Prologue post: Philosophical Achievements of Friedrich Nietzsche Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Now that I am in the seventh decade of my life, […]
Epigraph: Exalted is He who holds all control in His hands; who has power over all things; who created death and life to test you [people] and reveal which of […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Almost 80% of top scientists, physicists, mathematicians, and philosophers are atheists. I as a theist stand little chance […]
Epigraph: And whoso is rid of the covetousness or intense unfulfilled desires of his self, is one who shall be successfully guided. (Al Quran 59:9, 64:16) O serene soul! Return […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In Islamic teachings, the concept of a “soul-at-peace” is referred to as an-nafs al-muṭmaʾinnah. This term describes a […]
Epigraph: سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ۗ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ We shall show them Our signs upon the horizons and […]
Epigraph: We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with the perfect truth and wisdom. (Al Quran 15:85) He is the […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Results from the 2020 PhilPapers survey, with responses from nearly 1,800 philosophers (mainly from North America, Europe, and […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I am a sleep specialist physician and have been studying sleep not only medically but also philosophically and […]
Epigraph “Consciousness is a biological phenomenon, like photosynthesis, digestion, and mitosis. You know all the biological phenomena. And once you accept that, most, though not all, of the hard problems […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Quran challenges those who do not believe to produce a chapter or more like the Quran in […]
Epigraph: سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ۗ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ We shall show them Our signs upon the horizons and […]
Epigraph What is the matter with you? Why will you not fear God’s majesty, when He has created you stage by stage? Have you ever wondered how God created seven […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Ark Encounter is a renowned attraction located in Williamstown, Kentucky, featuring a life-sized replica of Noah’s Ark. […]
Epigraph: Exalted is He who put constellations in the heavens, a radiant light, and an illuminating moon –– it is He who made the night and day follow each other […]
Epigraph: سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ۗ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ We shall show them Our signs upon the horizons and […]
Epigraph: وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Federico Faggin, the brilliant physicist and engineer behind the world’s first microprocessor, has taken an unexpected yet deeply […]
Epigraph: Eyes cannot reach Him but He reaches the human consciousness. And He is the Incomprehensible, the All-Aware. (Al Quran 6:103) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Jalal al-Din Rumi, the 13th-century Persian mystic and poet, now known as poet of love in USA, often […]