Sometimes, the best way for people to understand whether they are treating their minorities fairly, is to ask, ‘what if they were the minority?’, would they accept the same treatment they dish out to others? On the eve of extreme… Read More ›
Reflections
What’s the difference between an Islamic State and Secular Democracy?
In an Islamic state, the leader is obliged by the Quran to run the affairs of the people using ‘Shura’ (consultation). He is elected based upon confidence to lead, not on his policies, because he is obliged to derive laws… Read More ›
The two kinds of extremist
There are two kinds of extremists, ones who sacrifice principles for convenience, believing it is wisdom, and those who sacrifice wisdom mistakenly believing they are following their principles. The first hides behind the justification that the world is complicated, the… Read More ›
A Reflection on waiting for the servant, while ignoring the master
A servant is not greater than his master. So how do some people, who do nothing but wait for the Mahdi, expect the Muslim Ummah to obey the Mahdi, when they haven’t even sorted obeying Allah yet? Unity, mercy, thinking,… Read More ›
A Reflection on the absurdity of Muslims being expected to apologise for Terrorism
Muslims apologising and distancing themselves from crimes committed allegedly in ‘Islam’s name’, is as absurd as expecting people who believe in JUSTICE to apologise and distance themselves from crimes committed in the name of justice.However, the true absurdity of the… Read More ›
There is no worse enslavement of a man, than convincing him that he owns his own chains
Imagine, if you will, that your family home was invaded and occupied by armed gangsters. While they were there, they stole your expensive items and sold them off, they told you and your family members what to do, when to… Read More ›
On Idiots and Greeks
Idiot is a word derived from the Greek ἰδιώτης, or idiōtēs, which means “a private citizen”, or “individual”, and was used to refer to those who do not care about politics, public affairs or matters which touch the community. The… Read More ›
A Brief Reflection: Everyone mixes religion and politics
Religion is merely a set of beliefs regarding existence, values and laws. As such, everyone has a religion, and everyone involves a religion in politics. It just happens that people disagree as to which kind of religion should influence politics,… Read More ›
Converses of Wisdom
I redacted, amended and enlarged an old Poem I had written quickly featuring a play of discourses between a narrator and many interlocutors of differing faiths, beliefs and political persuasions. The old poem was called a ‘Converse of Wisdom’, but… Read More ›
How is Muhammed (saaw) a Mercy to the world?
The Prophet Muhammad (saaw) said: “I was only sent to perfect noble character,” He was declared as a “mercy to all the worlds.” If ‘faith is between the believer and his Lord’ as Liberals and Modernists like to say, then… Read More ›
