The ‘Alt right’ (alternative right) is a fast growing movement in the US (and elsewhere) that is energised by Trump’s political ascendency. It is virulently antiMuslim and pro white separatist.
Quran
He is dead who does not feel the Qur’an move in his hands.
An extract from my spiritual diary Whenever I read the Quran it speaks powerfully to me. It is not a ‘normal’ text. It has a mysterious transforming spiritual power. I cannot read it as the words of Muhammad. Even if… Read More ›
Workshop: ‘Structural Dividers in Qur’anic Material: A Synthesis of Approaches’
Sadly I cannot attend but it looks fascinating Structural Dividers in Qur’anic Material: A Synthesis of Approaches Convener: Marianna Klar (SOAS, University of London) Date: 3 June 2016 Time: 9:00 AM Finishes: 4 June 2016 Time: 1:00 PM Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room: 4429 & 4426… Read More ›
Contemporary Issues: Is the Qur’an A Good Book? – Dr. Joseph Lumbard
‘A common question that is both basic yet extremely profound – posed by many critics of the Islamic tradition is whether or not the Qur’an is a good book. Does it promote concepts that provide answers for humans to live… Read More ›
Is the Original Qur’an Preserved? – Dr Joseph Lumbard
‘Orientalist scholarship since the 19th century has proposed various theories that seek to disqualify the Muslim narrative on the authenticity of the Qur’anic compilation and the preservation of the text. The recent discovery of early Qur’an manuscripts in San’a has… Read More ›
He did not say: ‘Guide us to the gay path.’
(see Surah Al-Fatiha)
Good ol’ France…
‘A vetting process launched by the French security agency reportedly saw Muslim staff at Charles de Gaulle airport sanctioned for having copies of the Quran in their lockers and refusing to trim their beards. The procedures were put in place… Read More ›
Reza Aslan: From Islam to Christianity back to Islam
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 ›
Article on ‘Islamic Teaching on the Bible’ from The Oxford Handbook of Christology
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 ›
The Qur’an’s critical – and corrective – view of the Christian scriptures
(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 ›
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad explains why the Perennial Philosophy is false
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.
“In the end, My Immaculate Heart will triumph”
Holy Qur’an surah 5 verse 116 When God says, ‘Jesus, son of Mary, did you say to people, “Take me and my mother as two gods alongside God”?’ he will say, ‘May You be exalted! I would never say what… 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 ›
DEBATE: THE BIBLE OR THE QUR’AN? – SADAT ANWAR VS DR TONY COSTA
Calling Christians: ‘One of favourite Muslim debaters, Br. Sadat Anwar (may Allah preserve him) recently debated Dr. Tony Costa. Today the debate video has been released and suffice it to say, Br. Sadat is simply mesmerizing. He’s previously debated Alex… Read More ›
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 ›
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad – Riding the Tiger of Modernity
This talk was given at the Cambridge Muslim College Retreat, March 2016
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 ›
Irish Christian vs English Muslim | Religious Debate | Speakers Corner
Yours truly debates Christian apologist Noah who doesn’t appear to be aware of Jesus’s teaching on forgiveness of sins and justification
Male (26) single, well-educated but no expert on Quran – Isis documents reveal profile of ‘average militant
reblogged from today’s Independent.ie Military analysts in the US said the importance of insight gained using the documents ‘cannot be overstated’ Male, 26, single, quite well-educated but not an expert on the Quran – this is the profile of an… Read More ›
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