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The Zaytuna Institute has issued a statement regarding the beginning of Ramadhan.
Read it here.
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Here’s an interesting blog post about Sheikh Halil Hulusi Nakeshibendi el Bosnev.
Also, check out Sufi Mujahideen for information about others Sufis.
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This is an excellent article that engages in a critical reading of world history. It challenges many mainstream Eurocentric accounts of history that have unfortunately seeped into the Muslim mind pertaining to the relevance of Islam and capitalism, democracy, science, technology, and Marxism. I think this historical approach is useful to Muslims because it enables […]

With Shaykh Faraz Rabbani at Seekers Guidance Media!
I’ve taken classes with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani before and I would highly recommend taking them. There is no better way to start of Ramadhan than reviewing the theological, legal, and spiritual aspects of this blessed month.
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Blog went down for a few days. Lost two posts. One was about Ibn Khaldun’s philosophy of history and the second was about revolution in Islam. I’d type them up again, but I’m too lazy.
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In general, there are two types of intellectuals: those that acquiesce to power and those that challenge it. Those that acquiesce to power do so for a variety of reasons. Perhaps to promote their own self-worth, perhaps for monetary reasons since they are offered jobs, perhaps they do so for political power since they are […]

Excellent article by Shajahan Madampat at Khaleej Times Online here.
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Random House publishers canceled the August 12th release of a steamy novel about the youngest bride of the Prophet (sallahu alayhi wa sallam) by debut novelist Sherry Jones. (BBC) Some have described the book as being “softcore pornography.” The novel was supported by the likes of Asra Nomani who argued that such an “intelligent discourse” […]

We start with a simple query:
 
Is freedom an intrinsic or instrumental good?
 
An instrumental good is a good that attains some value through its use for a higher purpose. An intrinsic good is that which is good in and of itself.
 
Why do we have freedom? Freedom is an intangible concept. I cannot use freedom to purchase […]

Women in the US  military today are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by a terrorist. (CNN, PBS has a video on the story here)
If this is how the US military treats its own women, who have rights and are from the same country, its not hard to imagine what […]