Science Square (Issue 170)
A World That Flickers Li, T., Wang, Z., Kyba, C.C.M. et al. Satellite imagery reveals increasing volatility in…
The Science of Glorification
“There is nothing that does not glorify Him” Many verses in the Qur’an are cryptic. While being aware…
The Perfect Plunge
If you stand on a windswept ocean cliff, you might witness a breathtaking spectacle: sleek white seabirds plummeting from the…
Science Square (Issue 169)
The Forgotten History of Sleeping in Two Shifts Zaria Gorvett. The forgotten medieval habit of ‘two sleeps’. BBC,…
Sincerity (Ikhlas)
Question: At the end of the Treatise on Sincerity, Bediuzzaman says: “We beseech the All-Compassionate, the Most Merciful, making…
Annemarie Schimmel: A Sage Who Transcended Prejudices
In Europe, perceptions of Islam have historically been shaped through polemical, reductionist, and often exclusionary discourses. In the modern period,…
Fayd and Tajalli (Effusion and Manifestation) 2
Philosophers think differently from the Sufis about effusion. Although this is not something that is being discussed in…
The Silent Breathes of the Heart
The heart breathes but without letters, without words. Yet, we find these breaths to be the most influential discourse, the most enchanting music.…
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Between Sidq and Simulation: On Authenticity in the Age of AI
I used to trust the tremor in a human voice. In Cairo’s late-night hush, a recitation floated from…
The Winds of Lies in the Virtual Realm and Toppled Moral Values
What is the measure of truth? What is the measure of a lie? I recently watched a scholar…
The Counterfeit Nightingale and the Real Song
Just by listening to the way it sings, my father can identify a Carolina wren out of a hundred other…
From Stone Walls to Mental Barriers: Reflections on Venice’s Ghetto and the Enduring Challenge of Human Diversity
The morning mist still clung to the canals as I crossed the Ponte delle Guglie, making my way…
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Question: At the end of the Treatise on Sincerity, Bediuzzaman says: “We beseech the All-Compassionate, the Most Merciful, making all of His Most Beautiful Names our intercessors, that He…
Science Square (Issue 170)
A World That Flickers Li, T., Wang, Z., Kyba, C.C.M. et al. Satellite imagery reveals increasing volatility in…
Between Sidq and Simulation: On Authenticity in the Age of AI
I used to trust the tremor in a human voice. In Cairo’s late-night hush, a recitation floated from…
The Science of Glorification
“There is nothing that does not glorify Him” Many verses in the Qur’an are cryptic. While being aware…
Annemarie Schimmel: A Sage Who Transcended Prejudices
In Europe, perceptions of Islam have historically been shaped through polemical, reductionist, and often exclusionary discourses. In the modern period,…
The Winds of Lies in the Virtual Realm and Toppled Moral Values
What is the measure of truth? What is the measure of a lie? I recently watched a scholar…
The Counterfeit Nightingale and the Real Song
Just by listening to the way it sings, my father can identify a Carolina wren out of a hundred other…
The Perfect Plunge
If you stand on a windswept ocean cliff, you might witness a breathtaking spectacle: sleek white seabirds plummeting from the…