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.

Category: Philosophy

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, and abolished what they were doing. And Pharaoh and his people were overcome right there and humbled. And the magicians fell down in prostration to Allah, saying We believe in Allah, the…
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Islam and modernity: shooting at the moon

September 13, 2020

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Veronica

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

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah who constantly renews his creation, sending rain and wind to refresh it and purify it. And peace be upon His Messenger Muhammad, who taught us the importance of purification, and upon his pure…
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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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Tradition versus Modernity, Religion, Philosophy, Technology, The Arts

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful, “the First and the Last, the Outer and the Inner,” who made his creation beautiful and without flaw, and inspired it (literally “blew into”) with His spirit. And peace be upon his Messenger Muhammad, who took care, not only of the…
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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 raises the question, “Are modernity and Christianity like oil and water?” arguing that all Christians living in modernity have been influenced by modernity in some form or another because modernity is a…
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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 and the earth, a name which, mentioned at the beginning of each undertaking, is a key to unlocking its blessings. And blessings be upon our master, Muhammad, who was sent as a…
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Does bad language make for bad religion?

September 9, 2020

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Veronica

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Tradition versus Modernity, Religion, Literature, Philosophy, Uncategorized

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the All-Compassionate and the All-Merciful, who created the human from a thing that clings and taught him eloquence and the use of the pen; peace be upon the unlettered Prophet whose speech was like a string of pearls. In this article, by bad language, I…
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On trials, testing and turning back: part 2

August 26, 2020

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Veronica

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Advice, Religion, Society and Environment, Tradition versus Modernity

A translation of part 2 of البلاء والرجوع After I wrote the paper on testing, trials and turning back, I realised that certain questions needed to be addressed in more detail. In this paper, I am looking at three questions: Who does this trial apply to? Is it really true that all these environmental problems are caused…
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On trials, testing and turning back: Part 1

August 26, 2020

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Veronica

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Advice, Religion, Society and Environment, Tradition versus Modernity

On Testing, Trials and Turning Back البلاء والرجوع A translation from the original Arabic article البلاء والرجوع In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful, I’d like to begin in the traditional way, by giving praise and thanks to Allah and asking Him to send peace upon his chosen servants, the messengers. …
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On trials, testing and turning back: part 3

August 26, 2020

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Veronica

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Tradition versus Modernity, Advice, Religion, Society and Environment

A translation of part 3 of البلاء والرجوع The Secret of Congregational Prayers In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful, And praise be to Allah, Lord of all the Worlds, and blessings of Allah be on the Master of the Messengers, and the final outcome is for the Mutaqeen (those who…
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Do the ends ever justify the use of evil as means?

August 28, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion, Tradition versus Modernity

In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful, upon whom we rely in every situation, and peace and blessings be upon his messenger Muhammad, who was sent but as a mercy for everybody, and upon all of his family and companions. Fear is at the root of so many bad actions. Many people look…
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In response to mental muscle post

July 15, 2020

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Tradition versus Modernity, Education

All praise is due to Allah for his favours and blessings; all clarity comes from Him, and all of creation’s sustenance. Peace and blessings be upon his final messenger, the honoured, unlettered prophet, who is mentioned by the earlier prophets. With him lies the hope of his nation; all of them seek his intercession, except…
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Matthew Arnold on loss of faith and the darkness of modernity

August 30, 2020

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Veronica

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Poetry, Tradition versus Modernity

Writing around the middle of the 19th Century, just before the seismic shock waves of the Origin of the Species and Das Kapital, in a society still confident in its faith, the sensitive seer Matthew Arnold has detected a turn in the tide. This is another treasure from English literature which will resonate with a…
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What John Donne foresaw in his poem, The Anatomy of the World

August 26, 2020

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Veronica

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Tradition versus Modernity, Poetry

Wisdom is the lost property of every Muslim, and for this reason it is a pleasure to share a gem of wisdom found in the treasury of English literature. John Donne was a metaphysical poet, and as such, he speaks to our times which needs his metaphysics as physic (medicine) for the sickness of materialism…
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In praise of the night: why we need to dim the lights

August 23, 2020

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Veronica

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Tradition versus Modernity, Advice

In the name of Allah, the compassionate and merciful, and all praise is to Allah the lord of all the worlds, and peace and blessings be on the noble Prophet Muhammad. و هو الذي جعل الليل والنهار خلفة لمن اراد ان يذكر او أراد شكورا 25:62 And He is the one who made the night…
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Mental Muscle

July 15, 2020

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Tradition versus Modernity, Advice

A Teacher’s thoughts on why students should know their own strength In the name of Allah , the most merciful, the most compassionate A friend and sister sent me this article about attempts in the UK to reach the ideal education of children at schools: Having always loved learning, I have always tried to do…
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