NAOKI YAMAMOTO MAR 21 A diagram of the “Heart” (心) from the Han Kitab tradition, a classical Sino-Islamic intellectual heritage. The Arabic word for Allah is written within the Chinese character for “heart” (心). At its core, East Asian thought may be understood as a sustained reflection on the harmony of the Three Powers (三才): Heaven, Earth, and Humanity. Heaven…
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“Rules of War” or Why It’s Okay to Bomb Palestinians and Persians
By Kabir Helminski A deep prejudice against Islam runs in the veins of many Westerners. Palestinians and Iranians have been the target of dehumanizing lies, a classic case of psychological projection in which Israel and the West accuse Muslims of the kind of crimes they themselves are guilty of. In flagrant denial of their own crimes, they project the mirror…
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Watch the video from the Holy Quran Does Not Burn campaign, to restore damage from the rioters, at The Al-Andalus Tribune Substack By Indi.ca From the Holy Quran Does Not Burn campaign, to restore damage from the rioters Why won’t Iran attack first? Why did they agree when sued for peace before? Given that Iran is an Islamic Republic, these…
Read MoreThe Valor of the Few: Ramadan as sacrifice, fasting as defiance and Palestine as the modern day Badr and Thermopylae.
Farah El-Sharif Those who were warned, “Your enemies have mobilized their forces against you, so fear them,” the warning only made them grow stronger in faith and they replied, “Allah alone is sufficient as an aid for us and is the best Protector.” (Qur’an 3:173) One might fast but he gets nothing from his fast except hunger. – The Prophet…
Read MoreRecalling Professor Abdus Salam: A Man of Faith and Science
by Salim Mansur “To God belong the Names Most Beautiful.” — The Qur’an (7:180) “God is beautiful and He loves beauty.” — Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. [Note: I wrote this tribute in honor of Professor Abdus Salam on his passing in November 1996 and was published in the London (UK) based Sufi journal in the Spring 1997 issue. I…
Read MoreThe Futuwwa Ninja: “Islamicate Fantasy” as an Imaginative Practice
By: Naoki Yamamoto | Date: January 17, 2026 | Substack.com This is an excerpt from a lecture that will be given in Germany next week. This project explores the significance of imagining fictional stories and characters rooted in Islamic ethics, Islamic cultural memory, and Japanese cultural worlds. My concern here is not fiction as entertainment alone, but fiction as an…
Read MoreThe Quantum Physical nature of Isra and Mi’raj
By: Safiyyah Sabreen Syeed | Date: January 16, 2026 | Safiyyahsabreen.substack.com When we analyse the ahadith and Quranic ayaat related to Isra and Mi’raj, we can see that the Prophet ﷺ is shown the fine-grained structure of reality in this journey. The Quran refers it to Ayatal Kubra (the greatest signs). The Prophet (saw) sees the fundamental structure of the universe. He witnesses how behind all…
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