Salam All Bismillah I am troubled by the way Mainstream Muslims have understood the emergence of our modern species and consciousness. They are both presented as a form of Type 3 emergence (Strongly emergent). By Type 3 emergence I am referring to a phenomenon that cannot be predicted (even in principle) bythe laws of physics. … Read more
Salam All Bismillah I’m troubled about how the Reason vs Revelation debate is presented to students. Often it is framed as if Reason and Revelation are at odds. In the case where one believes that Reason (on its own) can be a source of knowledge then yes Reason and Revelation will come into conflict. More … Read more
the scholars dont have political power to give us victory….like Rasool Allah (saws) they can only give dawah…but what happens when that Dawah is not working anymore? Khilafa will return on the Minhaj of Nubuwa but what is that? it means bottom up, you dont take power, the people GIVE you power because they accepted … Read more
Salam So I heard it said that because the Quran originated from a human (~1400 years ago) that therefore this “proves” that homo sapiens are capable of creating such speech. My response would be that if you heard a parrot reciting O Canada, would that prove that parrots are capable of coming up with such … Read more
The project of this blog is explain my current views and how I got to them. Briefly, I consider myself Athari in Creed and Sunni in Fiqh. I typically enjoy listening to people like Hamza Yusuf, Nouman Ali Khan and Yasir Qadhi; may Allah bless them.
I currently believe the dream means that Islam (The Kaaba) has been demolished by the Earthquake of Modernity. And because the ground has shifted, today’s Muslims must rebuild the Kaaba on the current epistemic foundation. The first block that sits on that foundation is Belief in God. The upper levels of the Kaaba include such … Read more
So I had the previously mentioned dream shortly after I attended the DIY Hajj of 2022…….ie the first Hajj after COVID. The barrier was still around the Kaaba at that time so I was not able to get close. It felt very good to be able to kiss the stone in my dream. Initially I … Read more
I was alone at the Haram. The Kaaba was in blocks around the Mataf. I picked up the Black stone and kissed it.