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‘ULAMA’: SCIENTISTS OR CLERICS?
Though today the word ‘Ulama’ in the Muslim vocabulary has a completely different usage (as with many Qur’anic terminologies unfortunately), in the Qur’an however it is more closer to applying for scientists, experts, scholars, intellectuals etc, who have garnered a remarkable understanding in a specific field in relation to the physical world. As the Qur’an…
Adam Sayid
IN THE LIGHT OF HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY
The scientific study of human psychology informs us that we suffer from so many biases that it is impossible to be categorically unbiased. For instance, it is human weakness to succumb to the opposite extreme in the attempt to counter extremism. In psychology this is referred to as ‘Attitude Polarisation’. We also have the tendency…
Does the Qur’an inspire terrorism?
Q: Does the Qur’an inspire terrorism? If not, what is the root cause of terrorism and how can we eradicate such violence in the world? A: The Qur’an does not inspire it’s adherents to indiscriminately maim and murder others. On the contrary, it begins every chapters with the words of mercy and underpins its entire…
WHY I BECAME A VEGETARIAN
First of all, I haven’t stopped eating fish and dairy, so to be semantically accurate I am a pescatarian. Many are suggesting that I changed my diet due to some concern for my health. Though I do believe that meat-heavy diet is bad for us, that wasn’t what prompted me to switch. It is no…
MY BRIEF JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM
Some twenty years ago whilst I was in my early 20’s my altruistic nature nearly got me sucked into a twisted theology which sugar coats religious fascism as an Islamic utopian way of life, that seeks to subjugate all humans under an archaic form of authoritarian government. Their sole purpose is to hijack people’s freedom…