Between ‘Read!’ and ‘Ask!’ lies the nation’s mental grave
LOOKING CAREFULLY at the constant presence of this tale in Arab society, we can restrict its repercussions or impact to…
Islam’s contradictory God
THE FIRST of these attributes is waḥdāniyya (‘monotheism’), and secondly tanzīh (transcendence). But this seems contradictory or weak when we…
Problems in Arab Muslim historiography – 2
A STILL LARGER problem looms related to the arrangement of the suras of the Qur’an: the verses in the current…
Problems in Arab Muslim historiography – 1
WHAT ARE THE problematic points raised in the subject of Islamic studies or research on the beginnings of Islam? Firstly:…