Light and Darkness

It is interesting, therefore, that the word for "darkness" in the Qur'an is always in the plura ...

Plastic

Managing Our Plastic Addiction

The invention of synthetic plastic in 1907 by Belgian-born American immigrant, Leo Hendrik Baek ...

Bioethics

A Multifaceted Approach to Islamic Bioethics

Debates on whether abortion is permissible, ethical implications of genetic testing, and the bo ...

Lambs

Little White Lambs

By the time the ewe gives birth to her lamb, she never forgets its smell and the taste she sens ...

diameters

The Diameters of the Earth and Space

The Arabic word translated as "confines" in the above verse is "aqtar." This is the plural form ...

The Creation of Matter

Electrons and protons of an atom are equal in number, because positively charged protons and ne ...

Surah At-Tariq

Surah At-Tariq (Chapter 86) (The Night Visitor)

This chapter opens with an oath. God swears by the heaven or the sky. The Arabic word used gene ...

Is Movement in Sleep Important?

People who remain lying down in the same position for long period of time encounter serious hea ...

Stewardship of Water

The Stewardship of Water in Islam

Humanity should behave in such a way that would maintain the balance that exists within the env ...

Eclipse

Eclipses and Astronomy in Islam

Studying the cosmos is ingrained in the Qur’an which propelled the early Muslim scientists to c ...

Muslim technology platform

New startup creates Muslim technology platform

While there is an estimated 8 million Muslims in the United States, a 2010 study Ogilvy Noor, a ...

Early Muslim Scientists

Western Thinkers’ View on Early Muslim Scientists

When we read the history of Muslim contribution to world civilization, it seems very recent tha ...