Abstract This article will argue that new media creates more of an opportunity for Islamic communities to carry out propagation through more than what is known as traditional media. Firstly, it will shed light on traditional media and how it makes propagation of true Islam difficult. Secondly, … [Read more...]
Abstract The concept of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil is a fundamental aspect of Islam, and yet it is a controversial topic, particularly for Muslims living in the West. With the increased acceptance of liberal ideology and individualism within Muslim communities in the West, the … [Read more...]
Abstract Here I recount my experience of the Arba’īn pilgrimage to Karbala, annually attracting over twenty million pilgrims, known as the world’s largest human gathering. I recount the journey with my madrasah’s caravan across the Iranian border towards the holy city of Najaf. A key … [Read more...]
Abstract Discussing controversial topics such as religion can be quite beneficial provided all parties involved are searching for the truth with an open mind. Perhaps the reason many debates concerning the usefulness and validity of religion bear no fruit, is due to the lack of agreement on a … [Read more...]
Abstract ‘Ujb (self-conceit) is one of the greatest diseases and vices that prevent a person from elevating spiritually in all aspects of their life. It is a vice triggered by the faculty of anger (al-quwwah al-ghaḍabiyyah) when it is not kept in moderation – which would have subsequently resulted … [Read more...]
Abstract In accordance with the Divine practice, Allah has never left a community of people without appointing for them guide(s). Those guides are the Messengers of Allah (AS). And their vicegerents who are special servants of God charged with the noble aims of guiding their subjects and … [Read more...]
Abstract This article investigates the influence of Islamic thought on Western theology concerning the existence of God. Both Islamic and Western arguments are presented as well as the similarities between the two. The historical chronology of the arguments is also mentioned, and since the … [Read more...]
Abstract Contemporary dictionaries define a mother as “a female parent; a woman who conceives, gives birth to, and raises or nurtures a child.” Yet in Islamic teachings, a mother is also considered a child’s “first teacher”. In modern societies, mothers who choose to stay at home and raise … [Read more...]
Abstract The book Khānivādih is a collection of speeches by Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei regarding the concept of family in Islam. The book is made up of Ayatollah Khamenei’s speeches, which have been dissected and sorted according to their topics, such that similar speeches or parts of … [Read more...]
Abstract The ahkam corner aims to present rulings that many are either unaware of or have ignored due to lack of importance given to the Islamic rulings on transactions. In this edition, the permissibility of drawing as well as sculpting inanimate objects is presented, followed by the rulings … [Read more...]
