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Crypto Cranium – The Muslim Skeptic Among the different forms of entertainment that have sprung forth in the wake of modern technologies, video games have been at the forefront. Many of these games are aimed towards the male consumer, primarily because they offer men the ‘fix’ they crave for performing challenging
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Ibrahim Safi – American Muslim Society for Science, Engineering, and Medicine In the Quran, many descriptions of natural phenomena appear, and modern science has, in recent years, arrived at the same conclusions. One of those natural phenomena is the very nature of our atmosphere, an entity we often take for granted.
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Sarah Khan – The American Muslim Society for Science, Engineering, and Medicine Today, it is difficult to confine artificial intelligence to one area of our lives due to its inevitable pervasiveness that only seems to grow with the years. Not too long ago, many were concerned about backtracking on AI altogether.
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Hayaa Azmi – American Muslim Society for Science, Engineering, and Medicine لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ وَأَنزَلْنَا مَعَهُمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْمِيزَ
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Fatima Alsaffar – The American Muslim Society for Science, Engineering, and Medicine فِيهِمَا فَـٰكِهَةٌۭ وَنَخْلٌۭ وَرُمَّانٌۭ “In both [Gardens] will be fruit, palm trees, and pomegranates.” Surah Ar-Rahman (55:68) Surah Ar-Rahman, the 55th chapter of
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Hayaa Azmi – American Muslim Society for Science, Engineering, and Medicine Surah Al-’Adiyat (The Courser) بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم “In the name of Allah – The Most Compassionate, The Most Merciful وَٱلْعَـٰدِيَـٰتِ ضَبْحًۭا (١) By the galloping, panting horses فَٱلْمُ
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Ibrahim Safi – American Muslim Society for Science, Engineering, and Medicine May 29, 2026, marked the 573rd anniversary of the Ottoman victory over Constantinople, an event predicted by Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in the famous narration: “Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful leader will her
From Islamic Medicine to Inclusive Care
Sam Jarada – Ihya Publications The articles in this series have outlined a straightforward yet significant argument: bimaristans were more than mere hospitals; they were institutions influenced by care, access, ethics, and education. Collectively, the themes addressed in this series lead to a very practical inquiry: what would Muslim-inclusive care
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Sam Jarada – Ihya Publications Introduction Since secondary school, my passion for science has bloomed. I had science teachers who cultivated this enthusiasm when I decided to become a doctor (specifically a psychiatrist). I initially had this pathway in mind because I wanted to help people, which led me to pursue
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Sam Jarada – Ihya Publications Bimaristans not only cured patients but also moulded physicians who were not only competent but also of good character. The classical Islamic medical texts stressed the importance of ethics in medicine, while medical training involved observation, mentorship, and evaluation. Al-Ruhawi argued that physicians must master
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Ziyaad Surtee – Ihya Publications An Islamic conceptual framework of being Appreciating a conceptual framework rooted in Islamic principles as a means of understanding being and its interrelationship with health is an essential starting point for any discourse on Islam and healing. There are different components of being. The body and
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Sam Jarada – Ihya Publications Where and When Did Bimaristans Emerge? Bimaristans (hospitals) were medical institutions that emerged during the Abbasid period, particularly from the 8th century onwards. The term "Bimaristan" is of Persian origin, meaning "house of the sick," and it was sometimes known as Dar