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Education must move beyond neutrality and become a space that fosters empathy, critical reflection, and moral responsibility in the face of injustice. In light of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the silence of educational institutions reveals a troubling failure to uphold the very principles they claim to teach. To prevent future atrocities, pedagogy must confront dehumanization, challenge dominant narratives, and center the lived experiences of the oppressed.

In the midst of relentless suffering and violence, Gaza exemplifies unwavering faith in God, demonstrating profound inner strength and resilience rooted in Islam, which continues to inspire acts of kindness and leads many to embrace the faith.

This study examines how allegorical interpretations of biblical texts, while addressing scientific inconsistencies, risk undermining the core tenets of Christian faith by reducing them to myth.

This essay argues that epistemic humility, recognizing the limitations of human knowledge and the need for humility in the face of God's infinite wisdom, is essential for Muslims, as it enables them to acknowledge their limitations and seek guidance from God's revelation, rather than relying solely on their individual epistemology.

This essay introduces an intriguing hypothesis that modern UFO phenomena may be linked to the concept of Jinn in the Islamic tradition. It examines the parallels between the characteristic features, deceptive nature, abduction narratives, and possession themes found in both UFO encounters and descriptions of Jinn in Islamic sources, suggesting that UFO encounters may represent contemporary manifestations of ancient Jinn activities.

At a crucial junction in human civilization, traditional institutions have been rapidly dismantled, particularly in the West, by the LGBTQ+ movement, stripping the social order of its moral and God-oriented organization. Meanwhile, the Islamic vision remains steadfast, offering a clear and defiant paradigm amidst the upheaval. This essay unpacks the LGBTQ+ ideology's false and immoral assumptions and presents Islam's perspective on them while responding to key objections.

This essay sets to emphasise a newer Qur’ān-centred approach in Muslim/Christian dialogue. It advocates an approach focused on considering not simply what Muslims and Christians might differ on but a crucial reason for those differences and the worldviews of both religions that emerge from those differences.

This essay will consider a fundamental outlook in C.S. Lewis’ The Problem of Pain that draws on the Christian outlook towards the reasons behind the existence of pain in the world -as one emanating from the sin of Adam and Eve, as described in the Book of Genesis.

This two-part essay series discusses the issue of contradictions in the Quran. The first essay will delve into how Arabic scholarship has dealt with the topic. The renowned scholar Muhammad Amīn Al-Shinqīti has provided a rigorous methodological approach to engaging with apparent contradictions in the Quran. The essay analyses the important features and applications of Al-Shinqīti’s methodology, as well as evaluating its effectiveness. The second essay delves into how Western scholarship deals with the topic. Six major contradictions in the Quran will be analysed using English-language academic sources in order to better understand them. The facts brought up in this essay series show that any confident assertion that the Qur'an is contradictory is unwarranted.

The Qur'ān presents a challenge to humanity to produce one chapter like it. Its shortest chapter, Al-Kawthar, displays a remarkable frequency of linguistic devices and literary features, and it expresses maximal meaning within a unique structure. Informed by both Islamic and Western scholarship, this essay aims to showcase the Qur’ān’s miraculous literary and linguistic inimitability by analysing its smallest chapter. It also addresses key objections.

This essay examines a historic Christian polemical tradition espoused by two high-ranking and influential Christian polemicists and apologists: John of Damascus and Thomas Aquinas. Falsely portraying Islam and Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was a key characteristic of the approach adopted by many Christian apologists. The Prophetic response to those who caricature Islam is to remain God-centric and morally upright.

In theology, Divine determinism and human free will are one of the most contentious issues. Where is the space for human free will, with an omnipotent God who knows and wills the future? Is this not some kind of cosmic ventriloquism? If theological compatibilism is true, what is the mechanism through which Divine determinism and human free will can coexist?

In part one of a two part series, Yusuf Ponders introduces the reader to the problem of nihilism, its causes and its effects on society. The essay explores nihilism's relationship with meaninglessness, indifference to truth and amorality. Part one concludes with an introduction to part two: how Islam can be an effective antidote to the poison of nihilism.