Patenting Plants and Animals
Should plants or animals altered by microbiological manipulation be patentable in the same way as, say, modifications of…
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Precise Timing in a Microcontroller and in the Universe
The 80C196KC is a 16-bit micro controller of the MCS-96 family produced by INTEL. It operates at 16…
Love
Love is the most essential element in every being, and it is a most radiant light and a…
How is that Islam, a religon inspired by Allah for the good of humanity, allows slavery?
There are historical, social and psychological dimensions to this question, which we must work through patiently, if we…
A Companion of The Prophet: Sa’id ibn Zayd
Zayd the son of ‘Amr stood away from the Quraysh crowd as they celebrated one of their festivals.…
The Conflict of Civilizations
World politics is entering a new phase, and commentators have not been slow to express their visions of…
The delicate balance of life on earth
It is difficult, on first reading, to divine the great scientific message imparted by this verse. The scientific…
A New Nuisance in the Post-Cold War Era: Ethnic Conflicts
With the collapse of the USSR, the concept of a New World Order began to be heard more…
Transfer of technology from the Islamic world to the West
INTRODUCTION Technology is the tool of civilization, and for Islamic civilization to have been such a leading force…
Genetic Engineering: Quo Vadis?
It was only after Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park had become the most watched movie of all time that…
Fighting Terrorism
The principal players involved in terrorism and counter-terrorism are the state, the terrorists and the public. By the…
Scientific Discoveries: A Novel Perspective
What do penicillin, Teflon, X-rays and insulin have in common? A prominent thinker of our age, while explaining…
Decline and Fall: The Loss of Spiritual Energy
We used to have a magnificent civilization founded on faith, resolution, altruism and valour. The dark world of…
The mystery of hibernation
Hibernation or ‘winter sleep’ how and why it happens is one of the mysteries of nature that has…
What will become in the Hereafter of those who were born and live non-Islamic countries?
Those who put this question imply: ‘Since we believe in God and His Prophet, we will go to…