Timothy Winter (Professor of Theology at Cambridge) discusses the concept of reverse causality. This excerpt is taken from his commentary on Mevlana Rumi’s Mathnavi. Relativity: There was a young lady named Bright Whose speed was far faster than light; She… Read More ›
Islam
A must read: ‘The Canonization of al-Bukhrari and Muslim: The Formation and Function of the Sunni Hadith Canon’
The book is a published edition of his PhD thesis and like all of Professor Brown’s work is readable and accessible to the layman. Read it for free by clicking on the cover.
Understanding the Qurʾan’s creative use of rhetorical strategies against orthodox Christianity and a refutation of ‘Do Christians Believe Allah is really Jesus?’ by Sam Shamoun
(Part 2) This article is the second of a series of articles (the first can be read here) that are in part a refutation of Christian polemics, and in part a discussion of recent academic articles by top experts in… Read More ›
Avoiding extremes concerning the corruption of the scriptures
The View of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728 A.H.) Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said: With regard to the Gospels that the Christians have, there are four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. They are agreed that Luke and Mark did… Read More ›
Jonathan Brown sets the record straight about his ‘error’
In a previous post I suggested that Jonathan Brown had made an error in his latest book Misquoting Muhammad. I contacted him about this and here is his reply. He admits that his statement was ‘ambiguous’ but he does not… Read More ›
Interview with Emanuel Tov on the Septuagint
Originally posted on Biblical Studies Online:
William A. Ross interviews Professor Emanuel Tov (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) about the Septuagint (published May 6, 2016). 0:00-3:18 Describe how you became interested in LXX studies and your training? 3:19-7:04 …
Christians at the time of Papias believed the Paraclete to be a human being (a prophet) not the Holy Spirit – UPDATE!
Christians at the time of Papias believed the Paraclete to be a human being (a prophet) not the Holy Spirit: ‘Church Fathers like Papias heard of wandering prophets who drew crowds from Europe to Asia Minor, claiming to be the… Read More ›
Understanding the Qurʾan’s creative use of rhetorical strategies against orthodox Christianity and a refutation of ‘Let The Study Quran Speak! Pt. 1’ by Sam Shamoun.
(Part 1) This article, inshallah, will be the first of a series of articles that are in part a refutation of Christian polemics, and in part a discussion of recent academic articles by top experts in the field of Quranic… Read More ›
Jay Smith Propaganda Destroyed by Muslim Woman Clip – Abolition Movements Speakers Corner
Fundamentalist missionary Jay Smith embarrassing himself again at Speakers Corner. The video proves beyond doubt the intellectual bankruptcy of Smith and his acolytes. They willingly lie and slander Islam to promote their religion. Particularly disgusting is the ridiculing of a poor man… Read More ›
London’s Muslim Mayor is nothing New: 1300 yrs of Muslims who Ran Major European Cities
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | The press is declaring Sadiq Khan, victor in the electoral contest for mayor of London, the “first Muslim mayor of a major European city.” They mean of course, something like ‘the first Muslim… Read More ›
London has a Muslim mayor!
Mashallah, British First’s Paul Golding facing Mecca for evening prayer. Londonstan has begun.
Jesus in the Quran: The Message Film
From the Famous Movie “The Message” – a must see Movie for everyone.
Does Islam Teach “Substitutionary Atonement”? – A Response to a Christian Apologist
Faiz S. is a regular commentator on Blogging Theology. His comments are always intelligent and erudite. He has just published this article in reply to the evangelical apologist and fellow commentator Ken Temple. It originally appeared on Faiz’s excellent website The Quran and the Bible: A… Read More ›
GOD OF J E S U S
[Ephesians 1:17] That the GOD OF OUR lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. We Muslims worship the GOD of Jesus. Reblogged from Calling… Read More ›
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad – Riding the Tiger of Modernity
This talk was given at the Cambridge Muslim College Retreat, March 2016
The Origins Of The Taj Mahal: Looking Back | Jack The Lad
Originally posted on Jack The Lad:
We came across a quote from the well known actor Will Smith?going viral over the Internet I was in India recently and my hotel was near the Taj Mahal. Five times a day there…
Just delivered to my office. Very juicy.
This book was cited in the recent debate ‘What Does the Quran Teach About The Bible? David Wood vs Shabir Ally’. I am gorging myself on it now. Review to follow inshallah… Sidney H. Griffith is Professor in the Department of… Read More ›
Evidence That Islam Teaches That There Was Textual Corruption of The Christian and Jewish Scriptures
Article reposted from Call to Monotheism Evidence That Islam Teaches That There Was Textual Corruption of The Christian and Jewish Scriptures by Bassam Zawadi One of the most common arguments that Christian missionaries pose to the Muslims is that Islamic teachings… Read More ›
‘Reckless takfīr by people who should know better’
‘Reckless takfīr by people who should know better’ is a response by Caner Dagli to the devastating review of The Study Quran by Shaykh Gibril Haddad. Dagli (picture below) is professor in Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross USA and… Read More ›
A Review of ‘Narratives of Tampering in the Earliest Commentaries on the Qurʾān’
Dr Walid Saleh specialises in the Qur’an, its history, redaction and manuscripts; the history of the reception of the Qur’an and its exegesis, at the University of Toronto, Canada. His book review below contains some startling revelations (to me anyway). For… Read More ›
A devastating review of the Study Qur’an by Shaykh Gibril Haddad
Shaykh Dr Gibril Haddad (born in Beirut, Lebanon, 1960) is an influential Islamic scholar, religious leader, author, and Arabic translator of classical Islamic texts. He embraced Islam while a graduate student in French Literature at Columbia University in New York…. Read More ›
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