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I would like to prelude our friend Irtiza's thoughts on this issue (below my notes) with some food for thought: Instead of approaching the issue in terms of whether the vigilante actions of the masjid people prior to the government action was justified or not, I would instead raise a ... Read More »

Probably among the most brilliant 10 minutes on TV: Read More »

I was talking to someone close to me recently about a decision she had to make and after we had talked for a while I suggested, “Ask God to help you decide.” There was a weighty pause. She's not a practitioner of any religion nor an overtly spiritual person. I ... Read More »

by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah Come! Let us enter the presence of Allāh and draw closer to the Abode of Peace; without fatigue, exhaustion, or toil: but rather by the simplest and easiest of routes. This, by realising that you are in a moment of time between two moments, and that ... Read More »

Gems from Ibn al-Qayyim [1] (Reposted due to some errors, comments lost, sorry) From the signs of bliss and success is that a person,whenever he grows in knowledge, he grows in humility and compassion. Whenever he grows in action, he grows in fear and caution. Whenever he grows in age, ... Read More »

I just finished another book – Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell that contains a lot of important lessons we can learn from. The book essentially focuses on some case studies detailing how certain events or phenomenon went from something limited to something of 'epidemic' proportions. The need for Muslims to ... Read More »

I recently finished reading two books, Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne, and Zag by Marty Neumeier. The main crux of both books focuses on the fact that for a business to be successful, they must “zag when everyone else zigs,” or in other words, do ... Read More »

This is an inspiring video, and after watching it I couldn't resist posting it here. It's entertaining, but there is a good message about teachers and the impact they can have on their students. Watch the video. Here is a transcript of the poem: Read More »

When we compare our lifespans wherein our endeavors unfold to the age of the earth, or to that of the universe which we are told is fifteen thousand million years old, they seem of less significance than a droplet of water in an endless ocean. For today's materialist life holds ... Read More »

Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. – A Smart (Probably) Dead Dude So, you wanted something hard-hitting from MM's female writers, eh? Well, here's my pathetic attempt at commenting on the political situation today… In Social Studies, I've begun a unit on the Cold War and Canada's ... Read More »