Our sixth issue is out, in case you missed it. Included in this issue:
- Essay on Spengler and Islam
- Interview with the anonymous poster
@the_dragoman
- Muslims on Mars short story
- Articles on Caliphate, Baybars vs the Franks, Usury, and more!
For our first ever interview, we’re honored to have had a great time picking the brain of the incredible Hasan Spiker (
@RealHasanSpiker
), where we ask about his latest book, Jünger’s Forest Passage, and more!
Happy Monday. We’re proud to announce that this upcoming Friday (12/15) we’ll be releasing our third issue! Here’s a sneak peek into some of what will be featured:
Have a great Saturday. Here’s a throwback to the time we presented PART 2 to the much controversial “Message For Muslims” from Jordan B. Peterson in our first issue:
كل عام وأنتم بخير
May you all reap the blessings of the coming month. We’re going to be delighted to share with you guys our next issue this coming Friday, the first Jummah of Ramadan. Teasers for what’s to come within the issue will be dropping throughout the week!
We want to thank you all for an amazing year. We've only been live for six months (and three issues in!), yet the amount of support we've gotten in that short time has been astounding. We're excited for what we're bringing next year.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The most merciful of my Ummah towards my Ummah is Abu Bakr; the one who adheres most sternly to the religion of Allah is 'Umar; the most sincere of them in shyness and modesty is 'Uthman; the best judge is 'Ali bin Abu Talib[..]" - Ibn Majah 154
Narrated by Ali Ibn Rabia RA:
“I saw Ali (Ibn Abu Talib) RA walk to his steed to ride it. When he placed his foot in the stirrup, he said ‘Bismillah”, when he got on top he said ‘Alhamdulilah’. He then said: ‘Glory be to Him Who has made this subservient to us, for we had not
Wishing you all a blessed Eid ul-Adha from QAWWAM, filled with tasty foods, lovely company, and great joy for those fortunate enough to have performed the pilgrimage.
Last teaser until Friday: a detailed refutation by our always eloquent brother
@movetomuscat
of one of the most common obfuscations in “modern” Islamic thought, this time at the hands of a well known shaykh.
We have many great essays, including one by the always insightful
@IbnMaghrebi
on Propaganda and our eventual role in it, as well as by
@D1mashqi
who recounts to us the martial virtues of the people of the Levant, as per the Hadith and our righteous predecessors:
We’ve got a great lineup of contributions for the next issue in September, but there’s room for more. Fiction, history, philosophy, book reviews — if it’s quality & for Muslim men, we’re for it
We had the immense pleasure of interviewing
@ImamTomFacchine
on recent events, the political consequences for Muslims, and more. You’re going to want to grab a snack for this one, we go quite deep.
InshAllah, closing out 2023 will be our third issue coming in mid-December. Something to keep you company as you cozymaxx for the winter, the halal way.
@momofmoomz__
- islamic finance including mortgages and crypto
- prophetic life skills like mending garments
- the importance of good character and manners
- the fiqh of space/ astronauts
- cats
Our next issue will have a piece by
@strangermartell
where he introduces us to his project Bayt Al-Asad, an effort to revive the study of Islamicate martial arts and sword fighting from medieval times.
We’re glad to let you know that in the next issue of Qawwam, we’re including an eye opening excerpt from Ibn Hazm’s Ring of the Dove — a book about love that, frankly, should be getting more love. Stay tuned!
Ibn Hazm (d. 456) Refutes the Notion That Only Men Have Desires, Not Women:
"I often hear many people say:
'Fidelity is in suppressing desires in men but not in women'
and I am greatly astonished by this. I have a statement that I will not deviate from: men and women are
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In the next QAWWAM Financial section in the upcoming issue,
@MBitcoiner
leaps on with a sequel to his article from Issue
#1
on the history of usury and banking!
The QAWWAM website is now live!
Available now:
- First issue available for viewing and download (free)
- Direct access to all articles written by QAWWAM contributors
- Gallery with artwork from each issue
More to come soon.
NOW ONLINE: One of our most popular interviews, from our fourth issue, in conversation with
@IbnMaghrebi
The post-WW2 civilizational narrative, the myth of Muslim diaspora exceptionalism, the Hijra debate, the American election, and more:
Our next release is in December. We already have content lined up, but we’re still (and always) open for new and refreshing submissions on various topics.
The question of polygyny is a tough one. It’s grounding in Islam isn’t what’s questionable — but rather today, how does one renormalize it at a large scale?
Abu Ilham and Saad, two contributors for second issue coming next week, ponder this question.
After that Mossad agent Gad Saad quote tweeted this post, there’s been no end of abuse from his vile supporters, being utterly racist and Islamophobic while accusing me of anti-semitism.
Opposing genocide has now become anti-semitic!
I’ve coined a new word: Gadlighting!