by Mateen A. Khan, Piscataway NJ A version of this article was first published in Al-Madania Magazine. Introduction In the previous article of this series, we established that belief in Allah is to recognize everything must have a Creator. In other words, a Creator must necessarily exist to account for the existence of creation.… Read More On the Attributes of Allah
by Mateen A. Khan, Piscataway NJ A version of this article was first published in Al-Madania Magazine. At the time of writing this article, we find the world swallowed by a pandemic. Never has the world been as interconnected as today. Never have Muslims been so dispersed around the world as they are today. For… Read More The `Aqīdah of Illness
by Mateen A. Khan, Piscataway NJ A version of this article was first published in Al-Madania Magazine. In the previous articles of this series, we discussed the obligation of recognizing Allah (ma`rifah) and the means of acquiring practical knowledge (asbāb al-`ilm) from the lens of Islamic Kalām scholars. We summarized it by saying: It is… Read More On the Universe and Its Creator
by Mateen A. Khan (Piscataway, NJ) A version of this article was first published in Al-Madania Magazine. Islam does not require separation between the religious and the secular by asking its adherents to have a split mind, because it provides a coherent, systematic approach to all types of knowledge. According to Imam Abū Manṣūr al-Māturīdī,… Read More On Knowledge & Knowing
Prepared by Mawlana Dr. Mateen A. Khan, MD and Dr. Ramzan Judge, PharmD Summary Permissible influenza vaccines in the US for 2019-2020 season: Fluad™ Fluzone High-Dose™ Afluria™ Fluarix™ FluLaval™ Fluzone™ Quadrivalent Impermissible influenza vaccines in the US for 2019-2020 season: Flublok™ FluMist™ Flucelvax™ Discussion Background on Influenza Influenza (commonly known as the flu) is a… Read More Islamically Permissible Influenza Vaccines Available in the US for 2019-2020 Season
