Trying to avoid being appointed as a judge

Why do many scholars, past and present, try to avoid being appointed as judges, even though they are qualified for that? Is there any text or report concerning that? ... more

Israel's Colonial Mentality

Israel is never described as a colonial state in mainstream media and only rarely in academia or non-mainstream publications. Pilger, for instance, merely implies.... ... more

Cure of Modern Stress in The Qur'an

Stress is the most common aliment of modern age. It has been implicated in the causation of peptic ulcer disease, coronary heart disease, depression, auto immune disease, hypertension, diabetes and even cancer. ... more

Poetic Justice: Ibn Taymiyyah's Poem

From it we derive the very methodology by which we live our lives and view this blessed religion of ours. ... more

Rethinking Military Victory

Peaceful coexistence between the polytheists of the Quraysh tribe and the Muslims was not possible in the Holy sanctuary of Makkah. The Quraysh increased their pressure and persecution on this estranged minority until they were forced to immigrate ... more

The Modernists in Light of Evolution

It is truly unfortunate to see some Muslims promote the theory of evolution by relying on equivocal, mutashabih, verses of the Qur'an, some of which are clear metonym or kinaya, and leaving the unequivocal, muhkam verses. ... more

Between hypocrisy and politeness

Is it possible for true friendship to be mixed with a little hypocrisy? ... more

A Muslim's Nationality and His Belief

The day Islam gave a new concept of values and standards to mankind and showed the way to learn these values and standards, it also provided it with a new concept of human relationships. Islam came to return man to his Sustainer and to make His guidance t ... more

Learning How to be reconciled to Disagree

I deliberately chose to discuss the topic of 'reconciliation' rather than the topic of 'compromise', since I do not want to speak about a process of mitigating disagreement. ... more

Winter

Omar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'Winter is the booty of the worshippers.' ... more

What to Do on the Day of Eid

Some things you should do the day of Eid ... more

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