Islam, Jack Chick and the Battle for Souls – Response to the Chick Tract “Your Best Life” (Adapted for Muslims) Originally posted on the Quran and Bible Blog بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم “And those who, when they commit an immorality… Read More ›
Islam
A Muslim’s Analysis of Kant: On the Limits of Reason
Introduction In this essay I intend to do a number of things. First of all, I will explain what epistemology is in order to make what follows easier to understand. Once this has been done, I will move on to… Read More ›
Al-Isra and the “Temple” in the Islamic Sources: A Response to Sam Shamoun, Part III-C
Al-Isra and the “Temple” in the Islamic Sources: A Response to Sam Shamoun, Part III-C Originally posted on the Quran and Bible Blog بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم “Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to… Read More ›
Al-Isra and the “Temple” in the Islamic Sources: Response to Sam Shamoun, Part III-B
Al-Isra and the “Temple” in the Islamic Sources: Response to Sam Shamoun, Part III-B Originally posted on the Quran and Bible Blog بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم “Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid… Read More ›
Al-Isra and the “Temple” in the Islamic Sources: Response to Sam Shamoun, Part III-A
Al-Isra and the “Temple” in the Islamic Sources: Response to Sam Shamoun, Part III-A Originally posted on the Quran and Bible Blog بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم “Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid… Read More ›
The “Temple” of Ignorance: A Response to Ken Temple on Dhimmis, Jizyah, and Islam – Part II
The “Temple” of Ignorance: A Response to Ken Temple on Dhimmis, Jizyah, and Islam, Part II Originally posted on the Quran and Bible Blog بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم “Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last… Read More ›
The “Temple” of Ignorance: A Response to Ken Temple on Dhimmis, Jizyah, and Islam – Part I
The “Temple” of Ignorance: A Response to Ken Temple on Dhimmis, Jizyah, and Islam, Part I Originally posted on the Quran and Bible Blog بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم “Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last… Read More ›
My Recommended Reading List: Islam. What would you recommend?
I have chosen this selection from books I have read over the years. Beginners: Abdel Haleem, trans. The Qurʼan (New York: Oxford UP, 2005). Laurence Brown, The First and Final Commandment, A search for truth in revelation within the Abrahamic religions (Amana publications, 2004)…. Read More ›
If Aquinas is a philosopher then so are the Islamic theologians
Maybe I’m just an optimist, but I think people today mostly acknowledge the importance and originality of philosophy in the Islamic world. Would any scholar now say in print, as Bertrand Russell notoriously did in his History of Western Philosophy… Read More ›
Islam’s confession, ‘There is no god except God’, dethrones the state as God
Islam’s confession, ‘There is no god except God’, dethrones the state as God. God is the true and sole sovereign of the ummah in law & morals. For Muslims, the test of divine sovereignty is the power to legally revoke,… Read More ›
Christian and Islamic view of the man on the cross
The Qur’an is not a work of literary narrative, as is the Bible. As a scripture that provides guidance (huda) and a reminder (tadhkira) to humankind, it gives more emphasis to spiritual edifications than to providing a full account of… Read More ›
Feature Article: Is Yahweh Omniscient? The Curious Case of Genesis 18:20-21
Is Yahweh Omniscient? The Curious Case of Genesis 18:20-21 Originally Posted on the Quran and Bible Blog As-salaam alaikum. I came across this curious passage in the Bible, which seems to reinforce the heretical ways in which the Bible describes… Read More ›
Al-Isra and the “Temple” in the Islamic Sources: A Response to Sam Shamoun, Part II
Al-Isra and the “Temple” in the Islamic Sources: A Response to Sam Shamoun, Part II Originally Posted on the Quran and Bible Blog بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم “Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to… Read More ›
In many respects Islam reflects an echo from Christianity’s earliest phase.
‘Some in the West think that Islam, in its cultural expression, represents a religious phase inferior to Christianity, but this is justified only in that our Western Christianity has been “re-elaborated” and re-thought within Greco-Roman culture. But if we reinsert… Read More ›
