Category: Thoughts

"Beautified for men is the love of things they covet; women… [Sûrah Âl-¢Imrân, 3:14] It works vice versa too. When I was young, I used to barf at stories that ended in a romantic setting. Yep, Cinderella, Snow White, The Little Mermaid—they…

AL-JURJÂNI, THE RENOWNED Arabic grammarian and founder of the theory of Qur’anic Discourse, aptly describes Arabic as a language in which words have meaning locked up inside them until parsing sets them free. [i] Arabic does not boast of the fact that…

"SOMEONE ONCE ASKED a Muslim scholar, “What is the future of Islam in America?” The wise man pondered for a moment and countered, “What is the state of the Muslim youth in America?” The scholar’s wisdom spared him a long lecture on…

"Our sense of humor is how we view and approach life. We can be sincere about life without taking it all so seriously. Humor provides a much-needed cushion amid life’s hard knocks. We use it to laugh about our mistakes and pain.…

"You see, comparing ourselves to others is not so much about gloating at the latter’s misdeeds, but rather a defense mechanism to placate our own selves. It is easy for the parent to dismiss it as typical teenaged rebelliousness, because their instant…

"DURING THE HEIGHT of its power, the Ottoman Empire (1517-1924), which is largely recognized as the last Sunni caliphate, dominated much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, the Caucasus, North Africa and the Horn of Africa for a period of almost seven-hundred years…