by Dr. M. Nazir Khan | Jan 10, 2015 | Health
Advances in modern medicine with life-support equipment have created new ethical challenges. In which cases would “doing everything possible” help a patient recover, and in which cases would it simply prolong one’s suffering, or possibly worsen it? With a vast range...
by Dr. M. Nazir Khan | Jan 5, 2015 | Society and Media
Bigotry has asserted a strong presence in the public realm as negative characterizations of Islam and Muslims are repeated daily. But how do you convince people to hate one fifth of the world’s population? Does it make sense to tell people that a true Muslim is a...
by Dr. M. Nazir Khan | Jan 2, 2015 | Society and Media
Who is to blame for all the violence in the world? Haven’t there been countless wars waged in the name of religions? Wouldn’t humanity be better off without any religion at all? One of biggest controversies surrounding religion has been the charge that religions have...
by Dr. M. Nazir Khan | Jan 2, 2015 | Guidance and Scripture
This is a continuation of the discussion on the role of scholars. Please read the preceding part 1. What is a scholar? Muslims growing up in the modern culture often face difficulties understanding how to deal with scholars. For the sake of simplicity, the term...
by Dr. M. Nazir Khan | Jan 2, 2015 | Guidance and Scripture
What does it mean to follow Islam? Islam means submitting to the way of God, and striving to do what God has asked of us. That means following the guidance which God has revealed in the two foundational sources of Islamic teachings – the Qur’an and the Sunnah...
