We 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 their own personal agendas. What does it mean when Islam states that the two genders are equal? Is Islam overlooking the physical and psychological differences More...
The 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 realise the More...
The Selection of a Reasonable Worldview
Islam is a perfect example of the spiritual schools of thought, whereas the most prominent contemporary example of the materialist schools is Marxism.” Every activity engaged in by man, whether on the level of More...
Where 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? Someone wrote to me: "I need to find God. Where can I find God?" And More...
Why Does Bad Stuff Happen?
To question the existence of hardships in the world in order to understand their causes is one thing, but to use that as a cover-up for one's ignorance of God and as an excuse to overlook our own faults is not excusable With More...
Islamic Faith and Human Perfection
We think that the goal is truth, that is, God. Islamic monotheism can only have this meaning. If Islam offers other goals such as heaven, or escape from hell, they are of secondary importance What is that faith More...
The New Atheism and Islam
The new atheism, in contrast to much of modern atheism, is militant; that is, it takes the stand that faith in God is not only a mistaken worldview, but is oppressive and must be uprooted from human cultures What More...
Nausea
Islam prescribes a cure for nausea. Instead of self-indulgence, it preaches self-effacement. To correct aimlessness, it establishes an orientation There are different forms of nausea. One becomes sick because of More...
Critique 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 More...
Critique of Marxist Philosophy – Part One
Martyr Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr’s A Critical Summary of His Book Our Philosophy by Ali Quli Qara’i In this dehumanizing hell of materialism and pursuit of individual self-interest there is no place for More...
