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Long have I wished to read great poetry and recently had the chance to read John Milton’s Paradise lost and Paradise Regained. These two poems, consisting of 12 and 4 books respectively around 400 pages is a masterpiece in Literature, accessible to all; though some passages’ full effect will only be felt by a reader
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As human beings, we make choices every day. We have preferences for food, clothing, whom to engage with conversation with, whom to take as a friend, when to wake up, when to sleep, what to do with our time in between. The list is endless. Hopefully for those that are not contractually bound by another
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The Qur’an presents a striking paradox: God guides whom He wills and misguides whom He wills. This challenges the modern assumption that belief is a purely voluntary act—that one can simply “choose” to believe. I argue that belief, to be real, must be both epistemically grounded and ontologically complete. That is, it must arise from
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The very fact that you exist means that you must make choices. It is unavoidable. To be human is to decide. Almost tragically, even the refusal to choose is itself a choice—a surrender to drift. One may choose to heal or to harm, to wander aimlessly or to move with purpose, to waste the hours
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On my recent travels through Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, I found myself returning to the same realisation again and again: the human condition everywhere is the same. Beneath the shifting languages, rituals, and landscapes, human beings are united by the same twin currents of existence—we fear harm, and we long for peace. Yet peace is
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Introduction The modern world presents an unprecedented convergence of neuroscientific discovery and ancient theological wisdom. As algorithmic technologies, social media platforms, and dopamine-based reward systems increasingly shape human behavior, empirical findings begin to illuminate spiritual truths articulated centuries ago. Central to this intersection is dopamine—a neurotransmitter governing motivation, anticipation, and reward-seeking behavior. This article examines
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Introduction ADHD and OCD are psychiatric terms, but they are also moral postures. Modernity explains them through neurochemistry, cognitive models, and behavioural indices. Religion explains them through the nafs (soul)- the self in tension with itself. This is not metaphor. It is a competing anatomy. The Qur’an outlines three states of the human soul: These
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Introduction Why are we here? Every human being, whether religious or secular, eventually confronts this question. The Qur’an, Islam’s revealed scripture, offers not only a theological answer but a deeply existential one. At the centre of its moral narrative is the story of Adam—not merely as the first human, but as a reflection of the
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Introduction In the modern world, where personal autonomy is often prized above all else, religious prohibitions are frequently misunderstood as arbitrary restrictions—rules imposed from above to control desire or suppress freedom. In Islam, however, what is haraam—that which is forbidden—is not defined by human instinct, social tradition, or clerical whim. It is defined by God,
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The Antichrist, or Dajjal, is not merely a future individual. He is a recurring phenomenon: a corruption that arises when religious authority is wielded without accountability, when God’s message is twisted into an instrument of control. The Qur’an repeatedly warns against this distortion—not from enemies of faith, but from within. Surah Al-Hadid, verse 25 presents
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