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Critical Analysis of Judaism Food fo...

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Critical analysis of Judaism 

Jewish scholars claim that Christian scholars are increasingly monopolizing the research and interpretation of our cultural heritage, and the results bear a purely Christian stamp. Christian scholars often have a peculiar viewpoint that The Talmud spreads hatred and thus cannot be included in the work of the scientific world because it is full of foolish, fantastic tales and…

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Sufism, unity of being, unity of witnessing. تصوف, وحدةالوجود, وحدةالشهود 

These interconnected topics often evoke interest among scholars and laypeople alike. These are hard to grasp due to pre-disposition, pre-conception, or a lack of basic knowledge. Therefore, I tried to explain these concisely and in the easiest way possible.  Sufism is usually pursued under the vigilant guidance of a Sufi-Master/Murshad through a rigorous regimen over a long period, traversing…

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Evil Sadistic Lord of Torment 

O, tyrant, spare me of your tyranny. يا طاغية أنقذني من طغيانك  Is God a tyrant? Yes. Is God a Sadist? Maybe! These questions are neither new nor raised only by atheists but by people from all walks of life, believers and unbelievers, from ages. If He is omnipotent, omniscient, and all-knowing, why should He make his creatures suffer? God’s ‘all good’ characteristic does not sit well with…

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Big Bang, Creation of the Universe and the Man. 

The creation of the Universe.   Scientific understanding postulates the theory that the creation of the universe was instantaneous through the Big Bang. It is a misleading characterization of the event. The sudden burst of singularity (an infinitesimally dense mass) at disproportionately hypersonic speed or exponential expansion (misconstrued as the universe originating, Big Bang) set the…

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Critical analysis of Christianity and Islam 

Food for Thought. Shakir Mumtaz. A fallacy believed by Christians and Muslims alike is that Jesus died on the cross in AD 30-33; Christians believe that Jesus had resurrected, but Muslims believe that he will return before the end of time. None of these

[Distortions in Christianity and Islam]  Hanifism, Sabianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are developmental or evolutionary stages of monotheism. Before Islam, prophet Muhammad, Qura’an, all the religions, Prophets, and scriptures were provisional for a specific people. Qura’an testifies that these religions and their scriptures changed, and except for Holy Qura’an no scripture is extant in…

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Is Islamic Traditionalism rational and relevant? 

It is understandable why some Muslims view the modern/Western academic study of Islam with suspicion, while others look down on traditionalist study as some relic of the past. Both mindsets are, at some level, justified, and both are reductionist. It is wrong to assert that it must be one or the other way, for both have pros and cons.  Traditional study is the bedrock of a Muslim’s Islamic…

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Enigmatic mysteries of consciousness and Metaphysics 

A famous neurologist and psychiatrist—Giulio Tononi—defined Consciousness as the extent of control it exercises on itself and its environment {with feelings, emotions, and communication and is distinct from intelligence}. [It is formless, indivisible, singular, irreducible beyond time and space, unimaginable, imperceivable, the source of imagination and conceptualization. The brain is…

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A Critical Analysis of Buddhism Food fo...

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A Critical Analysis of Buddhism  

About two and a half thousand years ago, a Hindu prince named Siddhartha Gautama [AKA–Buddha Shakyamuni, 589 BC, the founder of Buddhism] was born in the north of India, leading a happy and indulgent childhood, protected from the harsh realities of life. At age 29, he walked out of his comfort zone and witnessed the harsh realities of life. Moved by all the suffering he saw, he vowed to search…

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Making Dua’a [Imploring] 

Every conscious being for something sometimes or often implores. Either to God, to some deity or to deity-like. For believers, it has a spiritual dimension, so they often implore. Those who are patient wait for its fruition. Those who are impatient or after waiting a long time get frustrated begin seeking answers for its non-acceptance.  Here is my unconventional point of view about it. Readers…

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Making Dua’a [Imploring] Food for Thought. ...

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Islamic Traditionalism Vs. Modernism (Reinterpretation)!  

Most Muslims do not even realize that what they are following as a religion is a collection of centuries-old traditions passed on to them without any refinement or little, if at all. A general impression, understanding, or belief is that, like the Qura’anic text, everything else is as well sacralized, preserved, and immutable.   I must remind the readers that it is an extensive subject and would…