by Dr. Abu Zayd, reblogged from ilmfeed Born 1326/1908 in the city of Meknās in Morocco, Shaykha Bahiyyah bint Hāshim al-Quṭbiyyah al-Filāliyyah was one of the rare scholarly giants who still remained from the previous generation who was a great inspiration… Read More ›
When the salat time comes, no matter where they are, Muslims bow their heads in adoration to Allah. Some of them are in places of hardship or discomfort, and some in surroundings that are beautiful, stark or strange. Regardless, they… Read More ›
Originally posted on Jack The Lad:
Martial artist and Hollywood actor Jean-Claude Van Damme was asked about healthy eating. He replied by advising people to follow the example of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). ??? ??? “The…
‘In the present work, a study has been undertaken of one prophecy in which Prophet Isaiah (pbuh) has foretold the advent of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). The author presents a detailed analysis of the forty-second chapter of Isaiah and its parallel… Read More ›
Doha News reports Zakir Naik Islamic Research Foundation One of the world’s most influential Muslims Dr. Zakir Naik will return to Qatar this week to give a lecture titled, “Does God exist?” Naik, a popular Islamic scholar who has memorized… Read More ›
Originally posted on Jack The Lad:
Comments on Albert Einstein: Does God Exist and views on Atheism made by Blogging Interfaith? “The reason why many people do not believe in God is not so much that it is intellectually impossible…
New academic paper available online: “Muḥammad, Menaḥem, and the Paraclete: New Light on Ibn Isḥāq’s (d. 150/767) Arabic Version of John 15:23-16:1,” Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 79.2 (forthcoming 2016) by Sean W Anthony, Professor of… Read More ›
There are various groups and individuals who are attempting to change traditional Islam and have numerous agendas. Examples of this is include Irshad Manji, Feminist groups and lesbian and gay activists who want to make it permissible for Islam to allow… Read More ›
An excellent talk by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf who speaks about when Muslims start attacking other religions, the dangers it causes, and the idea of perennialism which he firmly rejects.
The following lecture, which I broadcasted first on Periscope, is based on my recent article, “Muslims Aren’t A Race, So I Can’t Be Racist. Right? Wrong“. I argue that although Islam is not a race, Islamophobia should be treated as a…
Published on 20 May 2016 Reza Aslan: From Islam to Christianity back to Islam Recently we sat down with Muslim scholar and best selling author Reza Aslan for an in-depth interview on a wide range of issues. This is the… Read More ›
Originally posted on Jack The Lad:
The greatest women of all time are not only the best of examples for women to follow – but they are also the best of examples for men to realise the value and importance…
Three divine persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, are each considered God but each remains distinct from the other two. Thus, the Father is God but is not the Son or the Holy Spirit while the Son… Read More ›
A screen print from the chapter “The Islamic Christ,” in The Oxford Handbook of Christology, 183-98, published in 2015 by OUP. Uploaded by the author Gabriel Said Reynolds (Professor of Islamic Studies, Notre Dame, USA) onto the Academia website. Click to enlarge…. Read More ›
Originally posted on Jack The Lad:
What do you do when you’re a young Muslim and you walk by an anti-Muslim rally? You mock them by casually making selfies with them. That’s what the Belgian 22-year old Zakia Belkhiri did…
Bombing Without Moonlight By Sheikh Abdal Hakim Murad (Tim Winter) (This was first published in 2004) 1. Amnesia Attention deficit disorder seems to flourish under conditions of late modernity. The past becomes itself more quickly. Memories, individual as well as… Read More ›
(Part 3) This article is the third of a series of articles (see the first and second) that are in part a refutation of Christian polemics and in part a discussion of recent academic articles by top experts in the… Read More ›
Originally posted on The Jesus Memoirs:
The Disputed Pauline Epistles and the Pastorals Initial Questions: Pseudonymity: literally means “false name.”What possible motivations might an anonymous individual have to write in the name of a prophet or an apostle? Here is…
After recent controversy surrounding the Perennialist bias of the new Study Quran it is refreshing to hear a Muslim scholar explain why this ideology is false.
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