Paimana (پیمانہ, paimāna: cup; measure) is a small vessel for large questions. I write here to hold a subject still long enough to examine it with care. This site is a working studio for six strands that have braided my life: philosophy, physics, medicine, religion, literature, and perfumery.
Who I Am?
I am Raza. I am training in medicine, write in Urdu and English, and study Islamic thought with a rational, text‑centered posture. I was born in Doha and now live in New York City. My work follows a consistent line: infectious diseases and the ethics of care; human psyche and the inner life; Qur’anic epistemology and process metaphysics; areas of modern physics that press on time, light, and causality; Urdu prose and poetics; and the culture and material history of scent. I value clear argument, steady structure, and sentences that carry their weight.
If a piece here helps you see more clearly, or argues with you in a way that makes space for thought, then Paimana has done its work. You are welcome to read closely, cite carefully, and write back.
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