Naeem Aslam

The one time of the year in which the most Merciful has laid out the red carpet, we spurn His favors, choosing instead to find alternative ways to suckle our ever-dependent lower self.

There is something sticky about human-to-human. In this day and age of Youtube, podcasts, and other forms of electronic communications, many of us are turning to technology for our spiritual development. But it can’t be stated enough that face-to-face human interaction is the ultimate form of learning.

Modern society and science have a terrible habit of concerning themselves with the physical, perceptible world, while turning a blind eye to the more powerful world of the unseen. In reality, slavery is more than chains and shackles, sweatshops and prostitution rings. The physical component of slavery is the mere tip of the iceberg.