Many non-Muslims in the West would doubtless approve A teenager who was lashed nearly 150 times collapsed during his punishment for raping a child in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province, where public caning is a common penalty for violating Islamic law. The… Read More ›
Sheikh Surkheel Abu Aaliyah writes: This is a brief overview of what Islam has to say about jihad, terrorism and the sanctity of human life. It bases itself, not on the need to please policy makers or the powers to… Read More ›
Maslahah is the idea of the public good or the general welfare as an important goal of God’s law. The article below is from The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World by Jonathan A.C. Brown. It interests me as it… Read More ›
There are some academics whose books are always worth purchasing, for their erudition, good judgement and readability. Dr Jonathan Brown of Georgetown University is one of them. He never fails to deliver excellence: I have devoured his Misquoting Muhammad: The… Read More ›
I briefly discuss: The Historical Figure of Jesus – by E. P. Sanders. The Making of a Salafi Muslim Woman: Paths to Conversion – by Anabel Inge. Slavery and Islam – by Jonathan A.C. Brown
I am looking to debate a knowledgeable Christian on Slavery in Islam (ie in the Shariah) and in the Bible (ie the Jewish Bible and the Christian New Testament). I can be contacted on bloggingtheology2@gmail.com or leave a message below…. Read More ›
The evidentiary bar that the shari’ah has for adultery is so high that it cannot possibly be met unless people voluntarily confess, or deliberately go out of their way to be publicly seen in the act. Four male witnesses of… Read More ›
In the current age of increasing anti-Muslim sentiment, it has become routine to hear ignorant pundits and bigoted political activists make baseless claims regarding the reality of Islam. A conscious effort is underway to paint Islam as inherently violent and… Read More ›
oh my Darwin!!
“Sunna” is the Arabic term for the prophet Muhammad’s way of life and legal precedent. It comes from the pre-Islamic Arab notion of Sunna as the way of life of a tribe, which is reflected in the Qur’an’s use of… Read More ›
By DANIEL HAQIQATJOU In order to explain the Sharia to your Christian neighbor, simply ask this series of questions: Do you believe in God? If so, do you believe that God loves humanity? If so, do you believe that God wants… Read More ›
This British Lady (#TommyRobinson Supporter) was asked why she hates Muslims and…well, just watch#IslamoPhobia pic.twitter.com/iWdW5reg8k — Munir A Hussein (@Munir566) January 29, 2019
Adam Deen the erstwhile managing director of the much loved Quilliam ‘think tank’, just posted this intellectually provocative tweet: to which I replied: