Taha Hussein – On science and dogma – 2
THE CONTROVERSY RAISED by Taha Hussein’s book goes beyond its subject matter, and its true importance lies in his establishing…
What is the Sharīʻa?
BUT WHAT, FIRST OF ALL, is the Sharīʻa? I should say, at the outset, that Sharīʻa is not what the…
Islamic law and the circumstance of time and place
IN THIS BRIEF DISCUSSION, I will discuss some Islamic legal rulings, and then go on to read them in a…
Towards the criminalisation of Takfīr – 2
THIS HAPPENED, for example, in Sudan in 1985, where the victim was Shaykh Mahmoud Muḥammad Ṭaha.[1] President Numeiri had decided…
Towards the criminalisation of Takfīr – 1
IS IT PERMISSIBLE in the modern era for individuals, committees or institutions to be set up with a mission to…
Atheism and apostasy in Islamist discourse
IN THE NEWSPAPERS IN SUDAN not long ago it was reported that the imam and preacher of the Al-Nur mosque…
On the punishment for Apostasy
IN A BOLD ARTICLE published by the Al-Ra’y al-ʽĀm newspaper on April 26, 2011, Professor ‘Alī Muhammad al-Hasan Abū Qināya…