How can we avoid sins, and how can we show sincere repentance?
It is very important for our spiritual and emotional life to pay special attention to repentance, the greatest…
People
594 articles
The Millennium Beginning
At the very beginning of this new millennium, some people claim that we will see a more polarized…
Common Ground Between Islam And Christianity
For many, Islam and Christianity have little in common. More than a few Christians misperceive Islam as a…
The Necessity Of Dialogue
The word “dialogue” derives from two roots: “dia” means “through” and “logos” comprises many overlapping semantic fields and…
A New Genre Is Coming To Life
In the music world there is music and then there is “Kitaro’s music.” Thousands of listeners have gathered…
Questions And Answers
Question The Prophet says that at the sixth week of the embryo’s development in the mother’s womb, God…
Working Children
Although child labor is old as the history of humanity, it has gained speed with industrial revolution. Nowadays,…
Being Shaped by Ramadan
At this time when we experience occasions, of much sorrow and some contentment, we sense the promise in…
Backbiting is unforgivable
Islam strictly forbids spying into people’s sins and secrets and backbiting. It also forbids talking ill of people…
What the World Will Look Like After Turmoil and Chaos Disappear
The world’s population, which has been suffering crisis after crisis during the last three centuries, is being drawn…
Truth and Relativity
With the publication of the ‘Theory of Relativity’ at the turn of the century, the world-view based on…
Clock and Compass
Addiction to Urgent Tasks People like to be seen to be busy. If we’re busy, we’re important; if…
Rule Means Greater Responsibility
The history of Islam has seen many just, pious rulers, among whom the first four Caliphs, ‘Umar ibn…
Hayy Bin Yaqzan: A Contrasting Vision Of Man And Nature
A Latin translation of Hayy bin Yaqzan by the English Arabist, Edward Pocock, published in Oxford in 1672,…
Fethullah Gulen: His Remarkable Achievement
Fethullah Gulen, more familiarly known by the affectionate and respectful title of Hodja Effendi, is a contemporary Islamic…