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Ibrahim Mukherjee

Oct 4, 2026, 12:25 PM

The calf that changes shape.

עבודה זרה | الشرك بالله Avodah Zarah | Shirk Billāh Understanding idolatry in the past and today - and how it enters the heart. Focusing on purifying oneself rather than casting stones on others. Before the calf was cast in gold, Before an...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Oct 3, 2026, 10:37 AM

Before the Final Horn

Before the Final Horn Before our kingdoms learned to rise, Before a crown adorned a head, A man of clay first opened eyes, And walked where all his children tread. He knew the names that he was taught, He knew the Garden and the fall; He...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Oct 1, 2026, 10:02 AM

On Reflection – Part 2 – Mindful.

Reflection, Part 2 There is a difference between looking and seeing. There is a difference between hearing and listening. And there is an enormous difference between passing through life and actually paying attention to it. In the first part of this discussion, I...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Sep 30, 2026, 7:48 AM

On Reflection – When Moses (a.s.) asked to see.

On Mindfulness: Savouring and relishing moments in life. In an age obsessed with quick and more, perhaps the Qur’an occasionally asks something different of us: stop, reflect, and ponder. There is a peculiar temptation in religious and secular life today. More. Read more...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Sep 27, 2026, 4:56 AM

Analysing Moses – Take off your Sandals.

Taking Off Your Sandals: Humility Before God, Responsibility Before Others Approach revelation with humility. Trust God with the unseen. Use your intellect—and protect other people’s rights. Moses عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ approaches a fire. Then he hears a command that changes the significance...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Sep 25, 2026, 5:51 AM

Abraham’s Question – Part 2.

Abraham’s Question — Part 2 The Prophet Who Asked for Evidence Abraham عَلَيهِ‌السَّلام asked a question. Not because he had abandoned faith. Not because he had concluded that resurrection was impossible. He asked because belief and demonstration are not the same thing. The Qur’an records...

David Charles Pollack

Sep 19, 2026, 6:05 PM

Did Muhammad Fast on Yom Kippur?

Before Muslims had to fast during Ramadan, there was Ashura. Ashura falls on the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic year. Muhammad is said to have explained that fasting on Ashura atones for the sins of...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Aug 21, 2026, 5:25 AM

Capability does not equal Trust.

Capability ≠ Trust Project Glasswing, artificial intelligence, human expertise — and why the most capable system is not necessarily the system we should trust Artificial intelligence is becoming extraordinarily capable. That sentence is increasingly difficult to dispute. Models can write software. Read medical literature. Analyse...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Aug 9, 2026, 1:07 PM

The Perfect Engineer

The Perfect Engineer Unravelling the Creation of God Through Biomimicry There is something wonderfully humbling about Velcro. In 1941, Swiss engineer George de Mestral returned from a walk to find burrs clinging stubbornly to his clothes and his dog’s fur. Most of...

Aug 9, 2026, 6:33 AM

Normalization from the Saudi Perspective: Part I

The Definition of a “Normal Country” and the Ghost of King Faisal In a rare, paradigm-shattering engagement with the Israeli media via The Times of Israel, Prince Turki al-Faisal—the long-serving former chief of Saudi Arabia’s General Intelligence Directorate—issued a conceptual...

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