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Why e-Readers (Updated)
Purchasing an e-book reader has enabled me to carry a library of books around in my bag in a format that I can actually read. The e-ink technology does not fatigue the eyes like laptop/netbook screens; it is actually a…
Morality and Salah Part I: The Dilemma
Just about every Muslim knows that the observance of salah (the five daily ritual prayers) is an obligation. By the grace of Allah, there is no shortage of reminders and exhortations to that effect. But suppose I asked you what kind of obligation it…
Protests, the State, and the Comprador Bourgeoisie
This post is in response to a request by students to further comment on the matter of the revolts that have gripped this part of the world with particular consideration to the question are they halal or not. I will not attempt…
How Can God…?
The question of free will is a theological difficulty. Sunni Theologians have always maintained that its reality lies at the very limit of human intellectual capacity and it is not something that is to be sought after. Curiously enough it’s…
Parenting: Arguably the Most Important Rule
Often we look for advice in the form of directives, what to “do” to produce good children. Yet one thing I have certainly learned so far is that the old adage “the apple never falls far from the tree” is…
Meeting with Reality
My Path to Tasawuf
I
Time has passed, its winds bringing debris and sand, its rains having eroded the edifices of what was established before and we the later people must struggle to cling to what remains of a glorious…
