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    Wahhabism and the Legacy of Ibn Saud: 17 Shocking Revelations from British and US Secret Records

      Introduction Ibn Saud lived from 1876 to 1952. His full name was Abdulaziz ibn Abd al-Rahman Al Saud (عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ بْنِ فَيْصَلٍ...

    The Secular War on Beauty: Mechanism Against Meaning

    There are few words whose meaning is apprehended more immediately than "beauty." Before it is "analysed," "defined," or "theorised," beauty is experienced. It arrests perception,...

    Divided Loyalties: The Western “Counter-Jihad” Agendas of the First World War

    Many of us have heard of the infamous “Arab Revolt”: an event in which a number of tribes in the Arabian peninsula sided with...

    The Persianate World: In Defense of an Islamic Civilization Before Nationalism

    On X (formerly Twitter), one regularly comes across ethnonationalist wars of a particularly ugly kind, many of which seem to be directed against Persians. Not...

    What Is the Dominant Religion of Today?

    The Age of Enlightenment is often highlighted as the epoch where Europeans and the Western world in general emerged from the ‘darkness’ of the...

    The Qur’an’s Prophecy About Rome: A Critical-Historical Analysis

    If an individual genuinely claimed access to divine revelation, what kind of evidence should we expect? Well, certainly not merely ambiguous language or symbolic predictions...

    Yemen in Recent History: The Ottoman-Zaydi Alliance Against the British

    The war in Yemen has become emblematic of 21st century conflicts in the middle east, pitting Muslims against one another on purportedly sectarian grounds....

    The Hijacking of Sunnism by Secular Ultrasectarian Deviants

    Traditionally, being Sunni is not only about aqida. Rather it is also about establishing independent sovereign states, applying the Sharia, and waging jihad (e.g.,...

    Napoleon Bonaparte: The First “Islamic Modernist?”

    Islamic history is rife with episodes of battles, wars, and conquests. This is no doubt a result of the divine command to engage in...

    The Autonomous Self Cult: Ayah and the Inevitability of “Muslim Feminism”

    You may have come across some of the recent controversy surrounding a TikTok creator known as "Ayah's Voice." She has become the subject of...

    The Salaf Demolished Buildings Taller than the Ka’ba

    Wahhabis have launched another braindead, self-defeating media campaign against me simply for calling for a practice championed by the Salaf. Context is here. Basically I...

    A Brief History of Iranian Ittihad-i Islam: “Unity of Islam” and Its Modern Origins

    Following the events of the genocide in Palestine and the subsequent war between the Zionist establishment and Iran, a wave of seldom discussed matters...

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    Ikhtilāṭ: A Critical But Neglected Islamic Prohibition

    The following is a guest post from Mufti Zameelur Rahman, esteemed scholar and researcher residing in the UK.What is Ikhtilāṭ?As the “human being has been...

    Why is US National Soccer Antagonizing Qatar with Pro-LGBT Crest?

    The United States’ men’s national soccer/football team are proudly putting their love, tolerance, respect, inclusiveness and acceptance on full display. How, you ask? By...

    Minor Marriage: Why All Existing Studies Are Unreliable and Inconclusive

    Conducting accurate and dependable studies on activities which have been outlawed is something that is simply impracticable.For instance, the very thought of exploring any...

    Immigration: Does Islam Disrupt Cultures and Create Crime?

    Over the past few decades, Islam has spread all over the world, like an unstoppable force. This spread is often perceived as intimidating to...

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    Marriage Advice for the Weary Muslim Bachelors and Bachelorettes

    I got married at the age of 23. I...

    My Response to the Wahhabi “Statement Regarding Daniel Haqiqatjou”

    Introduction This is my response to a document titled “Statement...

    Hamza Yusuf vs. Omar Suleiman: The Perils of American Muslim Politics

    A Clear Warning to the Believers "O YOU WHO BELIEVE! "You...

    Divided Loyalties: The Western “Counter-Jihad” Agendas of the First World War

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