Social Issues
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Pop Culture Mysticism
“Popular culture” is a term we use for the broad spectrum of practices, beliefs, objects, and phenomena that are prevalent in society at a given time, particularly in Western culture since the mid-20th century. It encompasses the most immediate and contemporary aspects of our lives, often disseminated through mass media and driven by the interests, preferences, and trends of the general population. Pop culture (modern fast paced life has to have a shorter version of “popular”) is dynamic, reflecting the changing tastes, innovations, and societal norms of the day. Pop culture is marked by its accessibility to a wide audience. It includes music, television, movies, fashion, technology, and more, offering…
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Sull Kaak’s Podcast – Season 2 – How to Read a Book
This is a commentary on my summary of the classic written by Adler and Doren “How to Read a Book”.. The topic has been covered in 11 parts. Click the titles below the trailer to visit the individual pages. Information Destroys Learning | Sull Kaak’s Podcast | S02E01 The fundamental problem that lies beneath almost every issue plaguing the human society in these days and times is somehow related with the ideas of knowledge and education. The massive information explosion and the fast media through which it can flow have made knowledge very easy to acquire, or so it may seem. Listen to this episode to see how information explosion…
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Sull Kaak’s Podcast – Season 1 – The Fall and Revival of Muslim Civilization
This is a commentary on Hamza Yusuf’s “Is the Matter of Metaphysics Immaterial? Yes and No” with a portion of discussion taken from Abdurrahman Mihrij’s “The Myth of Intellectual Decline – A Response to Shaykh Hamza Yusuf”. The topic has been covered in 6 parts. Click the titles below the trailer to visit the individual pages. Episode 1: First Things First – Explore the profound questions of existence and the revival of metaphysics in the first episode of our enlightening podcast series on “The Fall and Revival of Muslim Civilization”. Episode 2: The Defence of Faith and Religion – Metaphysics as the universal science: Imam al-Ghazali’s view on theology, its…
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7. Islam at the Crossroads – Conclusion
The book “Islam at Crossroads” by Muhammad Asad deals with the fall of the Muslim world. It laments the imitation of the West which is in its spirit (materialistic) diametrically opposite to the Islamic spirit (spiritual and harmony between subtle and mundane). It argues that the imitation of the West can only be at the cost of Islam, the two being incompatible. It discusses the attitude the Muslims must adopt towards the West. It further argues that the practical aspect of the spirit of Islam lies in the Sunnah of the Prophet, which has been shunned for the visible impossibility of implementing its seemingly trivial aspects in life, the weakening…
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6. Sunnah and its Spirit
The book “Islam at Crossroads” by Muhammad Asad deals with the fall of the Muslim world. It laments the imitation of the West which is in its spirit (materialistic) diametrically opposite to the Islamic spirit (spiritual and harmony between subtle and mundane). It argues that the imitation of the West can only be at the cost of Islam, the two being incompatible. It discusses the attitude the Muslims must adopt towards the West. It further argues that the practical aspect of the spirit of Islam lies in the Sunnah of the Prophet, which has been shunned for the visible impossibility of implementing its seemingly trivial aspects in life, the weakening…
