Tag: Iron Fist

  • Music, The Ontology of Religion, and What Does Difference of Opinion Mean?

    In this episode of the Middle Ground Podcast, Imam Marc, on the road, discusses music, the question of its permissibility and beyond. His remarks are in part inspired from remarks in a Q&A session by Mufti Abu Layth, may Allah reward him. “Before you approach religion, you have this ontology of religion. You already have… Continue reading

  • Meaning Is What Makes Us Truly Alive

    We come into the world with our eyes closed. We have to open our eyes to find meaning and purpose, not just happiness. All worldly happiness has limits and limitations. ثُمَّ سَوّاهُ وَنَفَخَ فيهِ مِن روحِهِ ۖ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمعَ وَالأَبصارَ وَالأَفئِدَةَ ۚ قَليلًا ما تَشكُرونَ “Then He constructs each person in their mother’s womb,… Continue reading

  • A Return To Meaning

    In this episode, Imam Marc speaks about how ritual and meaning are increasingly seen as things not only trivial or perhaps juvenile, but also something scornful, a reminder of a not-so-distant past many would like to pretend never existed, when life was not able to be safely and comfortably quantified. The loss of meaning’s appreciation can… Continue reading