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God makes it very clear that the purpose of our lives is to worship Him, “And I did not create the jinn (spirit world) and mankind except to worship Me.” (Quran 51:56).   The concept of worship in the Islamic tradition is profound.  Worship entails that we must know, love and obey God, as well as single out […]

Though we can understand the world around us using rational thought, how can we formulate an argument or verify our conclusions? Well, this lies in the study of logic which essentially means the principles of reasoning, with particular emphasis on the structure of our arguments. Let’s illustrate the use of logic in the following example:

Death  “Every soul is certain to taste death.” (Quran 21:35) “Death will overtake you no matter where you may be” (Quran 4:78) Death is something we as living beings do not enjoy thinking about.  It creates the realisation within us that all of the attachments we have built in this world are no longer going

Believing that we have no purpose is not only irrational, it is practically problematic because it presents an indication that a lot of the things we have achieved as humans beings most probably would not have happened as many of the people who have accomplished amazing achievements, including the discovery of penicillin, would not have

Success “…they are the ones who are successful.” (Quran 7:157) “Truly, this is the supreme success!” (Quran 37:60) One of the best definitions I have found of success is “the completion of what is intended”.  For example, if I were to intend to learn how to drive, and I passed my driving test, that would

These philosophical reflections are my thoughts on; truth, success, purpose, death, thinking, and worldview.  They were written with the intention to express my initial thinking that led to my current conclusions on life.  I have deliberately ended on questions rather than answers, as I wanted to provide a conceptual framework for readers who may not

In the previous three articles we discussed a suggested methodology for proving the validity and truth of Islam.  When researching it is important to not only ask logical questions but also to expect a logical answer.  In essence Islam is a message and guide from the Creator to the creation, therefore it should make sense. 

A very insightful person once said that if we want to establish the truth of the religion Muhammad bought to all humankind , we should first gather all the reliable sources, namely the Quran and then authentic traditions; after a thorough study and evaluation what is left, is Islam.  In our series of articles we

In part 1 we discussed the miraculous nature of Quran and asked a question.  How is it possible for a book written in the 6th century CE to contain knowledge only available in the 20th century CE?  We came to the logical conclusion that the Quran is the word of God.  However, is this enough,

Any publicity is good publicity.  These words have been written and uttered so many times it is impossible to attribute the quote to any one person.  Any publicity is good publicity; meaning that it is better that something receives bad publicity rather than no publicity at all.  In the past decade we have been swamped