Religion Is Not a Zero Sum Game
The Turkish term for “tolerance” is “hosgoru” which means seeing or looking for the good side of another…
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Annemarie Schimmel Building Bridges between East and West
This is an article on the life, works, and efforts of Cemile (the Beautiful), as Annemarie Schimmel (d.…
Jihad: What Is It and What Is It Not?
Islam is the name of a religion – it is not a political ideology, nor is it an…
How To Respond To Hostile Attitudes
Question: How should we respond to hostile attitudes towards believers? Whatever the conditions may be, a believer should…
The Qur’an: An Eternal Journey
We are at the table together for dinner, having a good time. My husband is eating a beef…
Time: What Does the Qur’an Say About It?
All things in the universe, with their specific and suitable outfits obtained from the spiritual world, gain an…
Islamic Philosophy of Science
Attempting to answer questions of agency, causality and universality from an Islamic perspective is called the “Islamic philosophy…
Can Black Holes Cause an Apocalypse?
The world may not have ended on December 21, 2012, but that does not mean it won’t end…
Yonder Mystery of Bones and Reproduction
For many years, scientists thought that women were born with a limited number of oocytes (eggs) in the…
The Messenger of Mercy
I was invited a while ago to a meeting in Little Rock which was held on the anniversary…
Religious Inspirations and Scientific Inventions
What exactly is it that inspires us, say, to write a beautiful poem or an article, or the…
Basis for Christian-Muslim Dialogue
Whenever I watch and read about killings and terrorism in the name of religion today, the music of…
Translating the Qur’an into Action
Reflections on the Qur’an: Commentaries on Selected VersesM. Fethullah GülenISBN 9781597842761NJ: Tughra Books An average English reader is…
The Expansion of the Universe and the Big Bang: A Qur’anic Perspective
After Hubble announced the final results of his observations in 1929, physicists’ view of the universe began to…
Love in Sufi Poetry
The enduring resonance of the poetry of thirteenth-century Islamic poet, Mevlana Jalal al-Din Rumi, extends across cultures and…