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Hobbies we must have!

Each of us after going through all chores and routines of a day is left with vacant time. Many a time it is hours and not minutes that we have at our disposal. More often than not we end up wasting th...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemMay 20152 min

“Thank you” Culture

“Thank you” are two very powerful words. When said at the right time, they build confidence, enhance relationships and engender love and affection. People need to be appreciated for what they do for u...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemApril 20152 min

Life Challenges as Tools for Spiritual Purification

Every person experiences occasions during his or her life time where he or she is suffering, struggling, worrying or mourning or is under pressure in some other way due to circumstances. In most cases...

Dr Farhad ShaftiApril 20155 min

A Voyage into Stephen Hawking’s Godless Universe: With Javed Ghamidi, John Lennox, Alan Guth, Paul Davies, John Polkinghorne, Wolfgang Smith, David Albert, Stephen Mumford & other experts on-board (3)

[Continued...] 4. How could Quantum Theory and the law of gravity necessitate a universe out of nothing? ‘To him who is a discoverer in [theoretical physics], the products of his imagination app...

Dr. Junaid HassanFebruary 201562 min

A Voyage into Stephen Hawking’s Godless Universe: With Javed Ghamidi, John Lennox, Alan Guth, Paul Davies, John Polkinghorne, Wolfgang Smith, David Albert, Stephen Mumford & other experts on-board (2)

[ Continued...] 2. Do fixed laws leave any room for human free will & God’s Intervention (miracles) in the Universe? ‘It is extremely dangerous to fit physical theories to a priori concept...

Dr. Junaid HassanJanuary 201539 min

Saintly Sinners

As human beings, sinning and erring come to us naturally and at times persistently. Frenzy gets the better of us and we end up committing sins that we may feel ashamed of. Though this is unbecoming of...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemDecember 20143 min

Theory of Evolution (2)

English Rendition of an episode of the TV Program “ Ghamidi: ” Anchorperson: Welcome to the show, Ghamidi: . Viewers, we initiated a discussion on the theory of evolution in the previous episode. Toda...

Javed Ahmad GhamidiDecember 201437 min

A Voyage into Stephen Hawking’s Godless Universe: With Javed Ghamidi, John Lennox, Alan Guth, Paul Davies, John Polkinghorne, Wolfgang Smith, David Albert, Stephen Mumford & other experts on-board (1)

Dedicated to Harris, Aléa, Ibrahim, Ayaan, Aden, Hana, Zamad, Angelina, Imaan, Adam, Amina, Sophia, and all those young ones who will, sooner or later, ponder upon ultimate questions of life Pr...

Dr. Junaid HassanDecember 201425 min

Theory of Evolution (1)

English Rendition of an episode of the TV Program “Ghamidi” Assalam u ‘alaykum Anchor: Welcome to the show, “Ghamidi.” Viewers, today we shall take up an issue that has been a subject of dispute betwe...

Javed Ahmad GhamidiNovember 201433 min

Illness can be a Boon!

Flu, fever and body aches incapacitate us at times. We are so busy in the hectic routine of life that such instances are very frustrating – in fact, annoying. Many a time we become cranky and vent thi...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemOctober 20143 min

Lookout to Leap for Others!

We are often occupied with our own selves. Our desires, our fears, our ideals, our worries, our comforts, our families …. and the list goes on and on. Though it is certainly not wrong to think for our...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemSeptember 20142 min

Turning Foes into Friends

We live among friends and foes. There are those who are fond of us and are very affectionate, and there are others who are jealous of us and conspire to make us sink in life. Some of these foes are co...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemAugust 20142 min

Discourse on Knowledge and Beliefs: Annotated Translation of a Section on Epistemology from Abū Rashīd Nisābūrī’s al-Masā’il fī al-Khilāf bayn al-Basriyyīn wa al-Baghdādiyyīn III

Part of an annotated translation of a section on epistemology from al-Masā’il fī al-Khilāf bayn al-Basriyyīn wa al-Baghdādiyyīn by Abū Rashīd Nisābūrī (d. 1068) is presented here. 1 The section depict...

Asif IftikharAugust 201419 min

Discourse on Knowledge and Beliefs:  Annotated Translation of a Section on Epistemology from Abu Rashid Nisaburi’s al-Masa’il fi al-Khilaf bayn al-Basriyyin wa al-Baghdadiyyin (Part II)

Part of an annotated translation of a section on epistemology from al-Masā’il fī al-Khilāf bayn al-Basriyyīn wa al-Baghdādiyyīn by Abū Rashīd Nisābūrī (d. 1068) is presented here. 1 The section depict...

Asif IftikharApril 201415 min

Discourse on Knowledge and Beliefs: Annotated Translation of a Section on Epistemology from Abu Rashid Nisaburi’s al-Masa’il fi al-Khilaf bayn al-Basriyyin wa al-Baghdadiyyin (1)

This paper presents an annotated translation of a section on epistemology from al-Masā’il fī al-Khilāf bayn al-Basriyyīn wa al-Baghdādiyyīn by Abū Rashīd Nisābūrī (d. 1068). 1 The section depicts inte...

Asif IftikharMarch 201411 min

Anger Management

Anger is a human emotion that can wreak havoc. It can ruin relationships in the blink of an eye and hurt people irreparably. The tongue can inflict wounds deeper the sword, as they say. In a few momen...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemNovember 20135 min

A Prologue to Historical Sources of Islam

The following short writing is motivated by the questions that this author has received where clarification and explanation is sought about the reported assassinations at the time of the Prophet (sws)...

Dr Farhad ShaftiNovember 20135 min

Experiences, Questions, Analysis

I am narrating my experiences with some devout Christians that I had while I was staying in Britain for my studies. I am mentioning a brief account of them followed by some questions that come to my m...

Dr Khalid ZaheerSeptember 20137 min

An Introduction to Ghamidi’s Mizan

Islam: A Comprehensive Introduction 1 is an extensive study of the contents of Islam by Javed Ahmad Ghāmidī (b. 1951). It is an effort which spans almost two decades of both creative and critical thin...

Dr. Shehzad SaleemAugust 201331 min

The General and the Specific

It is not customary in various languages of the world that every word should signify just one meaning or that every linguistic style should have just one denotation. A word or a linguistic style gener...

Javed Ahmad GhamidiJuly 20136 min
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