Orientalism as an epistemological necessity for enlightenment – 3
EGYPTIAN SOCIETY, for example, has never monitored the culture and behaviour of Egyptians in the way that the scholars of…
Orientalism as an epistemological necessity for enlightenment – 2
THIS DIFFERENCE THAT stretches the length of the Milky Way is something that can be perceived by the most sophisticated,…
Orientalism as an epistemological necessity for enlightenment – 1
HE THEN GOES ON to conclude on this basis that since the Holy Qur’ān is intact and has not been…
The beginnings of the printed Qur’ān – 2
IN THE CASE OF readings, discussion about the form of the Qur’ānic text ought to be conducted in the context of…
The beginnings of the printed Qur’ān – 1
INITIALLY, THE PUBLICATION of this edition was a purely Egyptian affair. It was the work of a government-appointed committee led by Muḥammad…
An Aramaic and Syriac reading of the Qur’ān – 2
BECAUSE THE COMMENTATORS relied on subsequent oral transmission without taking into consideration the language in its historical framework, they fell…
An Aramaic and Syriac reading of the Qur’ān – 1
WHEN LEXICOGRAPHERS were unable to clarify the ambiguities in the language of the Qur’ān – despite the Almighty’s saying that it…
The Hidden Origins of early Islam – 2
THIS IS CONTRARY to reality despite its logical arguments, since the general historical context suggests that the Hijaz was one…
The Hidden Origins of early Islam – 1
THEIR AIM IS TO RESEARCH and delve into the early past of Islam and remove the rubble of legend from…
On the jihad of captive women
IN SHARĪ‘A IT HAS two aspects: collective and individual. The collective aspect is to do one’s best to remove everything…