e-Advice – There is no compulsion in religion. The right way stands clearly distinguished from the wrong. Hence he who rejects evil and believes in Allah has indeed taken hold of the firm, unbreakable handle. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

There is no compulsion in religion. The right way stands clearly distinguished from the wrong. Hence he who rejects evil and believes in Allah has indeed taken hold of the firm, unbreakable handle. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

The Magic of Technology: There is no such thing as a free lunch

February 27, 2021

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Veronica

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Philosophy

“And we inspired Moses, “Throw your staff,” and at once it devoured what they were falsifying. So the truth was established, Read more
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Hikam Ibn Ata’illah and The Serendipity Mindset

September 13, 2020

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Veronica

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Advice, Religion

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah in every situation, and peace and Read more
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Islam and modernity: shooting at the moon

September 13, 2020

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Veronica

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Tradition versus Modernity, Religion, Society and Environment, Technology, Uncategorized

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah who Read more
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Does the nature of our inner being affect our creations?

September 5, 2020

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Veronica

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Philosophy, Technology, The Arts, Tradition versus Modernity, Religion

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful, “the First and the Last, the Outer and the Read more
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Islam and modernity like oil and water? Think for yourself!

September 2, 2020

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Veronica

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Tradition versus Modernity

This post is the first in a series of seven in response to an article by theologian Roger E Olson. He Read more
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Let the days go forth as they will (Imam Shafi)

August 28, 2020

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Veronica

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Poetry

Here is my translation of a very nice poem by Imam Shafi’ the respected founder of one of the four schools of Islamic Read more
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Let’s think about where our world view comes from

August 30, 2020

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Veronica

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Tradition versus Modernity

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful, whose name does not harm anything in the heavens Read more
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Does bad language make for bad religion?

September 9, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion, Literature, Philosophy, Uncategorized, Tradition versus Modernity

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the All-Compassionate and the All-Merciful, who created the human from a thing that Read more
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On trials, testing and turning back: part 2

August 26, 2020

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Veronica

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Society and Environment, Tradition versus Modernity, Advice, Religion

A translation of part 2 of البلاء والرجوع After I wrote the paper on testing, trials and turning back, I realised that certain Read more
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On trials, testing and turning back: Part 1

August 26, 2020

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Veronica

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Tradition versus Modernity, Advice, Religion, Society and Environment

On Testing, Trials and Turning Back البلاء والرجوع A translation from the original Arabic article البلاء والرجوع In the name of Allah, the Read more
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On trials, testing and turning back: part 3

August 26, 2020

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Veronica

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Society and Environment, Tradition versus Modernity, Advice, Religion

A translation of part 3 of البلاء والرجوع The Secret of Congregational Prayers In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Read more
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Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley

September 6, 2020

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Veronica

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Poetry

I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said – “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . Read more
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How can you believe in God! Part 2

September 6, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah the Independent Read more
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How can you believe in God! Part 1

September 6, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful, who has placed his signs in the horizons and in Read more
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Limited by Carl Sandburg

September 6, 2020

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Veronica

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Poetry

I am riding on a limited express, one of the crack trains of the nation. Hurtling across the prairie into blue haze and Read more
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