Search results for "prophet jesus"
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What reflecting on Christmas celebrations as an immigrant parent taught me
Christmas is here and everyone has a lively way to celebrate this holiday, which comes with hustle and bustle on the malls, gifts and lit up houses, prayers, parties and Santa Claus. Amidst all this excitement,...Dec 25, 2019 989 0 -
What a meaningful Thanksgiving looks like to me
What can you do to make this Thanksgiving a meaningful holiday? Do you recall a situation when you gave a gift or complimented someone, but they did not thank you? Did you feel something was missing?...Nov 27, 2019 819 0 -
The elusive peace recipe
Man is constantly raising the question, with angst and anguish, Why am I here?...Read MoreJul 11, 2023 609 0 -
Poem: In the company of saints
While I walked along my humble life With all the challenges, obstacles, and pains of a wife I embraced the saints and prophets who I’ve come to love through my life. I understood their struggles as...Jan 28, 2021 652 0 -
An enquiry into Nietzsche’s concept of Superman and Iqbal’s illustration of Perfect Man
When Friedrich Nietzsche ran to stop the brutal owner of a horse from thrashing it mercilessly in Turin, Italy, and threw his arms around the animal crying, “I understand your pain,” it gave us an extraordinary insight...Nov 9, 2020 4909 0 -
A scholar’s journey into Europe leads to clarion call for coexistence
Scholars around the globe responded to the death of 3000 Americans in the 9/11 attacks differently. A surfeit of essays, books, films, documentaries—all aimed at understanding the reasons behind the rage—accumulated. In this context, one remembers...May 9, 2020 1215 0 -
Attaining enlightenment Buddha’s way
Everyone has pain. So have compassion. The universe is interconnected, even a leaf contains the universe and the whole universe is connected to each other. If you understand yourself you understand the universe. The universe is...Mar 9, 2020 1377 0 -
A poem exploring the purpose of life
The purpose of life? What is the purpose of life? why are we here? the answers are all around us the Greeks aimed for happiness Aristotle even listed eleven virtues that would help achieve happiness he pointed to...Aug 26, 2019 2840 0 -
Why American Muslims need to engage in cross-cultural conversations
As American Muslims, we are yet to develop any concrete plans to extricate ourselves out of chaotic situations, hostility, and incessant Islamophobic rhetoric we face. Each time a terrorist acts out, we start praying and wishing...Mar 27, 2019 1372 0 -
The importance of beginning interfaith dialogue from a house of worship
Photo: National Cathedral Sanctuary Credit Noclip /Wikipedia The Washington National Cathedral is one of the great houses of worship in America with its Gothic towers looming large over the skyline and rolling hills of the nation’s capital....Jul 8, 2017 1057 0