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    The Odyssey Film: A Critical Muslim Reading

    The release of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has reignited public debate around a certain familiar question: is the film's casting sufficiently "racially representative"? Much...

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    I would like to begin this article by extending my sincerest greetings on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. Blessed Eid to all Muslims across...

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    Rethinking Dawkins’s Selective Skepticism: God, AI, and Atheist Double Standards

    Richard Dawkins, long associated with the "New Atheist" movement and a leading voice in evolutionary biology, has once again gone viral. This time, it...

    Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas (1931–2026): Remembering a Polymath

    A few days ago, on March 8, 2026, Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas finally left this world and returned to his Creator. Inna lillahi wa inna...

    Mufti Shamail vs Javed Akhtar: The Limits of Atheism

    For audiences in South Asia, it would have been very difficult to miss the widely circulated public debate between Mufti Shamail Nadwi and Javed...

    From Iron to Plastic: Revelation, Civilization, and the Modern Material Crisis

    For Muslims, the Qur'an is not merely a sacred text. It is the final revelation from Allah, His speech (kalam) conveyed to humanity. The earliest...

    The Ottoman Devşirme vs the Modern Liberal Education System

    In modern historiography and public discourse, there is perhaps no institution of the Ottoman Empire that provokes more controversy than the devşirme, the state...

    Darwin’s Bad Consciousness

    Darwinism or neo-Darwinism, named after the British naturalist Charles Darwin, has become a foundational pillar of the modern secular worldview. It offers a naturalistic explanation...

    The “Islamic Hell” – The Moral Potency of Fear

    A few days ago, I had written an article on the Islamic notion of Paradise, a topic often regarded as controversial in modern discourse...

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    True Fiqh and Husn al-Dhann for Past Ulama

    The ulama are the most worthy of our husn al-dhann. But we live in the age of nafs. The nafs pulls people to question...

    Theological Readings of Nietzsche: The Un-Unbeliever

    Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), the German philosopher, continues to be one of the most renowned thinkers of modernity. He is known for his fiery and...

    Secular-Modernity’s Law of the Lawless

    Franz Kafka's unfinished novel, The Trial (1914-1915), is one of the most enduring works of modern Western literature. In a way—through the personal misadventures...

    Evidence for Angels and Jinn?

    Question: What is irrefutable evidence that jinn and angels exist?Answer: Allah tells us about them in the Qur'an and the Prophet (s) told us...

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    My Response to the Wahhabi “Statement Regarding Daniel Haqiqatjou”

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