Upon The Unknown And The Unknowable
The process of knowing occurs with the interaction of three components: the person who knows (subject), that which…
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Truly Celebrating Cultural Diversity
One of the most discussed phenomena in contemporary American sociological and educational circles is cultural diversity. In broad…
The Electronic Tongue
Our sense of taste results from our tongue’s ability to identify sweet, salty, bitter, and sour substances. Different…
Miraculous Animals: Senses
Animals are spectacular creations. Not only do they have their unique shapes, sizes, colors, and attributes, but also…
Human Clones: An Islamic View
In the present article1 I will attempt to summarize a wide range of opinions that have emerged among…
Modernism and Postmodernism: A Contrast in Perspective and Attitude
Postmodernism can be viewed in several ways. Initially, postmodernism was a reaction to the modernist style of architecture…
Euthanasia: Mercy or Murder?
Euthanasia is one of the most widely discussed issues among health care professionals as well as ordinary people.…
Language and Cognition: An Unexplored Territory
The desire to investigate the secrets of knowledge and cognition goes back to ancient times. The Egyptians, during…
Social Impacts of the Theory of Evolution
Social Darwinism refers to the attempts to utilize the evolutionary theory of Darwin to give descriptions of society…
The Imperatives of Marifa the Pitfalls of Modernism
My chief aim was to stress how precious the perspective of ma‘rifa is, not only as the dimension…
Destiny and Man’s Free Will
The arguments for the existence of man’s free will Before passing on the arguments for the existence of…
Truth and Relativity
With the publication of the ‘Theory of Relativity’ at the turn of the century, the world-view based on…
Earth: A Corner of the Universe Touched by Mercy
The worth of ‘ecosystem services’ has recently been priced at $33 trillion total per year (Nature 1997, vol.…
Hayy Bin Yaqzan: A Contrasting Vision Of Man And Nature
A Latin translation of Hayy bin Yaqzan by the English Arabist, Edward Pocock, published in Oxford in 1672,…
What Is The Meaning of Divine Decree and Destiny and Why is Belief in Destiny Included in the Essentials of Faith?
The original Arabic word translated as ‘destiny’ is ‘Qadar’, meaning, in its derivations, determination, giving a certain measure…