I recently participated in a debate on the proposition that "God and His Prophets should be protected from insult." But, I argued, this proposition is based on the premise of free speech, on the understanding that free speech is the starting point and what remains is to debate its limits. I reject this premise entirely. Free speech is a liberal position, not some neutral universal. So here's a frank memo…

Allah (swt) alone can incite within the soul the desire for Jannah, propelling His servant to cast his gaze beyond the fleeting pleasures of this life, to the life with no end,in pleasure with no end. Allah (swt) strikes an example that compels any mind to think and the heart to fill with yearning, and eyes to fill with tears, when He says, ((وَضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلاً لّلَّذِينَ ءامَنُواْ امْرَأَةَ فِرْعَوْنَ…

To the political mind, armed conflict is not just a clash of material resources rather of political wills. Whether the armed conflict was for ideological reasons or imperial or economic objectives material resources alone are not the only determinant of winners and losers. Moreover a conflict may be lost materially and won politically and vice versa. It is therefore not surprising that states, when entering in to conflicts, do not…

Indeed death is worthy of remembrance. Unlike status, wealth and health, death is certain for every soul. It marks the move from the fleeting life of this world to the ever-lasting world of the hereafter. Allah (swt) said, (كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ أُجُورَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَـمَةِ فَمَن زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ وَما الْحَيَوةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ مَتَـعُ الْغُرُورِ) "Everyone shall taste death. And only on the Day…