I am Abdul-Baqi

Philosophical counterpart of empirical theories in the West

Posted on May 12, 2019

Studying the history of Western thoughts is like studying a drowning man trying to cling to a straw in the middle of ocean, and then leaving that straw and cling to the next in perpetual moves of frustration and agony. [Read More]

Tags: technology react javascript redux web

A React-Redux App to display Quranic Chapter Info Cards

Posted on April 24, 2019

This app illustrates the working of Redux with React following from Stephen Grider tutorials in Udacity. [Read More]

Tags: technology react javascript redux web

A React App to Search English Translation of the Quran

Posted on April 21, 2019

This react app explores basics of react app creation and its purpose is to be a tutorial documenting the typical steps. All codes are available in this github repo. [Read More]

Tags: technology react javascript quran web

Configuring Nginx

to run static, node and react contents

Posted on April 20, 2019

I found bits and pieces information here and there, and hence documenting the steps I followed as a future reference for me, and for anyone else in my shoes. [Read More]

Tags: technology nginx web

How to Handle White Supremacy

Perspectives of a Muslim

Posted on March 23, 2019

Brendon Tarrant on 15th March 2019 killed 50 innocent Muslims during Friday prayer in two Christchurch mosques, New Zealand. He broadcasted the killings live and left a 74-page manifesto describing a typical white supremacist ideology. [Read More]

Tags: Islam WhiteSupremacy Europe Nationalism Culture

Calculus, AI and the All-Knowing God

Posted on March 3, 2019

After many many years since sophomore years in the University, I opened a calculus textbook (Stewart’s book ‘Calculus: Early Transcendentals’, 8th edition). My freshman son is suffering in Calculus II, so out of curiosity I thought let me revisit and see what it has. Here I am recording some initial... [Read More]

Tags: math calculus science

Loving to Help Others

Posted on March 1, 2019

No religion or ideology is misunderstood today as is Islam. Media distortion and Islamophobia created a heavy curtain that made it very difficult for a person (especially in the West) to access authentic Islamic literature. In this post, I wanted to bring in a few Islamic contents (only one sample)... [Read More]

Tags: peace morality

Harnessing local culture to promote SDG 15 – Life on Land

Posted on February 3, 2019

All of us are sons and daughters of our culture and society. We all naturally incline to where we belong. We love whatever things promote our environment and hate whatever things pose a challenge to our surrounding environment. Every culture and society had this feeling inbuilt in their collective psyche... [Read More]

Tags: sdg environment development

Python and Pandas on Quranic Root Words

Finding Root Words of the Quran using Python and Pandas

Posted on January 19, 2019

In a previous post I explored some of Linux commands to find root words in the entire Quran or in a particular sura of the Quran. [Read More]

Tags: quran python pandas text technology data

Standing on the shoulder of Giants

Finding Root Words of the Quran using Linux Commands

Posted on January 15, 2019

Linux command line is a powerful and free tool. Using just few commands one can productively do powerful text analysis. In this quick tutorial I will demonstrate few of such Linux commands. [Read More]

Tags: quran linux text technology data