Is Yasir Qadhi a Modernist?
https://youtu.be/G1gSMMAoA_w
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The Weaponization of Nuance in Reforming Islam
I've come to really dislike the word "nuance."
As a college student at Harvard, I took a class one semester on women in Islam. It...
The Fallacy of “Don’t Judge!” in Islam
“Who are you to judge?” “Worry about your own sins”…, ”It’s not your business what I choose to do with my life”…, ”You don’t...
Reviewing Yaqeen Institute: A Source of Certainty or Doubt?
Note: UPDATED MARCH 4, 2021. This is a living document that will in sha’ Allah be updated as Yaqeen continues to publish content for...
Is Islam the Reason the Muslim World Is “Backwards”? Latin America Begs to Differ
The perennial question: Why does the Muslim world "lag behind"?
The perennial answer: Because of Islam!
We expect this kind of analysis from the likes of...
Sneak Attack: How HEART Women and Girls Preys on the Muslim Community
I don’t often call out Muslim organizations by name, but there is one organization that is so pernicious, so toxic, so dishonest that it...
यूनिवर्सिटी वालों की “इस्लाम में इस्लाह/सुधर” की काविश
यूनिवर्सिटियों के इस्लामी शोबों/डिपार्टमेंट से निकलने वाले मुस्लिम मुस्लिहीन/सुधारकों से सावधान रहें।
ये ज़ेहनी तौर पे अक्सर बहुत उलझे लोग होते हैं। लेकिन ये बड़े...
The Incoherence of Moral Progress
Liberal secular progressives (including humanists, atheists, reformists, etc.) think there is nothing wrong with morality changing over time and view it as a natural,...
The Grave Implications of “Feminist Islam”
One of the leading Muslim feminists once wrote that Muslims need to feel comfortable saying "no" to the Quran. Well, it's time for Muslims to...
Restructuring Muslim Thought for the Modern World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UKtrI85myw&t=
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Religious Jews believe that their holy books were divinely...
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Watch: Muslim Marriage Crisis – Who Is at Fault?
https://youtu.be/JqyAeHGK9Co
Lessons from the Arrogance of Iblis
Some gems from Surat Al-Isra' to think about:
وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ اسْجُدُوا لِآدَمَ فَسَجَدُوا إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ قَالَ أَأَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ طِينًا (61)
قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَكَ هَٰذَا الَّذِي...
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