The contemporary Muslim is characterized by a longing for a certain Islamic greatness that seems to exist only in the past. This rears its head most clearly in situations such as we have witnessed during the past 2 months, where it becomes painfully clear how weak we have become. Just as this will cause many […]
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Amidst the Eurasian Steppe where the Kipchak Turks roamed, a child was born whose fate would change the course of history – starting off as a captive of the Mongols who slaughtered his family, taken to a foreign land, and eventually ruling it as Sultan. The legendary Sultan Baybars, belonging to the Borçoğlu (Borçalı) tribe
MAMLUK CORNER 1: SULTAN BAYBARS Read More »
The paradigm shift post-October 7th, the roots of AGC, the post-WW2 civilizational narrative, the myth of Muslim diaspora exceptionalism, the Hijra debate, the American election, and more: a conversation with the esteemed anonymous poster Ibn Maghreb: Note: this interview was conducted on 02/28/2024. AY: Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullah. Hope you’re doing great brother. I became
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An excerpt from the Muslim war novel by FERDAWS ASHRATI I roll over and grab my Kalashnikov. It is the only true material belonging I have other than the clothing on my back. We make our way through the other men rushing down the mountainside. I keep an eye out for Samir, whose skinny frame
FICTION: THE CREED OF THE MOUNTAINS Read More »
The effects of the Hellenic philosophical legacy on Muslim Civilization, Platonic Hierarchy, and modern man’s spiritual rebellion against modernity — all in discussion with the philosopher & scholar Hasan Spiker: AY: In the name of Allah, the most Beneficient and most Merciful, and the most abundant praise and blessings on His beloved Messenger, our Master
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Two pseudonymous writers, ABU ILHAM & SAAD, bring us an unapologetic essay with an unconventional approach to the question: Should Muslim men care about having multiple wives? It has come to my attention upon introspection and advice, that the situation of women’s opinion on polygyny cannot be rectified without first providing clarity, resolution, and equipping
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Abdul gives a rundown of the contemporary Muslim Zeitgeist, the various challenges and ills facing us, and what can be done as a start to counter it. Our current Muslim diaspora has monumental challenges barring the development of communal success, from community leaders making odd statements of neutrality towards obvious haram, to imams being disempowered
Allah said, “Descend as enemies to each other. You will find in the earth a residence and provision for your appointed stay.” Quran (7:24) Nietzsche argued if there is no God then morality does not exist, and humans “make” their own morality. This creation of individualistic morality is fairly evident in the modern Western world.
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From Ibad, a striking and pertinent essay on what the characteristics of the one who struggles for God’s sake looks in the modern day, through Jungian archetypes. Struggle is an intrinsic part of the human experience. Mankind’s history is replete with tales of struggle by men against forces much greater than themselves. The man struggles
PORTRAIT OF THE MODERN MUJAHID Read More »
From your Editor in Chief, an introductory essay for our fitness section detailing the crucial need for Muslims, both men and women, to make physicality important in our cultures en masse again. The chronicler Ibn Hisham narrates that during the Battle of the Trench when the city of Madina was under siege by the pagans
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