One may begin with a primordial point. Al Ahad. The indeterminate unique oneness from which all determination can be derived. From this point, extension is possible in any direction and at any quantity. If we regard the first determination to be that of the vertical one then we arrive at
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The servant is closest to his Lord during prostration, so increase your supplications therein.” When one goes down in prostration he is not only physically at his lowest, his head making direct contact with the floor, but his head
In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful There are, of course, many issues and misconceptions as it pertains to the reality of Islamic politics and governance in the postmodern world. With the introduction of new conceptions of statehood, governance, economics, and all manner of other paradigms
In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful Previously, I had tried to privilege Islam as the sort of final tajjali (which it is), which rests at a position ontologically above the other traditions. I have come to realise this was from my own ego, and the
In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful Essay I | Man as the measure: A criterion for complete religious realisation I Introduction One must ask, before engaging in any comparative argument about religion, the fundamental question of what a complete account of the human existence actually requires.
In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful I would like to begin this commentary by highlighting a few key confusions or objections that I might come across regarding a publication such as this, the first being whether or not I believe that Fakemink himself carried this