The Prophet Muhammad between al-Isra’ and al-Miʽraj
THE STORY of the Isrā’ and the Miʽrāj [1] is one that frequently excites much debate due to the contradictory…
Progressive, Enlightened Voices from the Arab World
THE STORY of the Isrā’ and the Miʽrāj [1] is one that frequently excites much debate due to the contradictory…
SHĪʽITE IMAMITE JURISPRUDENCE in itself entirely disavows the possibility of the Prophets committing sins, be they venial or mortal, whether…
IN THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ISLAM, Dr. Wim Raven wrote an entry on the sīra. What he says in his introduction…
IN ITS FINE DETAILS the Prophet’s sīra constitutes a basis for fatwas (juristic ruling concerning Islamic law) and provides the…
THE TERM ‘INFALLIBILITY’ is completely absent from early Islamic historiography, and textual evidence on the events of this early period…