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When I was a child, my parents would always chide me for trying to drink my grandfather’s whisky. You can imagine, an active and inquisitive young child observing his grandfather sip…

We all strongly feel and believe that human life has ultimate value. However, can we intellectually justify this non-negotiable feeling and belief we have? Islamic theism has the intellectual tools to…

“Whilst the pen was making haste in writing, it split upon itself as soon as it came to Love.”[i] Rumi was right. When pen is put to paper and writes about…

Most of what we know is based on the say-so of others. This holds true for facts we would never deny. For many of us, these truths include the existence of…

The best way to answer these questions is to first understand who God is in the context of worship. God by definition is the One who is entitled to our worship;…

Imagine you are an explorer who took a spaceship to another planet to visit human-like creatures. Once you land on the planet, you meet your guide. He tells you that your…

A popular view about life is that it is “just a game”. We have one life and we should make the most of it. However, is life just for mere play? This belief ignores or denies the Divine, and any form of Divine accountability. Even if some people “believe” in a religion or God, many still ignore the implications of holding such views.

Professor Lawrence Krauss’s book A Universe from Nothing invigorated and popularised the debate on the Leibnizian question: “Why is there something rather than nothing?”[1] In his book, Krauss argues that it…

Since the group known as ISIS or ‘Islamic State’ (IS) declared the re-establishment of the Caliphate on 29 June 2014, the world’s media has reported on numerous atrocities carried out by the…

Islam has always taught that we must protect other religions, including monks and priests. Throughout history Christians have testified to the kind treatment of their priests and monks. For example, Isho-yahbh…