Science Square (Issue 161)
Predicting major earthquakes months ago Girona et al. Abnormal low-magnitude seismicity preceding large-magnitude earthquakes. Nature Communications, August 2024.…
Issue 161 (Sep - Oct 2024)
13 articles
Asceticism and Generosity
Asceticism (zuhd), in essence, involves renouncing worldly pleasures and completely removing the desires for the material world from…
“The Veiled One”
How many veils must be liftedtill your glimpse is giftedHow much pride must be sacrificed till your grandeur is recognizedHow…
Kafka’s Metamorphosis and Human Connection
Amazon Fresh, Uber Eats, Grubhub, Doordash, Instacart, self-checkouts and social media. In today’s world, living without an iota…
Islamic Art and Architecture
As the sun rose over Agra, casting an orange hue on the horizon, I approached the Taj Mahal,…
Safar (Journeying)
Literally meaning being transported from one place to another, journeying in the language of the Sufis is described…
The Concept of Gratitude
Happiness is a primary goal for all of us – a goal to reach and maintain in our…
Can Our Teeth Be Regenerated?
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, a twentieth-century scholar, emphasizes that God sent Prophets as guides and leaders to humanity for…
Talk Like TED
In a world where ideas hold the power to transform lives, Talk Like TED by Carmine Gallo becomes…
The Concept of Time
Throughout the history of humanity, one of the things we have found difficult to comprehend and unravel is…
Silent Messages
The emergency room shift that evening was quite calm. We were drinking coffee and chatting in the doctors’…
Fantasies and Necessities
For years, we have ignored our true needs, chasing after some fantasies as if they were necessities of…
Editorial: From Taj Mahal to Gregor Samsa
The adage goes that the humankind can go up, even higher than angels, and they can go low,…