The Final Return | Part 2
In Part 1, we noted how life and death are decreed by our Creator and how —after one’s allotted lifespan on earth— a person returns to his point of origin, which is Allah, Al– B a d î ‘ (the Primal Origin…
Author: Mohammed Siraj Uddin
Mohammed S. Uddin graduated from medical school in 1968 and completed his training in internal medicine and gastroenterology in New York. He taught in medical school and practiced gastroenterology for nearly four decades. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He is a fellow of the Americal College of Gastroenterology and the American College of Physicians.Full BIO
The Final Return | Part 1
In the physical world returning to the point of origin in a cyclic system is an observable phenomenon –be it in the rising of the sun, in the alteration of day and night, in seasonal changes, in the water cycle, in wind…
The True Tale of the Tailbone: How the Resurrection of our Bodies will Take Place
The phenomenon of Resurrection is even more mysterious than the mystery of our first creation. Creation takes place beyond the visible eye, and it takes place in stages; so will be the Resurrection. The Creation of Man and His Re-creation Follow the…
Far Beyond My Comprehension
What are the imperceptible facts of our lives — the facts that are part and parcel of our lives and yet, we are either heedless or unaware of them? The purpose of this article is to highlight those facts on the basis…
Ṣalah: The Deep Reach of Islamic Prayer Part 3 of 3
Why Ṣalâh? What are the beneficial ends accomplished for the individual Muslim and for his community by their proper practice of Ṣalâh? Part III: Summary of the Comprehensive Benefits Accomplished by Ṣalâh: Spiritual, Physical, Social, and Personal Development The totality of benefits…
Ṣalâh: The Deep Reach of Islamic Prayer Part 2 of 3
Why Ṣalâh? What are the beneficial ends accomplished for the individual Muslim and for his community by their proper practice of Ṣalâh? Part II: Physical Health Benefits of Ṣalâh The physical health benefits of our Prayer are based, first, on personal hygiene,…
Ṣalâh: The Deep Reach of Islamic Prayer Part 1 of 3
Why Ṣalâh? What are the beneficial ends accomplished for the individual Muslim and for his community by their proper practice of Ṣalâh? Part I: The Supreme Spiritual Practice PRAYER has always been the cornerstone of worship in monotheistic religions. Performed properly, Prayer…
Weather: A Divine Ordainment and Man as Earth’s Caretaker
From an Islamic point of view, weather is one of the Five Decrees solely under divine control, far beyond men’s knowledge and prediction. The Decree includes the Hour (of Resurrection), the weather (rain), the nature of the fetus in the mother’s womb,…
Neurocardiology and the Spiritual Heart Part 2 of 2
Here we continue from Part 1, where we detailed the workings of the physical heart and the various biological networking of its functions. The Quran directly links man’s spiritual functions, his purity and health , to his biological organ called the ‘heart.’…
Neurocardiology and the Spiritual Heart Part 1 of 2
The heart and its centrality to health was in the midst of confusion for centuries, until William Harvey (1578-1657) in the seventeenth century clearly defined its role. However, in the medieval period, the Islamic Holy Book, the Qur’an, defined the spiritual aspect…