a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:26:"Future of Islam in America";s:12:"thePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/102488/future-of-islam-in-america/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Nouman Ali Khan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/OWUYjxBeizU/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWUYjxBeizU";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"history|/topics/history";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 23 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 22, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Nouman Ali Khan|/by/nouman-ali-khan";s:5:"theID";i:102488;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"10 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Nouman Ali Khan begins by reflecting on his early experiences with the American Muslim community, expressing initial excitement and admiration for the vibrant scene of Islamic outr......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:26:"Future of Islam in America";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:90:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=critical-thinking";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:45:"What are the Important Questions in Our Life?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:78:"https://www.islamicity.org/87293/what-are-the-important-questions-in-our-life/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Muhammad Mumtaz Ali";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:77:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/iStock-1297297772.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"metaphysics|/topics/metaphysics";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 18 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 24, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:43:"Muhammad Mumtaz Ali|/by/muhammad-mumtaz-ali";s:5:"theID";i:87293;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"17 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:112:"Are there any important questions in our life that have not been raised yet? We have taken our life for granted.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:45:"What are the Important Questions in Our Life?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:90:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=critical-thinking";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:48:"Essence of Quran Appeals to Reason and Knowledge";s:12:"thePermalink";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/79623/essence-of-quran-appeals-to-reason-and-knowledge/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Mansoor Alam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:77:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/iStock-1284898749.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"revelation|/topics/revelation";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 6 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"December 5, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Mansoor Alam|/by/mansoor-alam";s:5:"theID";i:79623;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"12 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:168:"The Quran is itself a witness that it is supremely magnificent and highly honorific; and by obeying it one can also attain magnificence and grace (16:64, 16:89, 29:51).";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:48:"Essence of Quran Appeals to Reason and Knowledge";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:90:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=critical-thinking";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:53:"Reason Under Guidance of Revelation is Ultimate Power";s:12:"thePermalink";s:87:"https://www.islamicity.org/79382/reason-under-guidance-of-revelation-is-ultimate-power/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Mansoor Alam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:77:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/iStock-1284898826.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"revelation|/topics/revelation";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 27 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 26, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Mansoor Alam|/by/mansoor-alam";s:5:"theID";i:79382;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:132:"The Quran says: Verily, the vilest of all creatures in the sight of God are those deaf, those dumb ones who do not use their reason.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:53:"Reason Under Guidance of Revelation is Ultimate Power";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:90:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=critical-thinking";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"Create Your Own Thoughts: It's A Great Treasure";s:12:"thePermalink";s:79:"https://www.islamicity.org/79356/create-your-own-thoughts-its-a-great-treasure/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Mansoor Alam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:77:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/iStock-1150778346.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"critical thinking|/topics/critical-thinking";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 21 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 20, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Mansoor Alam|/by/mansoor-alam";s:5:"theID";i:79356;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:114:"We all know that it is not possible to live a normal life if we lose our ability to think more than anything else.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:47:"Create Your Own Thoughts: It's A Great Treasure";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:90:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=critical-thinking";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:20:"Remember Who You Are";s:12:"thePermalink";s:54:"https://www.islamicity.org/78682/remember-who-you-are/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Spahic Omer";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:80:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/worship_man_praying2.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:63:"fitra (original disposition)|/topics/fitra-original-disposition";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 28 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"July 25, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Spahic Omer|/by/spahic-omer";s:5:"theID";i:78682;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"15 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:89:"This article is about man and how his life is torn between remembrance and forgetfulness.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:20:"Remember Who You Are";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:90:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=critical-thinking";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:52:"Independent Thinking: Learn to Think Outside the Box";s:12:"thePermalink";s:85:"https://www.islamicity.org/71166/independent-thinking-learn-to-think-outside-the-box/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Recep Senturk";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/ws2hzriluac/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws2hzriluac";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:35:"western media|/topics/western-media";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 28 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 28, 2020 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Recep Senturk|/by/recep-senturk";s:5:"theID";i:71166;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"18 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:103:"Prof. Recep Şentürk gives us an interesting talk about ways that lead to learning outside the box....";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:52:"Independent Thinking: Learn to Think Outside the Box";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:90:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=critical-thinking";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:19:"Why Shooting Stars?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:52:"https://www.islamicity.org/61984/why-shooting-stars/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Spahic Omer";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:80:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/shooting_Star_iStock.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"modernity|/topics/modernity";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 6 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:43:"September 27, 2020 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Spahic Omer|/by/spahic-omer";s:5:"theID";i:61984;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:0:"";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:83:"Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent to enlighten and guide.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:19:"Why Shooting Stars?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:90:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=critical-thinking";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:31:"Importance of Critical Thinking";s:12:"thePermalink";s:65:"https://www.islamicity.org/22420/importance-of-critical-thinking/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:17:"Tom Bassanoof Phd";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:80:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Critical_thinking_isp.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:49:"prophet ibrahim (abraham)|/topics/prophet-ibrahim";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 18 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 12, 2020 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:39:"Tom Bassanoof Phd|/by/tom-bassanoof-phd";s:5:"theID";i:22420;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Experienced readers would recognize that not only the Holy Quran has plentiful examples for teaching essential processes of thinking and knowledge for training and education, but a......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:31:"Importance of Critical Thinking";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:90:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=critical-thinking";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:24:"Encumbrance of Ancestors";s:12:"thePermalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/14258/encumbrance-of-ancestors/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Mansoor Alam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/iStock-486025294-oldbook.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"reformation|/topics/reformation";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 14 2018";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 14, 2018 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Mansoor Alam|/by/mansoor-alam";s:5:"theID";i:14258;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"“The teaching of the Qur'an that life is a process of progressive creation necessitates that each generation, guided but unhampered by the work of its predecessors, should be ......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:24:"Encumbrance of Ancestors";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:90:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=critical-thinking";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"What does the Quran say about fake news?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:73:"https://www.islamicity.org/11425/what-does-the-quran-say-about-fake-news/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Majd Arbil";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:69:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/truth-lies.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"critical thinking|/topics/critical-thinking";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 11 2017";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 11, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:25:"Majd Arbil|/by/majd-arbil";s:5:"theID";i:11425;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Before the age of social media when truth become collateral damage, Islamic tradition promoted a strong ethic of seeking the truth at all cost. The Quran which Muslims believe t......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"What does the Quran say about fake news?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:90:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=critical-thinking";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:49:"Muslims and Their Chronic Intellectual Stagnation";s:12:"thePermalink";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/6318/muslims-and-their-chronic-intellectual-stagnation/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Serkan Zorba";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:94:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/Lunar_eclipse_al_Biruni__800x564.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"critical thinking|/topics/critical-thinking";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 17 2015";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 26, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Serkan Zorba|/by/serkan-zorba";s:5:"theID";i:6318;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"22 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:256:"It does not seem to occur to mainstream Islamic religious leaders that perhaps their understanding and practice of Islam is at fault. That perhaps they should begin to try different solutions, adopt different attitudes, and cultivate different viewpoints. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:49:"Muslims and Their Chronic Intellectual Stagnation";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:90:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=critical-thinking";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"Islamic Housing and Critical Thinking";s:12:"thePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/7900/islamic-housing-and-critical-thinking/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Spahic Omer";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:94:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/islamhousingpaintingIC__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"critical thinking|/topics/critical-thinking";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Apr 7 2012";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"April 4, 2012 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Spahic Omer|/by/spahic-omer";s:5:"theID";i:7900;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"15 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:203:"Indeed, the main reason for the Islamic housing problems is many Muslims' ignorance of Islam and the history of its peoples, coupled with their abandoning of many fundamental values and laws of Islam ...";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:37:"Islamic Housing and Critical Thinking";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:90:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=critical-thinking";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:32:"We must wage a new form of jihad";s:12:"thePermalink";s:65:"https://www.islamicity.org/2953/we-must-wage-a-new-form-of-jihad/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Ahmed Zewail";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:87:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/kaba_reflection__1024x403.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:73:"Islamic Culture and Civilization|/topics/islamic-culture-and-civilization";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 24 2006";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"August 24, 2006";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Ahmed Zewail|/by/ahmed-zewail";s:5:"theID";i:2953;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:163:"The cataclysmic wars in Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq have uncovered the reality of Arab unity and plight, and the collective conscience of international society ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:32:"We must wage a new form of jihad";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:90:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=critical-thinking";}