, offers new horizons for economists, meteorologists, seismologist and scientists studying…
Remembering the Super Victim: A Letter from a Villain’s Mom to a Superhero
My husband had never been a family man; he was always focused and devoted to his work. For…
Ibn Sina: An Exemplary Scientist
Ibn Sina (known as Avicenna in Latin and in the West) in his masterpiece The Canon of Medicine…
Dhikr (Recitation of God’s Names)
Literally meaning mentioning, remembrance, and recollection, in the terminology of the Sufis dhikr denotes regular recitation of one…
The Ticket
When the National Research Council of the USA announced in 1992 that DNA testing was a reliable method…
The Expansion of the Universe and the Big Bang: A Qur’anic Perspective
After Hubble announced the final results of his observations in 1929, physicists’ view of the universe began to…
… and a Rock Falls
I am watching the little tree illuminated by the sunlight penetrating through the other grown trees. Aside from…
Thoughts on Science of Forecasting
Making predictions is an active form of decision-making people do all the time mostly without even being aware.…
Her Heavenly Abode… A Letter to A Friend Far Away
Sometimes, to say goodbye to someone you love is quite impossible. It is easier to say “see u…
Action in the Service of God and Community
Question: What is the secret of being a person of constant action in the service of God in…
Sneezing: An Alarm from the Body
With its capacity to sense smells and prepare air for the lungs, the nose offers a feast of…
Abdyl
His name was Abdyl. Everybody I knew called him Dyli. The only other Dyli in our small town…
Love for Truth
Truth means the essence and reality of a thing. It is to know clearly what a thing is,…