Essays, interviews, fiction, history, criticism, and practical writing from Qawwam’s contributors.
Yes, it’s me! I’m the suit guy you’ve probably seen on your Twitter timeline at least once or twice, usually on Fridays. You’re probably wondering why I wear suits all the time. The answer to this question is what inspired me to write this piece. Nice, classy dress is somewhat of a lost tradition in…
The first article of this series dealt with an investigation of what the problem is – namely modernity – and subsequently expounded upon an investigation of why Islam is the direct opposite and the solution of modernity’s problems. In the second article, we built off of this foundation to analyze the role of politics and…
文武両道, Bunbu no Ichi, Pen and Sword in accord – Musashi. A simple concept to grasp. A warrior must pursue both the Way of the pen and the Way of the sword, yet if one were to have a look at our Ummah today, how many men are walking this two-fold Way? Not many. Many…
This reminds me that I still haven’t read any science fiction or fantasy set in an elven-like world. I personally never got the appeal, but THALIB RAZI seems to. Here’s an excerpt from his novel aiming in that direction, but with more Islamic inspiration.
It’s simple: everything in the material, modern world is built on a mirage of usurious lies. “Jihad” as we understand it, thus, must be seen from this perspective. All in minecraft, of course.
WES AL-DHAHER brings a dark twist to the fall of Constantinople to the Muslims in an excerpt from Brotherhood of the Wolf, part of his Tales of Khayr project.
From the Editor-in-Chief comes a new short-fiction series exclusive to Qawwam. An unnamed Mamluk gets more than he expected on what he believed would be a short expedition in the Syrian desert.
EDIN RAMOVIC introduces us to Gaidar, heir to Pardis, who must grapple with the shock of life-changing news, with consequences for everyone around him.
سعد بن أبي وقاص: “كان أبي يعلمنا المغازي والسرايا، ويقول: يا بني هذه شرف آبائكم فلا تضيعوا ذكرها” – شرح الزرقاني على المواهب اللدنية بالمنح المحمدية Sa’ad ibn Abi Waqqas: “Our father used to teach us about the battles and raids [of the Prophet ﷺ], and used to say; my son, this is the honor…
In the next installment of our financial section, Muslim Bitcoiner continues off his first essay in issue one where he discussed the history of usury: In our previous essay in the first issue of Qawwam, we briefly went over how Riba manifests itself within the current global monetary system. We demonstrated how interest-based lending is…
ISA MARTELL introduces the now niche sport which not too long ago made up the fabric of male physical life and culture. There is something that stirs deep within the soul when a man picks up a sword for the first time. These iconic weapons hold a place of wonderment in our minds and souls…
In 1260, Baybars ascended to power by eliminating Qutuz and led the state for a long period of seventeen years. Upon his accession, the realm was besieged by challenges on multiple fronts: the Mongols, whose incursions were a source of relentless pressure on the Islamic world, and the Armenians, who readily aligned themselves with the…