Books
This issue includes a brilliant analysis by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf of various scholars’ views on the game of chess throughout history since its introduction to Muslims; a ballad you can sing along with by Dr. Abdal Hakim Murad; an explanation of Islamic calligraphy in China by the master calligrapher, Haji Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang; a look at sleep disorders and advice on sleep by physician, Dr. Aisha Subhani; an examination of the Alhambra Palace in Spain by Robert Abdal Hayy Darr; a look at building communities by Anas Coburn; a prayer for rain translated into English by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf; and more.
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Islam and its basic teachings. We are a balanced nation whose historical advance has only been possible
when that balance created the spiritual and intellectual space for some of the most brilliant minds
known to humanity to flourish.
