Friday Thoughts

"And Allah has made for you from your homes a place of rest…”  (Sura An-Nahl, 16 :80) The concept of home, both in the Qur’an and in human experience, is far more complex than its mere physical structure. It intertwines material, symbolic, spiritual, and cosmological dimensions. Even a garden can be a home : an open space where sky and earth meet and dance together. Each person gives home a unique meaning; for some, it is a dream, for others a reality, and for yet others, an

In today’s world, almost every aspect of life exists online. News, education, entertainment, and social interaction are mediated through screens. While this offers unprecedented convenience and access, it also presents unprecedented challenges. The digital landscape has become a complex ecosystem of distraction, misinformation, and moral ambiguity. From pervasive fake news to instant gratification through entertainment, the online environment can distort priorities and values

In everyday life, languages do not always serve as bridges of understanding. Quite often, they create barriers. When we fail to grasp the nuances and subtleties of expression, misunderstandings can easily arise — sometimes with serious consequences. This can happen in something as trivial as following the instructions for a children’s game. You might spend a Saturday evening trying to reach a conclusion, only to give up and play chess instead, where at least the rules are cle

If the Qur’an states that we are all born equal, in peace and submission to God and without sin, unlike other religions, and that we will "perhaps" die as Muslims (so once again in Islam, in peace and submission to God), based on my thought that everything is a "return", like time which I define as a circle and not a straight line, life would be – logically – just a ride on a merry-go-round, as Tiziano Terzani beautifully wrote in his book “Un giro di giostra” . A returning t

Bismillah. There is a voice inside you: pure, natural, uncorrupted. In Islam, we call it fitrah , the inner compass that knows the truth even before words can explain it. Your journey will never look like anyone else’s. It’s not meant to. You were created with your own timing, your own rhythm, your own path. Sometimes, people will say: “Don’t do that.”“That’s not the right way.”“You’re making a mistake.” But what they don’t see is that you are standing at a point they haven’t