Author: Sulayman Khan
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Echoes in every land: The logical case for Islam’s universal truth
وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍۢ رَّسُولًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتَ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةُ ۚ فَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٣٦ “We surely sent a messenger to every community, saying, ‘Worship Allah and shun false gods.’ But some of them were guided by Allah, while…
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Freedom and surveillance: How a government loses moral legitimacy
Terrorism is on the rise — only this time the culprits are more sinister than ever before. While society pledges to “never forget” monumental tragedies such as 9/11 or the Holocaust, there remains a perplexing tendency to overlook contemporary terrorism and other state-sanctioned atrocities. Over the past five years, from Sudan to Lebanon, Palestine to…
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The ethical dilemma in community fundraising
Sulayman Khan is a bioengineering student at the University of Maryland and President of SCALE, a student organization that advocates for underserved elementary school students by hosting science competitions to spark interest in STEM. Across the Muslim community’s institutions, schools, mosques and nonprofits alike, a pattern incredibly dangerous to ignore has emerged. Fundraising has become…
