The Omar Series
The Omar series, produced and broadcasted by MBC1 and directed by Hatem Ali and Co-produced by Qatar TV, is based on the life of Umar Ibn Al Khattab (RA), the companion of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and the second Caliph and one of the 10 who have been promised paradise. The series is in Arabic, and is available […]
Experimental Evidence for Causal Adequacy of Intelligent Design
In the previous article on DNA as evidence for Intelligence behind the origin of Life, we showed that Intelligence is the only known cause to produce the effect in question, namely the origin of information in the DNA. But many people claim that this cannot be proved as there is no experimental evidence to show this. […]
God or Multiverse – which provides a better explanation for Fine Tuning
As we have previously shown, Fine Tuning of the Universe, provides a strong evidence for existence of God. This fine tuning is of two sorts. First, when the laws of nature are expressed as mathematical equations, they contain certain constants, such as the gravitational constant. The mathematical value of these constants is not determined by […]
Monotheism or Deism
In the article Pantheism or Monotheism, we demonstrated that the origin of the universe, its fine tuning and other scientific evidences point towards a transcendent cause, who is Eternal, and outside time and space and is a Wise and intelligent Being. However, Deism, like theism, for example, can explain the cosmological singularity and the anthropic […]
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 19,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 4 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report.
Three way solution for the problem of crime against women
The recent case of the Delhi gang-rape has sparked a lot of protests throughout India. This, ofcousre, is not the only incident of rape in India. There have been many more cases reported, and infact it is reported that the crime of rape and sexual assault against women has increased recently. But, as we stand together against […]
Is Eternal Punishment for Finite Sins Justified?
God is Just, and He will reward the doers of good with paradise and the doers of bad with Hell in the hereafter, some of whom will remain in it ‘forever’. However some people question the concept of eternal punishment in hell fire. They claim that an eternal punishment for finite number of sins is […]
The Scientific Debate over Free Will
Determinism is “the [philosophical] theory that all events, including moral choices, are completely determined by previously existing causes.” The debate between free will and determinism is not new. Theologians and philosophers have been arguing about it since centuries. What exactly is mind? Is just a product of the electrochemical circuitry of the brain? Or is […]
Why did the Prophethood end?
Islam is not a new religion that came into existence 1400 years back. Islam is an Arabic word which means ‘submission to God’. This religion of submission of God is in existence since the beginning of humanity. Islam teaches that there is Only One God. It also teaches that God sent many different prophets and […]
Is God Just?
Many people claim that God is unjust as he places different people in different circumstances and thus giving unequal opportunities for them to enter paradise. They claim that since God has placed some people in a religious environment, it is easy for them to do good and enter paradise. However Others who are placed in […]
