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…4d ago4d ago
Sa’īd Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy)“It’s Always Our Decision Who We Are”I was twenty-five years old when I first heard of the University of Texas Professor of Philosophy, Robert Solomon. The late professor…Aug 3Aug 3
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 22Jul 22
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 296Jun 296
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 233Jun 233
Sa’īd Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy)Yukio Mishima on IslamI’ve been exploring what some great figures of Western culture have said about Islam — figures such as Goethe, Tolstoy, Ernst Jünger, and…Jun 184Jun 184
Sa’īd Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy)Saudi Arabia: Beauty & CivilizationWalking the streets of MeccaJun 15Jun 15
Sa’īd Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy)‘Hermeneutics of Continuity’: My Master’s Final PaperI graduated from Marquette University in 2021 with a Masters Degree in Theology. I wrote a Master’s paper in my final semester focusing on…May 281May 281