Whose Ego Is It, Anyway? Tony has a generous friend who owns the latest model of Audi. Tony loves this car. He asks his friend if he can borrow it for a while. His friend…
The Price of Truth There are always two ways to approach anything-theoretical and practical. The theorist examines, in depth, the inner workings of a subject on a philosophical, scientific, or purely logical plane, and…
The Hidden Treasure There was a time when God alone existed. Then He created countless beings, and thereafter even His creation began creating many other things. One may ask: if God is Self-Sufficient,…
Makkah: From Unburdening to Healing One of the consequences of abandoning the Creator, Almighty Allah, is to abandon oneself. To forget Him is to be made to forget one's own essence. For people are created…
The Ocean Without Shore The cosmos was fashioned from a light No eye could withstand something so bright It was an expression of Divine Grace Two lovers yet to embrace For all realms, a…
Every Day is Mother's Day Mother's Day is a celebration held in honour of the great contributions and sacrifices mothers have made for their families. Although the world celebrates this special day at different times…
Goethe and Iqbal: A Civilizational Dialogue Between East and West In the West, among the many who foresaw the decline of Western civilisation was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). As a man well-read in Eastern mysticism, Goethe appreciated the spiritual…
The Need for Tawhidic Epistemology Among the courses that I teach at International Islamic University Malaysia is Islamic Literature in English. As almost all students of this course are Muslim, they seem to have a…
