Behavioral Science
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Ḥakīm al-Ummah’s Shajarat al-Murād, or Schematic Outline of the Objectives of Taṣawwuf
The Shajarat al-Murād is a schematic outline of the objectives of taṣawwuf presented in Ḥakīm al-Ummah Mawlānā Ashraf ʿAlī al-Thānwī’s indispensable Urdu multi-volume work, Tarbiyat al-Sālik. In this work, Mawlānā Thānwī defines taṣawwuf as the disciplined application of the inward dimension of the Sharīʿah. He begins with first principles. The purpose of a Muslim’s life is to attain… Continue reading
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Ode to a Behavioral Sciences Cohort
While searching through old file folders, I stumbled upon this old poem I wrote for my Applied Behavioral Sciences cohort in the undergraduate program. It was intended to incorporate a wide variety of concepts learned in the program in the various behavioral sciences, including psychology, sociology, education, management, research, and so on, and I presented… Continue reading
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Commentary on the Hadith of Salat as a Cure
I found the following commentary on a hadith from Ibn Mājāh in Sharḥ al-Arbaʿīn al-Ṭibbiyyah: al-Aḥādīth al-Ṭibbiyyah al-Mustakhrajah min Sunan Ibn Mājah by the traditionist-physician al-Muwaffaq ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī (d. 629 AH), compiled by his student Ḥāfiẓ Muḥammad b. Yūsuf al-Birzālī (d. 636 AH). The work is concise, yet the author provides a detailed commentary on this… Continue reading