A Study in the Philosophy of Islamic Rites
Rites enjoy an important role in Islam. Their injunctions represent an important part of jurisprudence and a worshipping conduct which formulates a noticeable phenomenon in the daily life of the pious....
View ArticleThe understanding of the ‘Perfect Man’ in Islam
The subject under discussion is the perfect man from the viewpoint of Islam. A perfect man means an exemplary human being, who is superior and exalted, or any other interpretation that one can make....
View ArticleIslamic Faith and Human Perfection
What is that faith which is spoken of in Islam and referred to throughout the Qur’an, as an axis around which all questions revolve? It refers to faith in God in the first place. In the second place,...
View ArticleThe Human Sciences, Islamic Ideology and Culture – Part 1
What is that faith which is spoken of in Islam and referred to throughout the Qur’an, as an axis around which all questions revolve? It refers to faith in God in the first place. In the second place,...
View ArticleThe Human Sciences, Islamic Ideology and Culture – Part 2
What is that faith which is spoken of in Islam and referred to throughout the Qur’an, as an axis around which all questions revolve? It refers to faith in God in the first place. In the second place,...
View ArticleIslamic Just War Pacifism
What is that faith which is spoken of in Islam and referred to throughout the Qur’an, as an axis around which all questions revolve? It refers to faith in God in the first place. In the second place,...
View ArticleCritique of Marxist Philosophy – Part One
Martyr Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr’s A Critical Summary of His Book Our Philosophy by Ali Quli Qara’i OUR PHILOSOPHY: By Muhammad Baqir As-Sadr. Translated from the Arabic with an introduction and notes by...
View ArticleCritique of Marxist Philosophy – Part Two
Martyr Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr’s A Critical Summary of His Philosophy: Part 2 by Ali Qul’ Qara’i Preface: Ever since man has attempted to determine his relation to the external world, the formulation of...
View ArticleNausea
There are different forms of nausea. One becomes sick because of having eaten food that has spoiled or from the motion of a plane in rough weather. Another kind of nausea has been diagnosed by the...
View ArticleThe New Atheism and Islam
What has been dubbed “the new atheism” came into the cultural spotlight in 2006. In that year, a conference was held at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California called “Beyond Belief:...
View ArticleIslamic Faith and Human Perfection
What is that faith which is spoken of in Islam and referred to throughout the Qur’an, as an axis around which all questions revolve? It refers to faith in God in the first place. In the second place,...
View ArticleWhy Does Bad Stuff Happen?
With the recent earthquake in Haiti which has devastated that country, taken an astonishing amount of victims, and left many, many lives in ruin, many people ask the questions: why does God make us...
View ArticleWhere Do We Find God?
Someone wrote to me: "I need to find God. Where can I find God?" And I thought, "I need to find God too. Don’t we all? Where can we find Him?" This is what came to mind – fourteen places to find God....
View ArticleThe Selection of a Reasonable Worldview
Every activity engaged in by man, whether on the level of individual or social life, is undoubtedly a result of particular psychological drives and inclinations, and is fashioned with the aid of sense...
View ArticleThe Status of Reason
Islam regards reason as one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on human beings. It is by means of reason that we understand ourselves and the world around us. It is by means of reason that we...
View ArticleWe are Equal, but not the Same
The Islamic tradition states that men and women are equal, but different, in the eyes of Allah. The term equality is a loaded term that has been used by politicians and social activists to support...
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