Confusion Painting by Hans Magden As Muslims have become increasingly integrated into social justice movements and the entertainment industry, many prominent figures are taking actions that align with the dominant ideology in these spheres. Despite their apparent unrelatedness, a common theme runs through Muslim hijabi Instagram influencers taking off their hijabs, comedians mocking Islamic practices […]
Author Archives: Mohamed Ghilan, M.D, Ph.D.
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Jun
Jun
Malek Bennabi (1905-1973) was an Algerian sociologist and philosopher. His incisive writing on the sociological conditions of the Muslim world made him into a second coming of sorts of the Twelfth Century Muslim scholars and pioneer in sociology Ibn Khaldūn (1332-1406). In a series of publications under the title The Problems of Civilization, Bennabi examines the […]
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May
May
In a recent paper, George Vithoulkas argues that “homeopathy is not a therapeutic approach suited for a modern ‘developed’ society, that it will never be widely practiced in our contemporary world, and that it will never become truly adopted by medical schools”. The reason for this according to Vithoulkas is that we live in a […]
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Apr
In every field of human intellectual endeavour one is bound to find a disagreement between experts. As individuals, we’re all subject to limits in our knowledge and experience. This is a proposition most of us don’t find difficulty acknowledging and accepting. What’s more challenging for us to accept is that our limits of knowledge and […]
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Apr
Apr
We live in the age of the online Wild Wild West, where anyone can produce anything about any subject and share it in a way that can reach millions in a very short amount of time and have people assume a level of conviction about it that rivals the most sectarian and militant of believers. […]
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Mar
Mar
This is a recitation of a wird (litany) to recite during a pandemic as recommended by Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah (text of the wird included below). Pandemics are not new. Humanity has faced several in the past, the most recent of which was the Spanish Flu. However, given our modern advancements in early detection, increased […]
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Mar
This is a recording of a special online event coinciding with this month’s Mizan Monthly held on March 21, 2020/ Rajab 27, 1441. The night of Isra and Miraj was the incredible journey of the Prophet ﷺ from Makkah to Jerusalem, followed by the Ascension to the Heavens. Relive the story of this epic […]
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Mar
Mar
We live in perilous times and the current coronavirus has many confused and in panic. Mainstream news and social media have added more to the bewilderment and many feel the current lockdowns, cancellations of events, and suspensions of Jumua prayers are overreactions. Topics discussed in this episode include: What are coronavirus and COVID-19? Where did […]
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Mar
Mar
We’re such an anxious bunch, aren’t we? We tend to focus far too much on the specifics of how we die, forgetting that ultimately, it doesn’t really matter because we all will die. Whether it’s the coronavirus, SARS, political violence, or whatever else that tomorrow brings, we have to remember that this life is just a […]
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Feb
Feb
What is the purpose of education and how does Islamic education differ from modern forms of it? What makes a scholar in Islam? Topics discussed in this episode include the differences between the aims of education from a traditional perspective vs that of a modern perspective, what makes a person of knowledge in the Quran, […]
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What is the Difference Between the Regenerative Restoring Scholar and the Intellectual Adolescent?
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Jan
Jan
“The intellectual adolescent rejects even unequivocal and clear rulings (al-qaṭ’iyāt) in the religion, while the regenerative restorer is the most adhering to them.”
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Nov
This is a recording of the third and final session of an intensive held at Mīzan Avenue in Sydney, Australia on October 27th, 2019 covering Ibn ‘Atā’illah’s as-Sakandarī’s Taj al-‘Arūs al-Hawī li-Tahthīb an-Nufūs or Refinement of Souls. This is a concise manual consisting of spiritual instructions, aphorisms and private discourses with the Divine. The author […]
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Nov
Nov
This is a recording of the second session of an intensive held at Mīzan Avenue in Sydney, Australia on October 27th, 2019 covering Ibn ‘Atā’illah’s as-Sakandarī’s Taj al-‘Arūs al-Hawī li-Tahthīb an-Nufūs or Refinement of Souls. This is a concise manual consisting of spiritual instructions, aphorisms and private discourses with the Divine. The author has included […]
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Nov
Nov
This is a recording of the first session of an intensive held at Mīzan Avenue in Sydney, Australia on October 27th, 2019 covering Ibn ‘Atā’illah’s as-Sakandarī’s Taj al-‘Arūs al-Hawī li-Tahthīb an-Nufūs or Refinement of Souls. This is a concise manual consisting of spiritual instructions, aphorisms and private discourses with the Divine. The author has included […]
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Oct
Oct
The Beloved ﷺ told us that a time will come when confusion will reign supreme and believers will be bewildered. It seems we can’t go a week without Muslims online jumping into another moshpit that adds to the chaos and further obscures matters rather than bringing any clarity or benefit to the actions of the […]
This is a recording of a speech delivered on Friday, August 16th, 2019 in Brisbane, Australia at the 2nd Challenging Realities Conference: Radical Addictions and Indulgent Obsessions.
The following are recordings from the first Challenging Realities conference titled “Social Activism and Rewriting the Narrative” that was held in Brisbane, Australia on Friday, March 1st, 2019. Speech Panel Q&A
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Jul
Jul
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf is considered by a number of official entities to be the most influential Muslim leader in the West. Given his public status, he has attracted much attention, some of which has of late been negative given the political engagements he has been involved in. Due to an increasing level of attacks targetting […]
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Jun
Jun
A heavy emphasis is placed in Islam on the dangers of the tongue. The Beloved ﷺ warned against heedlessness over speech and guaranteed Paradise to the one who is watchful over their words, which indicates the difficulty of attaining that level of consciousness. Indeed, the most difficult fast during Ramadan is not that of the stomach, […]
A heavy emphasis is placed in Islam on the dangers of the tongue. The Beloved ﷺ warned against heedlessness over speech and guaranteed Paradise to the one who is watchful over their words, which indicates the difficulty of attaining that level of consciousness. Indeed, the most difficult fast during Ramadan is not that of the stomach, […]
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May
May
A heavy emphasis is placed in Islam on the dangers of the tongue. The Beloved ﷺ warned against heedlessness over speech and guaranteed Paradise to the one who is watchful over their words, which indicates the difficulty of attaining that level of consciousness. Indeed, the most difficult fast during Ramadan is not that of the stomach, […]
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May
May
A heavy emphasis is placed in Islam on the dangers of the tongue. The Beloved ﷺ warned against heedlessness over speech and guaranteed Paradise to the one who is watchful over their words, which indicates the difficulty of attaining that level of consciousness. Indeed, the most difficult fast during Ramadan is not that of the stomach, […]
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Apr
Apr
A heavy emphasis is placed in Islam on the dangers of the tongue. The Beloved ﷺ warned against heedlessness over speech and guaranteed Paradise to the one who is watchful over their words, which indicates the difficulty of attaining that level of consciousness. Indeed, the most difficult fast during Ramadan is not that of the stomach, […]
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Apr
Apr
A heavy emphasis is placed in Islam on the dangers of the tongue. The Beloved ﷺ warned against heedlessness over speech and guaranteed Paradise to the one who is watchful over their words, which indicates the difficulty of attaining that level of consciousness. Indeed, the most difficult fast during Ramadan is not that of the stomach, […]
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Mar
Mar
A heavy emphasis is placed in Islam on the dangers of the tongue. The Beloved ﷺ warned against heedlessness over speech and guaranteed Paradise to the one who is watchful over their words, which indicates the difficulty of attaining that level of consciousness. Indeed, the most difficult fast during Ramadan is not that of the stomach, […]
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Mar
Mar
What is toxic masculinity? And how does it manifest in marriages and intimacy? How did the social conditioning of men lead to this? These questions form the points of discussion in this episode dedicated to Muslim men.
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Feb
Feb
Can we believe Adam peace be upon him refers to the first cell and Eve peace be upon her refers to the amniotic division? Can the subjective experience of spiritual elation serve as proof for claims of truth in religion? How do we raise children to love prayer when we sometimes have to discipline them […]
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Feb
Feb
It is truly difficult to give a single descriptor for Muhammad Asad (1900-1992). He was a journalist, a writer, a diplomat, a traveller, and the author of an English translation of the Quran. Born Leopold Weiss to a Jewish family in what is today Ukraine, Asad comes from a lineage of rabbis. Although his father […]
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Jan
Jan
Lady Khadijah RA was the first and while alive the only wife of the Beloved ﷺ. Their relationship was of immense significance and the love the Beloved ﷺ had for her did not diminish with her passing. Lady Aisha RA said she was never jealous of any of the wives of the Beloved ﷺ as she was of […]
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Jan
Jan
We live in precarious times with environmental, economic, and military threats, compounded by sociocultural changes happening at a speed that would make the grieving mother laugh, the pregnant woman miscarry, and the bald man turn gray. All this stems from a loss of objective morality and a reorientation away from the Sacred. In his text […]