Atharī Creed and the Need for ‘Mystical’ Completion
Since I’ve returned to Pittsburgh, I’ve restarted my studies under Arkview — mostly for the Arabic, but also for
“Hegelian in Method. Deleuzian in Mood”: Thoughts on My Modus Operandi
Not known, because not looked for
But heard, half-heard, in the stillness
Between two waves of the sea.
Quick now,
Islam: The Gospel Meeting Geometry
I once remarked that Islam is the Gospel meeting geometry. It’s a phrase that has stayed with me, because
“Look for the Helpers”: What Mr. Rogers Can Teach American Muslims
This past week, during the Friday khutbah (or sermon) at the Islamic Center here in Pittsburgh, my imam did something
Rootedness and Return: A Personal Reflection on Coming Back to Pittsburgh
“To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.”
— Simone Weil, in The
Leaving the Garden: Reflections on My Time at Al-Maqasid
“Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a traveler.”
— Hadith, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī
At the end of
The Secret Machine: On Collapse, 'Contact', and the Hidden Self
A Jungian-Sufi Reflection on Spiritual Rupture and Hidden Renewal
There’s a scene that has been unexpectedly recurring over and
Let’s Talk About the “Islamic Dilemma”
Did Early Islam Affirm the Authority of Jewish and Christian Scriptures?
Recently, many people have been asking me my take
Ignatius J. Reilly: Patron Saint of the Post-Traditionalist Age
Reflections on A Confederacy of Dunces and Tradition
“You learnt everything, Ignatius, except how to be a human being.” — Irene
The Real Red Pill: It Happened Just Like They Said
What if the hidden truth isn’t that the world is a lie — but that it’s more or less
