Today we should all remember a tragic event – the day a vicious world empire found a publicly acceptable excuse to bomb others, invade non-threatening nations, torture political dissidents and kill at least 300,000 innocent people, in pursuit of economic… Read More ›
Reflections
Slaves to the law
Here are two ancient Latin proverbs which echo Islamic wisdom on God’s laws for humanity, and the idolising of selfish desires. Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus “We are slaves to the law so that we may be able… Read More ›
Insanity and Democracy
One thing people have forgotten is, following the break up of the Ottoman Khilafah by British and French forces; Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen and Jordan, and even Pakistan all started out as democracies. As the Ancient Greeks and Romans discovered,… Read More ›
Muslims and multi-tasking
Some Muslims follow the Sunnah through only ritualized actions, others follow the Sunnah through only physical struggle [e.g. like aid work, charity etc], Some Muslims follow the Sunnah through only political activism, while others follow the Sunnah through only looking… Read More ›
Introversion vs Outward-looking
A civilisation that spends too much time looking inwards, and no time looking outwards is like a Chicklet that decides to stay inside it’s egg, hoping to become a fully formed Chicken, rather than hatching itself and growing. [In response… Read More ›
A Converse of Wisdom
[A newer redaction of this poem can be found here] A Skeptic said “What if you are wrong?” I said “What if I am right?” – An Atheist said “How is there a Creator?” I said “How is there a… Read More ›