Dynamic Ego
Can you tell without looking at a reference point or without feeling any force due to acceleration that…
Issue 53 (January - March 2006)
16 articles
The Virgin Birth: The Birth of Jesus without a Biological Father
Human development begins at fertilization when a male gamete or sperm unites with a female gamete or oocyte…
Montaigne and the Ottomans
Essays are like flexible rhapsodies.”1 They are freer, arbitrary, and subjective as compared to a more rigid, systematic,…
Peace and Conflict Resolution Concepts in the Madina Charter
It is much easier to make contact with people from vastly different cultures and beliefs in the context…
Gen-ethic Anxiety and Some Reflections on the Genome Project
The Genome Project was started at a research institute known as HUGO, which is short for the Human…
The Acknowledgment of God: The Only Cure to Our Spiritual Poverty
One of the main causes of today’s global disorder is the absence of justice and the rise in…
Radiating Compassion and Love in a Student of an Eternal Teacher
“When the full moon shines on a clear night, What would it have to fear of the dogs…
A Rationale for the Collapse of Civilizations
Any observant individual walking among the ruins of an ancient city is immediately faced with the following question:…
Dialogue with the People of the Book and Exchange of Good Will on Holy Days
God most high has revealed in chapter Mumtahana of the Qur’an two explicit verses which could be considered…
Abstaining From Alcohol
Like all converts to Islam, I am sometimes haunted by my past and always in awe of the…
Forensic Entomology: How Insects Solve Murder Cases
In a homicide case or any accident that results in death, it is essential to know the exact…
What should be the understanding of Mujaddin our time?
Q: What should be the understanding of “Mujaddid” in our time? Does it refer to a single individual…
On the Messenger of God
This introduction by me as a professor of Oriental studies might be seen as an incentive to attract…
Respect For Humankind
Loving and respecting humanity merely because they are human is an expression of respect for the Almighty Creator.…
A Dead End for Science or A Call to the Creator
The scientists of the world have been engaged in solving the problem of deciphering the so-called human genome…