Dialogues with secularists/modernists

The tragedy of secularization of Ismaili Shias

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Assalamu alaykum. I love Quran 2:165 a lot. I am not sure when did the secularization of Agha Khans and Agha Khanis really began, because it is a global problem. Bohras are apparently less secular. The tragedy of secularization of ummah in general and Prophetic descendants in particular reminds me of two important quotes of Imam Zayn Al-Abidin(r) and Imam Al-Baqir(r). Imam Zayn Al-Abidin(r) said: Those of our descendants who are virtuous(muhsin) have twofold ajr(reward) and those of our descendants who are evil(musee’) have twofold ‘azab(punishment). Imam Al-Baqir(r): Our true lovers are those who are obedient to God. The word OUR includes the leader of Prophetic family and His praxis called sunnah. He also said:He is not our lover who does not stand up in tahajjud night prayers.

https://ismailitoislam.com/2014/07/24/some-quranic-verses-worth-reading-for-an-ismaili-muslim/

Duldul: Zoosophy and the Prophetic animals

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Divine peace on truth seekers. I am an orthodox Muslim electrical engineer from Pakistan. You made my day :). Someone told me about the special mule in our tradition today and I am happy to find that someone in the modern world has related to it and wrote about it on internet. May God bless us with a life of compliance with commandments and a faithful death.

 

http://mulography.co.uk/?p=789

On highly educated actors

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Assalamu alaykum, A foreign PhD researcher in semiconductor physics talked about why overcoming tunnel vision is important for specialists. So, it is good to see interdisciplinary figures. Bridging rationalism and spirituality is the most challenging but fortunately Pakistan has such examples too as well.

https://www.studentgala.com/15-highly-educated-pakistani-actresses-actors-and-singers.html/

Reconciling ignorant traditionalism and arrogant modernism about QXP translation through Scriptural traditionalism

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ISHMAEL ABRAHAM·FRIDAY, 19 JANUARY 2018
Assalamu alaykum brothers and sisters. Divine peace be upon you. I came here because I wanted to ask someone to help me to get my official right so I opened Quran 4:85 and I liked the QXP translation on openburhan.net which had a word of caution about this translation. So, I was curious. So, do not be blind modernists like those who are ignorant of Arabic and the Uswah ( a Quranic concept) and I also urge my traditionalist brothers not to become blind traditionalists but become Scriptural traditionalists like Shawkani and Asad ( although he inclined to Mutazilah due to western upbringing) for example. Asad is the one who was inclined towards a rational interpretation of Elephantry in the recited Logos of Quran. So, QXP is not the first translation to do so.
https://qxpexposed.blogspot.com/201…

Mind body dualism and balanced sirat mustaqim

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It is Christian monasticism and the idea of a non-sensual heaven which are criticized by Quran which actually led to rise of mind body dualism in modern Christendom, while Muslim seminaries to this date teach ancient greek logic in seminaries. So, unless the churches and synagogues do not deal with Quranic criticism of their sacred texts, the mind body dualism will keep away humanity from the balanced sirat mustaqim.

Quran 55:4 and did Neanderthals speak?

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Divine peace be upon truth seekers. Today I found an agnostic listening to the Recited Logos of Quran for the first time and he chose Chapter 55 and its very 4th verse talks about learning and teaching of language, but as the word recitation tells us, oral expressions also fall in the category of bayan or self-expression. The title of this article is exactly the question that came up in my mind after I read verse 4. Thanks for writing. I was happy to read about Neanderthal funerals because our Scripture also talks about corvid mourning.

Did Neanderthals Speak?