Islamic myths – The torment of the grave – 2
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA GOES ON to detail how, according to a description given by R. Eliezer (1st cent.) to his disciples,…
Islamic myths – The torment of the grave – 1
HOWEVER, IT WAS FROM THIS same Abū Hurayra that the largest volume of hadiths falsely attributed to the Prophet were taken. These…
Id al-Adha – between myth, faith and social custom – 4
THERE ARE MANY EVIDENCES of this contradiction, but let us compare everything we mentioned earlier before moving on to the…
Id al-Adha – between myth, faith and social custom – 3
THE QUESTION HERE is that most of the commentators considered the vision that Abraham saw to be an order from…
Id al-Adha – between myth, faith and social custom – 2
ACCORDINGLY, THEIR SACRIFICES at one time included the sacrifice of their kings, similar to what was adopted by primitive peoples…
Id al-Adha – between myth, faith and social custom – 1
THIS BRINGS TO THE FORE many questions, the most important of which is whether ‘Īd al-Aḍḥā is really a definitive sunna particularly…
“There is no compulsion in religion”
HOWEVER, THEY FORGET that in the most conspicuous of its two elements it is abrogated, and that those who said…
The Hur al-‘Ayn fantasies – 2
A MAJOR CONTROVERSY has erupted in Egypt following the denial by a preacher named Khālid al-Jundī, a member of the…
The Hur al-‘Ayn fantasies – 1
THE ḥūr al-‘ayn theme populates most Islamic sources and references, and here I will just summarise these by focusing on two…
The apologetic mindset – techniques of evasion – 2
AL-BAGHAWI ARGUED that Maryam was saying “If you are a believer, do not oppress me” meaning that your piety should…