International Law Today
In this article, I shall consider the impact on the earliest European writes on international law of al-siyar…
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Towards the World of the Righteous Servants
God promises the final inheritance of the earth to His righteous servants. So, in order to have a…
Human Visual System and Machine System
Of the five senses – vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch – vision is undoubtedly the one that…
Patenting Plants and Animals
Should plants or animals altered by microbiological manipulation be patentable in the same way as, say, modifications of…
The Quranic Consept of History and Western Philosphies of History
I wonder whether it is a scepticism to see a political purpose behind some philosophies produced in the…
Love
Love is the most essential element in every being, and it is a most radiant light and a…
Scientific Discoveries: A Novel Perspective
What do penicillin, Teflon, X-rays and insulin have in common? A prominent thinker of our age, while explaining…
Genetic Engineering: Quo Vadis?
It was only after Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park had become the most watched movie of all time that…
How is that Islam, a religon inspired by Allah for the good of humanity, allows slavery?
There are historical, social and psychological dimensions to this question, which we must work through patiently, if we…
Artificial Intellegence: A Different Approach
People give different answers when asked what ‘intelligence’ means. Some say it means ‘knowing a lot’; others say…
Right to Food
More than a billion human beings on this planet are chronically hungry: every 24 hours some 40,000 die…
The Main Factors in the Spread of Islam
Islam, in the tenth century, was the main religion, or at least, the religion of the majority of…
Human Rights Abuses and Islam
The ideology of Western civilization claims the concept of human rights as its invention. In fact, Islamic Law…
Questions for Today – Prophethood
What is it? What does it mean for people? Did all the prophets appear in the Arabian Peninsula?…
Man and Religion
At birth man has no conscious knowledge about himself or about the environment around him; nevertheless, he is…