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114 posts

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ByAhmed Danyal Arif

October 10, 2022

Natural Order & Economic Disorder

Nature is based on balance and harmony. Only Islam can produce this in the economic world.

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ByDamir Rafi

April 24, 2022

The Intelligent Design of Jesus’ Crucifixion Survival

Was the Crucifixion of Jesus intelligently designed to ensure he survived? Damir Rafi takes a look.

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ByDamir Rafi

March 13, 2022

The Caliph of Peace Warned of World War — But Did the World Listen?

His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, has warned of World War for years. Is there still time for the world to turn back?

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ByAhmed Danyal Arif

February 20, 2022

How Capitalism Creates Psychopaths: Homo Economicus vs. Homo Islamicus

Are mainstream economic models making us into the monsters of which it dreams?

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ByAlex Borthwick

January 15, 2022

Science & Religion: Conflict or Harmony?

A radically fresh take on this age-old question.

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ByUmar Nasser

August 29, 2021

Is Freedom Slavery?

We love to be free. But what if our freedom is slavery in disguise? Umar Nasser explores.

A large group of people sit closely together under a tent, some with their hands raised in prayer, wearing a variety of traditional clothing and head coverings, participating in a communal religious gathering.

ByTahir Nasser

April 17, 2021

The Need for “Organised” Religion

Can you attain true certainty in faith? As many reddit users take to the online world in order to attempt to criticise Islam, we respond by arguing that faith is, in reality, not an 'impossible game.'