“Sexist” Phrases That Have Been Banned
Students and staff face disciplinary consequences if they use terms like "mankind," "forefathers," "layman," etc.
Regardless of what this UK university has instituted as official...
“Progressive” Muslims on the Attack
In response to my recent post on takfir, Brother Ahmad Bouali left the following fiery comment brimming with truth mashaAllah, which I am reposting...
Against Naturalism: The Love of a Mountain
The Messenger of Allah ï·º said, "Verily, the mountain of Uhud loves us and we love it."
If you accept this sahih hadith, how are...
The Hypocrisy of “Islamic Reform”
Sometimes Muslim reformists or Muslims taking on certain reformist positions will cite a rare, unusual classical opinion to support their view. This is, of...
Academia’s Push for “Islamic Reform”
Beware the Muslim reformers coming out of Islamic studies university departments.
Often these are very confused individuals, but they speak confidently about the moral imperative...
Don’t Be a Literalist About Human Rights!
"Who says a scholar, mufassir of the Quran like Tabari knows more about what the Quran means and understands more of it than anyone...
How to Be a Stronger Thinker
One of the things they teach you in academic philosophy is to anticipate the strongest argument of the other side. If you are able...
Morons Preaching “Rational Islam”
Sometimes you read a published academic paper in Islamic studies, and it will have a ton of mistakes in its treatment of the source...
The Brilliant Minds in Secular Islamic Studies
This is what counts as brilliant insight in the secular academic field of Islamic studies:
There is no fact of the matter about what "Islam"...
Muslims Are Subjectivists About Everything Except ISIS
It is humorous when Muslim pundits, academics, reformers, and progressives who established their careers and their fame on the basis of claiming that Islam...
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