As requested, here’s the essay I wrote for a philosophy class, discussing human nature and whether humans are born good or evil. I don’t have the assignment outline, but I believe the statement we had to discuss was, “Evil cannot live in the hearts of men,” and I had to mention four distinct philosophers or [...]
…. Celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and pray for His Forgiveness: For He is Oft-Returning (in Grace and Mercy) {110:2-3)
VATICAN CITY — Islam has surpassed Roman Catholicism as the world’s largest religion, the Vatican newspaper said Sunday.
“For the first time in history, we are no longer at the top: Muslims have overtaken us,” [...]
Since it’s February, the coldest, shortest and darkest month of the year, which also happens to be the token ‘Black History Month’, I plan on doing a few of these sort of profiles over the course the next few weeks. I’m trying to profile people who aren’t always too well known, but still important nonetheless.
Yarrow [...]
An article I wrote for the school paper. Looking back, I probably should have used the term ‘equity’ as opposed to ‘equality’, because while Islam recognizes that men and women have different roles which in technicality would make equality impossible, neither is elevated above the other. That’s equity.
The senseless murder of Aqsa Parvez has once [...]
“The word ’shams’ (sun) is feminine, and the word ‘qamar’ (moon) is masculine. The sun burns itself out to give light and life to everything around, and the moon is ‘muneer’, meaning it reflects the light. Within itself it has no light; it radiates the brilliance of the sun. So when we shine as [...]
