“Do they not see the earth?” — A commentary on Quran 26:7
Epigraph أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَمْ أَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۢ كَرِيمٍ Al Quran 26:7 Presented by Zia H Shah MD with help of Claude Quran 26:7 poses a deceptively […]
Anxiety and Depression in China: Prevalence, Demographics, and Spiritual Pathways to Healing
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Introduction: Anxiety and depression have become significant public health concerns in China, affecting tens of millions of people. Rapid socio-economic changes, urbanization, and the […]
The Most Gracious and the Most Merciful, Ar-Rahman and Ar Raheem: Gratitude in Surah Ar-Rahman and Surah Ad-Duha
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Both Surah Ar-Rahman (The Most Merciful) and Surah Ad-Duha (The Morning Brightness) celebrate Allah’s mercy and call believers to gratitude. In Surah […]
Video: Everything You Will Learn Today: Was It Directly or Indirectly, Chosen by AI?
Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Quranic Verses Used for Healing
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Muslims across traditions believe the Qur’an contains cures for spiritual and even physical ills. In the Quran itself God says He sent it down […]
Celestial Canopy of Light and Life: Northern Lights through Science, Philosophy, and Scripture
Epigraph: وَجَعَلْنَا السَّمَآءَ سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوْظًا وَّهُمْ عَنْ اٰيٰتِهَا مُعْرِضُوْنَ And We (Allah) have made the heaven a roof, well protected; yet they turn away from its Signs. (Al Quran 21:32) […]
Hysteria: Historical Evolution and Modern Perspectives
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Introduction Hysteria, once a diagnostic label steeped in gendered assumptions, has undergone a remarkable evolution in medical and psychological thought. Historically regarded as a […]
Critique of Sectarian Monopolies on the Quran: From Ismaili Claims to Inclusive Scholarship
Epigraph وَلَوْ أَنَّمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مِن شَجَرَةٍ أَقْلَامٌ وَالْبَحْرُ يَمُدُّهُ مِن بَعْدِهِ سَبْعَةُ أَبْحُرٍ مَّا نَفِدَتْ كَلِمَاتُ اللَّهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ And if all the trees that are in the […]
The Quran as Spiritual Software: Personal Reflection, Consistency, and Inner Harmony
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Introduction Muslims regard the Quran as far more than just a holy book – it is often likened to spiritual software guiding […]
Shaikh, Peer, Khalifah, Imam: Teacher, Psychoanalyst, Cult Leader or Priest in Islam?
Promoted post: Organized Religion in Shia and Minority Sunni Sects: History, Psychology, and Mainstream Sunni Critique … Presented by Zia H Shah MD Prophet Muhammad’s Role in Islam: Teacher and Guide, […]
Organized Religion in Shia and Minority Sunni Sects: History, Psychology, and Mainstream Sunni Critique
Epigraph وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا ۚ وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ كُنتُمْ أَعْدَاءً فَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُم بِنِعْمَتِهِ إِخْوَانًا وَكُنتُمْ عَلَىٰ شَفَا حُفْرَةٍ مِّنَ النَّارِ فَأَنقَذَكُم مِّنْهَا ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ […]
Guided Evolution: Harmony of Divine Purpose and Natural Process
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract In a world of breathtaking biological diversity, guided evolution offers a perspective that marries scientific understanding with spiritual insight. Rather than […]
Aesthetic Transcendence: How Beauty Reveals the Divine
Epigraph هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ ۖ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. […]
The Placenta’s Evolution Over Millennia – A Quranic Reflection on Truth and Creation
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Abstract The mammalian placenta is a stunning example of nature’s ingenuity, evolving over tens of millions of years in part by repurposing viral genes. […]
Video: Is Quranic Knowledge for All or For the Elite Only?
Epigraph وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ And indeed, We have made the Qur’an easy to understand and to remember. But is there anyone who would receive admonition? (Al […]
Lord of the Worlds: Quranic Verses, Multiverse, and the Fine-Tuning of the Cosmos
Epigraph الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ “All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!” (Al Quran 1:1) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract This paper […]
Saving yourself from HIV infection: Islam or Christianity?
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times December 2011 Human sexual desire may be insatiable, the more we indulge in it the stronger it grows, until […]
Shī‘a Sects and the Qur’an: Beliefs and Interpretive Traditions
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Introduction The Qur’an holds a central place in all branches of Islam, including the diverse sects of Shī‘a Islam. Twelver (Ithnā ‘Asharī), […]
Allah’s Sustaining of Reality: A Commentary on Qur’an 35:41, Through Classical and Modern Lenses
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُمْسِكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ أَن تَزُولَا ۚ وَلَئِن زَالَتَا إِنْ أَمْسَكَهُمَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِّن بَعْدِهِ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورًا Qur’an 35:41 (MAS Abdel Haleem’s […]
Through Two Slits, Into Mystery: The Quantum Tale of the Double-Slit Experiment
Epigraph: Such is Allah, your Lord. There is no God but He, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Guardian over everything. Eyes cannot reach Him […]