Gai Eaton
How human beings respond to the vastness of space
This is a short video I did a while ago but had not got around to uploading. I read from ‘Islam and the Destiny of Man’ by Gai Eaton.
Why is there no “historical criticism” of the Qur’an as there is of the Bible?
Also, who do Muslims hesitate to “adapt” the Qur’an to the needs of the modern age?
A case of invincible ignorance: the atheist
Catholic priests, when required to instruct a potential convert who seems incapable of grasping the simplest points of doctrine, speak sometimes of “invincible ignorance”. This is an interesting phrase: wilful ignorance, not stupidity, is the problem, and nothing penetrates this… Read More ›
In an Islamic society political sovereignty belongs only to God
The belief that God is the sole Legislator flows directly from the Muslim confession of faith, la ilaha illa ‘Llah, which can be interpreted as meaning that ‘there is no legislator but the Legislator’. The message embodied in the Qur’an –… Read More ›
Human beings and the vastness of space
Among the comedies of misunderstanding which can arise between people of different cultures none is more frustrating than the situation in which two people say the same thing in almost the same words and mean quite different things by what… Read More ›
Thought of the day
The modern Westerner, persuaded that he has a right to “think for himself” and imagining that he exercises this right, is unwilling to acknowledge that his every thought has been shaped by cultural and historical influences and that his opinions… Read More ›
Islam and its role in contemporary society
A short talk by me on the nature of the Qur’an and two questions Muslims in the West are frequently asked about it. A brief reading from the book Reflections by Gai Eaton.