Pharmacology: The Journey of a Chemical Compound into a Drug
Most of us have taken, or at least interacted with, medicine at some point or another in our…
Names
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On the Origin of Language
As far as the origin of language is concerned, Abrahamic traditions agree on the fact that language is…
Manifestation (Tajalli)
Tajalli (manifestation), which has almost the same meaning as showing itself, display, and appearance, in the language of…
Mushahada (Observation)
Mushahada (observation) means using insight to see in Divine Acts the Divine Names that give existence to them,…
The 99 Names Project
Fourteen years ago, two dozen people changed, in the blink of an eye, how 300 million people view…
Absolute Justice and Bediuzzaman’s Cup
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (d. 1960) defines justice either in terms of absolute, as opposed to relative, or positive,…
What Is In a Name?
God’s names were subject to various discussions and books. Arthur C. Clarke has written a science fiction story…
Ashq (Ecstatic Love)
‘Ashq means intense love of and fondness for perfection, beauty, or physical charm. Sufis usually call this sort…
The Messenger of Mercy
I was invited a while ago to a meeting in Little Rock which was held on the anniversary…
Dhikr (Recitation of God’s Names)
Literally meaning mentioning, remembrance, and recollection, in the terminology of the Sufis dhikr denotes regular recitation of one…
All of Your Beautiful Names
O Allah I know You say There is no compulsion in religion But I don’t want this freedom…
The Meaning of Wisdom
Question: “He grants Wisdom to whomever He wills, and whoever is granted Wisdom, had indeed been granted much…
A True Understanding of Self for Self-Actualization
Psychologists have been using the concept of “self-actualization” to describe those who are immensely successful in realizing their…
The Nature of the Closeness of God
Is God close to human beings? If so, how close is He? Or is defining Him in terms…
Firar and I’tisam (Fleeing and Taking Shelter)
Firar, which literally means to run away from something, is used in Sufism to denote the journey from…