Jihad: What Is It and What Is It Not?
Islam is the name of a religion – it is not a political ideology, nor is it an…
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Violence Is Not Human
Violence is not human. Yet, we are weak enough to resort to violence. Human being is to be…
Dispersing Hopelessness from the Depressive Thoughts: Is There Any Way?
Depression is a major medical illness that causes feelings of dispassion and lessens productivity in individuals. It is…
Ibn Bajja and A Duel with Duality
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Yahya al Saigh or Ibn Bajja (Avempace) is a well-known twelfth century Spanish philosopher.1…
Mahabba (Love)
Mahabba means fondness, tender and kind feelings, preference, and love. Love that affects and invades one’s feelings is…
A Conversation Starter
The question of dialogues between different faiths and cultures is one of the most important questions of our…
Mechanisms of Soul and Conscience
Question: What could be said about comprehending the essential natures of the soul and the conscience, which play…
Surrendering to God: Understanding Islam in the Modern Age
Surrendering to God: Understanding Islam in the Modern AgeEren TatariTughra Publications, 2012 In this post-9/11 world, the word…
Culture of Coexistence: Exemplary Cases of Relationship between Muslims and Non-Muslims
Imam Sarahsi narrates an incident which is exemplary of Islam’s policy with respect to non-Muslims. Imam Abu Yusuf,…
Qurb and Bu’d (Nearness and Remoteness)
Nearness (qurb) means that one transcends corporeality in order to acquire perfect spirituality and proximity to God. Some…
A Subject of the Divine Promises: Ishmael
The family story of Ishmael is one of the ten family histories into which the book of Genesis…
Souls of Immortality
Immortal souls always preserve their vitality, and in every season, they show a different sign of life. They…
Contemplative Practices: A Comparative Perspective On Different Faith Traditions
The world is too much with us; late and soon,Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;Little we…
Islamic Philosophy of Science
Attempting to answer questions of agency, causality and universality from an Islamic perspective is called the “Islamic philosophy…
Growing in Cascades
The Fountain Magazine is delighted to welcome two new editions to its growing family—Revista Cascada and Ebru-two saplings…