I am Abdul-Baqi

getting out of the intellectual desert

Posted on January 7, 2020

I just wanted here to write anything after a long time. I am confessing an inner dilemma and sickness related to producing intellectual stuff. I have always felt that I have unique things to share with the world, but then when I wanted to sit and write an article something... [Read More]

Privatization as anti-Human

Posted on August 1, 2019

The trend is clear. Elders of neoliberalism often force their anti-Human bitter pill to the developing nations sugar-coated-in false promises of job creation, efficiency, etc. When their commodity is an essential one, then the suffering of the poor knows no limit. [Read More]

Tags: capitalism neoliberalism

Listening and Reasoning

Posted on July 15, 2019

It is a unique characteristic of Islam that valuable information has moved from generation to the next through chains of authentic narrators [Read More]

Tags: reason

Modern day's polytheism

Posted on July 8, 2019

One of the contemporary forms of associating partners with one true God today is taking a dictator leader as God and taking this dictators commands as divine orders [Read More]

Tags: monotheism polytheism

Sura al-Ikhlas in plain English

Monotheism

Posted on June 3, 2019

He is the owner of all things, and hence no creation can come close in resembling Him. Exalted be He, the One Allah. [Read More]

Tags: quran tafseer decree chapter112 monotheism

Sura al-Msad in plain English

thorns

Posted on June 2, 2019

Once the Prophet Muhammad – peace be upon him- stood on a mountain and raised his voice calling the people of Quraish to a meeting. When they assembled the prophet said “If I am to tell you that an army is approaching to invade you from behind this mountain, would... [Read More]

Tags: quran tafseer decree chapter111 fire

Sura al-Nasr in plain English

the victory

Posted on June 2, 2019

At that time, be aware – O Muhammad – that My message has completed and your duty as a Messenger has ended, and now be prepared to come back to me [Read More]

Tags: quran tafseer chapter110 makkah

Sura al-kafirun in plain English

the disbelievers

Posted on June 2, 2019

Out of ignorance, the disbelievers of Quraish invited the Prophet Muhammad – peace be upon him – to worship their deity one year, and in exchange, they will worship the deity of Muhammad the next year, so this chapter was revealed [Read More]

Tags: quran tafseer chapter109 monotheism

Sura al-Kawthar in plain English

the plenty

Posted on June 1, 2019

We have given you O Muhammad plenty of things in this world and the Hereafter. Among them are the Quran and prophethood and kept a special river for you in paradise. [Read More]

Tags: quran tafseer chapter108 Muhammad

Sura al-Qadr in plain English

the Night of Decree

Posted on May 31, 2019

The reward of fasting, praying, and doing all righteous deeds in this night exceeds the reward of doing righteous deeds in a thousand months that do not have this night. [Read More]

Tags: quran tafseer decree chapter97