January 17, 2026 – Al-Andalus Tribune

The Futuwwa Ninja: “Islamicate Fantasy” as an Imaginative Practice

January 17, 2026 Associate Editor

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…

The Quantum Physical nature of Isra and Mi’raj

January 17, 2026 Associate Editor

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…