Posts Tagged ‘modernity’
Why Religion Still Matters - Shaykh Yahya Rhodus (Video)

In this video, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus explains why religion still matters in the modern world in support of the the Zaytuna College fundraiser “Why Religion Still Matters.”

WHY RELIGION STILL MATTERS
Featuring Ingrid Mattson, Reza Aslan, Alaeddin Albakri, Zaid Shakir, Hamza Yusuf, Hatem Bazian & Others

A Conversation You Don’t Want to Miss
What—if anything—does religion have to contribute [...]

Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah on Gambian TV

While in Gambia for a conference, Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah (biography) was interviewed for Gambian television. In it, he discusses evidence of Muslims visiting the Americas before Columbus, how he entered Islam, modernity as an economic system, how to deal with sectarianism, and the distinction between Shari’ah and haqeeqah.

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On Egotism - Richard Weaver

On Egotism
By Richard Weaver

The following excerpt is from “Ideas Have Consequences” by Richard Weaver, an American scholar from the South who taught at the University of Chicago and was a strong critic of modern society. (Biography) This book is relevant to Muslims as it explains how the modern world developed and how it is distinct [...]