In the cause of Allah

Thomas Reid was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher who faced great injustice in the philosophical world. His philosophy is called common sense; an aberrant effort against traditional mainstream philosophical theories. Reid is remembered in the history of philosophy for two things: first, his unique philosophy, and second his criticism of famous figures such as David Hume, John Locke, Berkeley, and Descartes. His philosophy known as common sense realism is a criticism of skeptical views espoused by his predecessors. Reid conceived that skepticism was incompatible with common sense. Skepticism holds that humans can only acquire knowledge through empirical observation and ideas are the object of the mind’s awareness. Reid emphasized that a view of perception perceived from sensory organs is the source of knowledge. Reid’s direct realism states that the primary objects of sense perceptions are physical objects, not preoccupied ideas in human minds—Ayn Rand's philosophy assent to the ...

I came to Gilgit in May 2023. I got a job in Gilgit. Summer started in Islamabad. I don’t like summers in Islamabad. I moved to Gilgit. Before going to Gilgit, I got a job in Islamabad, but didn’t join it due to the summer. I made up my mind that I won’t live in Islamabad in the summer. The job started in May 2023, and I moved to Gilgit. In the first month, I stayed at home alone. I started to take my job responsibilities and became busy. I went to Hunza and attended the Shahoor Foundation's regional workshop for GB, Kashmir, and Islamabad fellows at the Luxus Hotel Hunza.  In the first week of June, I went to Islamabad. I had an appointment at the Austrian embassy. I went to submit my documents and took a flight back to Gilgit. In June, the workload and official responsibilities kept me quite busy. My mother and sister came to Gilgit. In July, the entire family traveled to Gilgit for Eid. I got my visa for Austria. I started my preparation. I went to Islamabad with my cousin...

 As aptly said by Ban Ki-Moon, “Climate change does not respect borders; it does not respect who you are – rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call global challenges, which require global solidarity.” I think climate change is the biggest existential threat to humanity. It does not discriminate against nations, states, ethnicities, and religions. In history, wars destroyed many nations. Now the world is facing a powerful and silent enemy in the form of global warming. This challenge asks for cooperation. In this regard, I think the world must come together to avert this challenge. One single country can't stop the threat of climate change. It is our collective responsibility. We should devise innovative schemes to cope with climate change. Governments should help people tackle and adopt sustainable methods in pursuing economy, technology, politics, and development. 

During her 1974 address to the graduating class of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Ayn Rand delved deep into the need for philosophy in human life. She starts with an analogy where she assumes an astronaut disappeared on another planet. The issues he faced in new places are similar to every person on this planet. Humans use abstract ideas and even rely on superstitions and God to address the complex problems in their lives. We won’t say we don’t know about philosophy. Humans inevitably use philosophical terminologies and perspectives to comprehend the world around us. There are various approaches to tackling complex problems in our lives. Religion is one dominant way to reach reality. Man also uses reason, science, evaluation, and subjective reality to address their life questions. In this complex world, where the flow of knowledge is quick, it is difficult to choose reliable ideas to live a better life. There are many philosophies out there, and to choose a philosoph...

In the Two Treatises of Government, John Locke defended the claim that men are by nature free and equal against claims that God had made all people naturally subject to a monarch. In the state of nature, every man has the right to life, liberty, and property. Locke believes that natural laws have shaped man. These natural laws are moral truths that apply to all people. The basis of Locke's rights originates from his theory of natural rights and rationality. Natural rights are inalienable rights to life, liberty, and property. Reason requires recognition that others have the same rights.  In the state of nature, the inalienable rights are secured and respected. In a natural state, all human beings are perfectly equal. America was founded on the philosophy of John Locke. At the time of independence, the founding fathers found, in Locke’s philosophy, new moral and philosophical grounds for the newly established country. The internal inconsistency and vagueness in Locke’s natural right...