Sa’īd Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy)The ‘Nomad Archetype’ and the ‘Great In-Between’: Part 1 — Deleuze and ‘A Thousand Plateaus’This is a follow-up to my Part 1: Introduction.6d ago26d ago2
Sa’īd Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy)The ‘Nomad Archetype’ and the ‘Great In-Between’: IntroductionMongolian steppeSep 14Sep 14
Sa’īd Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy)Back to School at Al-Maqasid!I thank God I’m back at Al-Maqasid. This past summer has been such a trial, but I’m glad to be back home. When I arrived here for the first…Sep 42Sep 42
Sa’īd Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy)Convert Types and the Experience of FaithIn April of last year, I wrote a short piece on ‘the convert mindset in the West’. In this piece, I made some observations about the…Aug 76Aug 76
Sa’īd Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy)“It’s Always Our Decision Who We Are”A still from the 2001 film ‘Waking Life’Aug 31Aug 31
Sa’īd Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy)Thomas Carlyle and the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)In surveying the positive opinions on Islam by great men and cultural figures of the West, we would be sorely remiss to leave out such a…Jul 221Jul 221
Sa’īd Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy)The Kaaba and ‘Squaring the Circle’As the geometer his mind applies To square the circle, nor for all his wit Finds the right formula, howe’er he triesJul 82Jul 82
Sa’īd Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy)Life in an American MadrasaI’ve just finished my first year as a student in an Islamic school — Al-Maqasid — in the United States. And it’s been quite an experience…Jun 298Jun 298
Sa’īd Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy)‘The Gurus, the Young Man, and Father Hilarion’“You’re sincere enough.” She laughed shortly. “Heaven protect the human race from the sincere idealist!” — Algis Budrys, Some Will Not Die…Jun 262Jun 262
Sa’īd Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy)“Circling the House of God”: Martin Lings on HajjMartin Lings is a remarkable figure in contemporary Islam. His life spanned nearly the entirety of the 20th century, and the impact of his…Jun 2312Jun 2312
