It is no secret that many of us Muslims are sickened by the inflamed polemics between Muslim preachers and activists, a problem that has become compounded...
Salvific exclusivity contends that salvation and eternal bliss in the hereafter are only granted to the believers in a particular creed. This discussion clarifies the nuanced...
All Praise Be to Allah, and May His Blessings and Peace Be on His Final Messenger In response to a question about the zakat (zakât, zakâh)...
From a cognitive-development standpoint, this is called a concrete operational period, according to Jean Piaget. (N.B: Some adults never progress beyond this phase, while 15% of...
This is called a pre-operational period by Jean Piaget who was focused on cognitive development. Children this age have difficulty reconciling between different dimensions or seemingly...
In this age group, infants were thought by Jean Piaget to develop skills and experience through sensations and movements; that is why he called it the...
Many ‘conservative’ Muslims feel instantly uncomfortable when they hear someone talk about tajdeed (renewal) of the religion. Some of us do this out of fear of...
By Dr Hatem Al Haj The issue of slavery may be of the hardest issues to discuss. Our collective conscience as a global community is extremely...
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful I am sure most of you have reflected on the terrorist attacks that took place in...
| Part 1 | Written by Dr. Hatem AlHaj II.     We need to build them correctly By building them correctly, I don’t mean making them fancy and...