Live In Deen

Some of you may have seen brother Daniel Haqiqatjou’s latest livestream, in which he takes the “12 Axes Political Compass” quiz. He discovers, perhaps to his own surprise, that his closest ideological match is none other than Julius Evola, with a surprising 92% ideological proximity. As brother Haqiqatjou himself points out, the compass is rather […] source https://muslimskeptic.com/2026/10/19/haqiqatjou-evola-traditionalism/

As Muslims, it is necessary for us to believe that the Qur’an is the eternal, uncreated Speech (kalam) of Allah, revealed to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ via the angel Jibril/Jibra’il (Gabriel). What we will be looking at here is the Qur’an’s treatment of sleep. Far from presenting sleep merely as a biological necessity, the Qur’an […] source https://muslimskeptic.com/2026/10/17/quranic-metaphysics-sleep/

I increasingly encounters Muslims on X speaking approvingly of what might be called “cultural Islam”: an attachment to Islam that survives after its metaphysical, doctrinal, and normative commitments have been weakened, suspended, or even explicitly rejected. (The infamous Javed Akhtar is one such claimant, rejecting Islam as a theology but validating the “Islamicate” as a […] source https://muslimskeptic.com/2026/10/15/cultural-islam/

You’d probably have heard by now of the incident that took place aboard flydubai flight FZ1073, which, on September 30, 2026, narrowly escaped catastrophe while travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv. According to the investigation announced by Emirati authorities, the aircraft’s Omani co-pilot, Hamam al-Hammami, attempted to seize control of the Boeing 737 and crash […] source https://muslimskeptic.com/2026/10/12/eternal-religion-hanuman-chalisa-hinduism/

  Introduction Ibn Saud lived from 1876 to 1952. His full name was Abdulaziz ibn Abd al-Rahman Al Saud (عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ بْنِ فَيْصَلٍ آلِ سُعُود). Ibn Saud is the founder of the modern Saudi state (i.e., the third Saudi state). The Saudi state is based in the Central Arabian region of Najd. […] source https://muslimskeptic.com/2026/10/11/wahhabism-legacy-ibn-saud/

There are few words whose meaning is apprehended more immediately than “beauty.” Before it is “analysed,” “defined,” or “theorised,” beauty is experienced. It arrests perception, suspends ordinary calculation, and draws consciousness outside itself. Beauty invites contemplation before action. It produces silence before explanation. This universal human experience explains why beauty occupies such a central place […] source https://muslimskeptic.com/2026/10/07/secular-war-beauty/