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Celebrate World Philosophy Day With Us!

by Mansoor Limba | November 21, 2024 | No Comments

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Prof. Maboloc’s groundbreaking new book, ‘The Question of Justice’! Join us today, November 21, as we celebrate the spirit of philosophy and dive into thought-provoking discussions on justice, ethics, and humanity. Let’s make this World Philosophy Day a memorable one! Grab your FREE sample copy here: https://bit.ly/SAMPLEQuestionofJustice Order now and save P200 off the regular price of P800. Grab your discounted copy for P600 here: https://bit.ly/QuestionofJustice Don’t miss out—grab your copy and join
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Top Seller in April 2024

by Mansoor Limba | May 1, 2024 | No Comments

As it’s already the month of May, let me share with you ElziStyle Bookshop’s Amazon top seller in the previous month of April (Ramadan-Shawwal). It’s also the top seller last September: * Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc, RADICAL DEMOCRACY IN THE TIME OF DUTERTE, US$10.64 (Discounted from the Original Price: US$17.99), https://amzn.to/4bmdcrb Order Form (FREE Shipping throughout the Philippines by using the Coupon Code RDDNewReader): Want a sneak peek of the book before buying your copy? Grab your FREE SAMPLE copy
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Top Seller in November 2023

by Mansoor Limba | December 1, 2023 | No Comments

As it’s already a week into the month of December, let me share with you ElziStyle Bookshop’s top seller in the previous month of November (Rabi’ al-Thani – Jumadi’l-Awwal): * ‘Allamah Hasan Mustafawi, “Esoteric Traditions: An Exposition of Imam Musa ibn Ja‘far al-Kazim’s (‘a) Mystical and Philosophical Traditions,” trans. Mansoor Limba (ElziStyle.com, 2020) 147 pages, US$16.99, https://amzn.to/46Hi47q eBook: https://www.elzistyle.com/product/esoteric-traditions (US$8) Want a sneak peek of the book before buying your copy? Grab your FREE SAMPLE copy here: About
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Top Seller in July 2023

by Mansoor Limba | August 1, 2023 | No Comments

As it’s already the month of August, let me share with you ElziStyle Bookshop’s top seller in the previous month of July (Dhu’l-Hijjah – Muharram): Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi, ISLAMIC POLITICAL THEORY (LEGISLATION), VOLUME 1, trans. Mansoor Limba, US$25, https://amzn.to/459WU1u Want a sneak peek of the book? Grab your FREE SAMPLE copy here: About the Book Embark on a journey into the depths of Islamic political theory with the erudite scholar Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi’s “Islamic Political Theory
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Top Seller in June 2023

by Mansoor Limba | July 1, 2023 | No Comments

As it’s already the month of July, let me share with you ElziStyle Bookshop’s top seller in the previous month of June (Dhu’l-Qa‘dah – Dhu’l-Hijjah): Imam al-Rida’s (‘a) Esoteric Traditions: An Exposition of Selected Traditions from ‘Uyun Akhbar al-Rida, trans. Mansoor Limba, US$18.99, https://amzn.to/44q7IIp eBook, US$9 (regular price: US$15): Want a sneak peek of the book? Grab your FREE SAMPLE copy here: https://bit.ly/UyunSample About the Book Discover the hidden depths of Islamic mystical and philosophical thought in ‘Allamah
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Top Seller in May 2023

by Mansoor Limba | June 1, 2023 | No Comments

As it’s already the month of June, let me share with you ElziStyle Bookshop’s top seller in the previous month of May (Shawwal-Dhu’l-Qa‘dah): LEARNING LOGIC: A SHORT COURSE, ed. Mansoor Limba, US$17.99, https://amzn.to/3C7089y eBook, US$5 (regular price: US$10): Want a sneak peek of the book? Grab your FREE SAMPLE copy here: https://bit.ly/MantiqSample About the Book Defined as “the movement and attempt of the mind between the known and the unknown,” thinking is considered one of the advantages of
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Top Seller in April 2023

by Mansoor Limba | May 1, 2023 | No Comments

As it’s already the month of May, let me share with you ElziStyle Bookshop’s top seller in the previous month of April (Ramadan-Shawwal): Muhammad Taqi Ja‘fari, Philosophy of Religion, trans. Mansoor Limba, US$18.19, https://amzn.to/3AG6KLe eBook, US$5.99 (regular price: US$12): Want a sneak peek of the book? Grab your FREE SAMPLE copy here: https://bit.ly/PhilosophyofReligionSample About the Book ‘Allamah Muhammad Taqi Ja‘fari’s “Philosophy of Religion” is a comprehensive and thought-provoking book that delves into the various aspects of the study of
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Mortification and Monasticism

by ElziStyle | November 15, 2021 | No Comments

(An excerpt from Murtada Mutahhari, THE ISSUE OF HIJAB, pp. 23-33. Paperback available HERE.) Causes of Man’s Inclination toward Monasticism The connection of the issue of covering with the philosophy of mortification and monasticism is thus explained that the woman is the greatest source of man’s pleasure and delight, and if a man and a woman interact and are attracted to each other, they will consciously or unconsciously seek for such pleasure and delight. In order to keep the atmosphere
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What is Ma‘rifat Allah?

by ElziStyle | December 15, 2020 | No Comments

Text .أوّلُ عِبادةِ اللّهِ مَعرفتُه، وأصلُ مَعرفةِ اللّهِ تَوحيدُه Terminologies Awwal [أوّل]: that which is earlier and followed by another—be it material or spiritual, and the other is called “last” [ākhir].
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Fiṭrah and Ibn Athīr’s View

by ElziStyle | September 15, 2020 | No Comments

The word fiṭrah Now, we shall begin with the first issue. What kind of word is the word fiṭrah as it appears in the Qur’an? فِطْرَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا لاَ تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ اللَّهِ …the origination of Allah according to which He originated mankind. (30:30)
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Transmigration and Resurrection

by ElziStyle | June 21, 2020 | 2 Comments

The Literal and Technical Meanings of Tanāsukh (Transmigration) Tanāsukh is derived from the root word n-s-kh and its literal function is associated with two characteristics: Change and transfer, and Succession of two things, one succeeding another.[1] As such, the word naskh in the parlance of jurisprudence (fiqh) and its principles (uṣūl al-fiqh) means a ruling (ḥukm) in the sharī‘ah which is abrogated by another ruling, and each of these two characteristics of the literal meaning exist in it. In the
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Assessment of Hume’s Objections to the Argument of Design

by ElziStyle | June 7, 2020 | 2 Comments

David Hume (1711-1776) of Scotland was one of the empiricist and skeptic philosophers of the West. He opposed many metaphysical foundations such that he had also disputed the proofs of the existence of God. In view of the fact that during his time the most popular proof ever presented for the existence of God in the Western world was the argument of design or teleological argument, he had also posed a serious challenge to it, raising some objections to it.
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The Natural and the Moral Action

by ElziStyle | February 15, 2020 | No Comments

Now, in general, what is akhlāq or, in the expression of the Noble Messenger, akhlāq mukarramatī? From where should we begin? We have said that we shall begin from the admitted opinions and indisputable facts. For the meanwhile, we are not concerned with doubtful issues which one school of thought may regard as ‘moral’ while another school of thought may not regard the same as ‘moral’. What is certain is that most of the human actions are natural actions and
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Definitions of Religion Based on Metaphysical Foundation

by ElziStyle | October 15, 2019 | No Comments

Some of the philosophers of religion regard as religion any school of thought which has the following three principal elements of belief: There is a world beyond the world of tangibles; The world of nature has a purpose; and The world of being has a moral system. The third element can be analyzed in two ways. One way is that the world of being is such that it perceives what is morally good or evil. The other way is that the
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