Issue 144 (Nov - Dec 2021)

There are two primary theories regarding the universe and how all matter is maintained; one is that it exists in a kind of “organized chaos” where things happen both randomly and in balance at the same time; and the other is that everything is intentionally maintained in a system of careful harmony…

Feeling and understanding the future with its own particular profundities, even if it seems only a fancy at present, is a reality, albeit one nurtured with belief, hope, resolve, and determination. The most salient characteristic of this reality of our dreams is perhaps the return of the calm, cont…

Water is an essential component of life as we know it. When studied carefully, one is baffled to find out how water is circulated from the oceans and land to the sky, so that the Earth is made a habitable place for us. Thanks to the incredible water cycle our world is blessed with, our crops are cu…

For more than six hundred years, from 1300 until 1922, the Ottoman Empire ruled over a religiously diverse population. For the duration of its entire existence the state exhibited exceptional tolerance and permissiveness regarding religious freedom, much more so than other countries of the time. Th…

How would life be if we never felt any pain? If your answer to this question is "great" then you know nothing about the consequences of "congenital analgesia," a condition in which a person cannot feel physical pain from external stimulants since birth. People with this condition cannot react to ex…

The holy mystery called mercy embraces all beings. It is manifested in the most brilliant manner, particularly in the compassion of mothers. The mystery of mercy makes the mother's womb the first place for preparing an infant for their brief visit to this world. The mystery of mercy makes all resou…

Philosophy is described as the rational, abstract, and methodical consideration of reality as a whole or of fundamental dimensions of human existence and experience. The term philosopher, from ancient Greek, is a person who practices philosophy, especially one who deals with or learns philosophy as…

(continued from the previous issue) God’s Lordship and the lights of His Existence and Lordship which shine on things and events are stressed in many verses of the Qur’an such as: God, there is no deity but He; the All-Living, the Self-Subsisting (by Whom all subsist.), Slumber seizes Him not, nor…

Formula One (F1) auto racing, organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, [1] consists of a series of races held in specially built circuits in different countries. Drivers and teams are evaluated based on the total points they scored at the end of each season. Michael Schumacher…

We always want more. We sometimes so much more for selfish reasons only, turning this desire into greed, and we become oblivious to the needs of others. Greed has made many people wild in history and still does. The Gilded Age, a period of gross materialism and political corruption in U.S. history…

The hater, my son the hater – enraged by his latest drug of choice – stood on his stepstool in the town square and yelled at us. His topic today was the same as yesterday’s; the words didn’t matter. He hated.  I made the same mistake I made so many times before. I caught his eye. I engaged him and…

Have you ever thought about what your world would be like without numbers? Would we be able to build our civilization without numbers? We encounter them everywhere and we need them to survive. They are not only to use them to count, measure, and do calculations; numbers rule our lives. We are ident…

Calm your raging eyes Fuel not a hollow fire Lower your accusing gaze Point not at a whirling lily Liberate the flower of sublimity From the shackles of your enmity Let it dance to a divine melody Let it mix the blue into the green Let it reach out to God Let it feel the earth Stab it not With w…

Question: We are living in a time in which minds are confused, especially in matters of faith. What needs to be done to address the problems of our age in the best way? We tend to look back to comfort ourselves with the achievements of the past, when today we fail in knowledge and thought and cann…

Climate change is the main cause of fires Zhuang et al. Quantifying contributions of natural variability and anthropogenic forcings on increased fire weather risk over the western United States. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. November 2021  New research showed that climate chang…