Bismillāh al-Rahmān al-Rahīm

In the Name of God, the Most Beneficient, the Most Merciful

Al-hamdu lillāhi Rabbi l-‘Ālamīn wa l-salātu wa l-salāmu ‘alā Rasūlihi l-Karīm, Muhammadin, wa ‘alā ālihi wa sahbihi ajma‘īn.

All praise belongs to God, the Lord of the Worlds. May the blessings and peace of God be upon his Noble Messenger, Muhammad, and upon his family and companions.

This is intended to be an attempt to share reflections on a wide variety of topics, including Islam, Muslims, the global Islamic movement, current events, technology, and many other items of interest.

I decided to go with the name Lingua Islamica, which I kind of derived from the term lingua franca, defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as “a language used as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different”.

I suppose that for the most part I intend to use the common “language” of the Islamic movement when sharing my thoughts and ideas on various issues.

May Allāh enable this effort be successful.