“The words are not good for the secret meaning, everything always becomes a bit different, as soon as it is put into words, gets distorted a bit, a bit silly—yes, and this is also very good, and I like it a lot, I also very much agree with this, that this what is one man’s treasure and wisdom always sounds like foolishness to another person.” ― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
Abstract: This paper explores the traditionally accepted claim that Aisha bint Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with her, was married to the Prophet Muhammad,(ﷺ) peace be upon him, at the age of six and that the marriage was consummated at the age of nine. Drawing from both hadith literature and early Islamic historical sources,… Continue reading Reassessing Aisha’s Age at Marriage: A Historical and Hadith-Based Inquiry
I saw a Facebook post where a Christian guy was thanking the Qur'an for giving account of the Virgin Mary. I decided to link my Mary article in the comment. To my surprise, I couldn't find my Mary article in all my blogs. I had posted it in my blogs before, but I suppose they… Continue reading Mary, a Sign for all Peoples
My Ramadhan article published full-page in the Philippine Post A few days ago, while I was browsing the web, I found a tumblr blog that re-published my magazine article on Ramadhan. I had uploaded that article in one of my blogs. I tried looking for my blog that had that article but I couldn't find… Continue reading Ramadhan – A Time for Fasting and Praying
Postprandial Musings, 2.0 