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April 29, 2020
Artificial intelligence (AI) has developed rapidly over the past few years. With this fast-moving area of technology many are postulating that AI can become conscious, and the implications are that it undermines religious narratives. In this answer, you will learn how to answer this question and why AI does not undermine religion.
May 6, 2020
A common frequently asked question that pops up in theist-atheist discussions is: ‘Who created God?’. From popular authors like Richard Dawkins to the common atheist internet activists, this question is absurdly thought to be a valid argument against God. Skeptics may phrase the question in multiple ways. In this answer, you will learn how this contention is misplaced.
May 14, 2020
What does freedom actually mean? Notwithstanding our common usage, political slogans and personal feelings, and taking into consideration the real world consequences of the word, we need to unpack the idea of freedom and analyse it philosophically. This will help us respond to the accusation that Islam restricts freedom.
May 16, 2020
The universe and everything within it is dependent. The only plausible explanation is that the universe, and everything within it, has to depend on an entity whose existence is in some ways independent from the universe. Therefore, there must be an independent and eternal Being.
May 23, 2020
In our engagement with others, we should remember that we as humans are mostly comforted by similar things — displays of kindness and mercy. God describes Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as an embodiment of merciful character: Mercy, compassion and empathy are interlinked features of the best of what all people seek.
May 31, 2020
Many atheists attempt to undermine the notion that objective morality is linked to God’s commands by citing Euthyphro’s dilemma. The dilemma is presented as follows: Is something morally good because God commands it, or does God command it because it is morally good?
June 9, 2020
The killing of George Floyd on May 25th 2020 tugged at our collective conscience. With every waning breath and dying plea ‘I can’t breathe’ screamed in its silence and we gasped together. The coalescing of brutal indifference of state power with a forlorn plea for mercy, for understanding, for pity, for empathy, placed us all in an unavoidable frame of witnessing.
June 16, 2020
The Qur’an reveals an interesting exposition of some people’s opposition to faith. It shows that the setting of wealth and children as benchmarks for success and stature can consequently act as impediments to effective engagement with the divine instructive. Such people are described as finding great security and self-assurance in their affluence.
July 14, 2020
This book written by Dr. Osman Latiff seeks to understand the Muslim’s role in a world of sometimes discordant relations festered by attitudes of othering and dehumanisation. It shows that such attitudes, fuelled by hate, impinge upon a conviviality, harmony of existence and mutual understanding between peoples – as reflected in the Qur’ānic paradigm.