Sakina – Itmi’nan (Serenity and Peacefulness)
Literally meaning calmness, silence, steadiness, solemnity, familiarity, the subsidence of the waves and tranquility, sakina (serenity) is the…
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Mala’, Manufacture of Consent, and True Freedom
Mala’, the ruling clique of a particular social order, throughout history have always been at the forefront to…
How To Avoid Claiming Divine Favors Upon One Self
Question: There are positive developments around the world in the direction of a revival of ethical and spiritual…
An Adoring Journey through the Wisdom of Words
After months of rigorous labor and hard work, I have recently finished translating the book, The Messenger of…
Growing in Cascades
The Fountain Magazine is delighted to welcome two new editions to its growing family—Revista Cascada and Ebru-two saplings…
The Solar Eclipse and Its Fine Balance
A heavenly spectacle happening every 6585.32 days, lasting up to 7.5 seconds, can be seen along a track…
The Heart
Love is like Solomon, Borne aloft on the heart, its throne.[1] The heart is humanity’s most essential feature…
Fasting in Abrahamic Faiths
“O you who believe! Prescribed for you is the Fast, as it was prescribed for those before you,…
Touched by a Small Kindness
When a professor of Turkish language and literature is met by Turkish hospitality during a short stopover, she…
Basira and Firasa
Literally meaning perception, intelligence, discretion, evidence, and witness, insight (basira) is defined as having an eye of the…
The Nature Of The Self
The ego1 is basically what we call the essence of human nature with qualities that are prone for…
From Modernity to Post Modernity: The Importance of Faith in a Changing World
In his essay Postmodern Knowledge, French philosopher, Jean Francois Lyotard defined post modernism as the series of changes…
The Hajj: Reflections from Mina
This article does not encompass the entire Hajj ritual, most notably leaving out umrah and visiting the Ka’ba.…
Ihsan (Perfect Goodness)
Ihsan two literal meanings, doing something well and perfectly and doing someone a favor; it is sometimes used…
The Four Bs of Religion
Some people assert that all religions are much the same, for better or for worse. Others will insist…