The Islamic triumphalist approach to history
THE SUBJECT OF ISLAM and how to handle the Qur’ān has remained the preserve of traditional jurists and scholars (the…
Opening up ijtihād – opening up the mind – 2
FUNDAMENTALIST REVIVALISTS have been exaggerating and emphasizing their claims to the point that you now see and hear people who…
Opening up ijtihād – opening up the mind – 1
THE SCHOLARS OF THE PRINCIPLES of jurisprudence also made important efforts here to specify what the forms of analogy were…
When did Islam emerge? – 3
ABD AL-MALIK LATER established what is known as the ‘Mosque of the Rock’, an imposing structure with eight ribs and…
When did Islam emerge? – 2
ONE CANNOT RELY on these sources because they were not written for the purpose of history, but mostly for the…
The early history of Islam – Introduction to the problems – 2
THIS IS THE ATTEMPT to form a picture of what took place. Thus, in addition to the methodologies which scientific…
The early history of Islam – Introduction to the problems – 1
THIS DOCUMENT IS ALSO GUARDED by a fierce and violent force of deterrence directed at everyone who lets himself be…
When did Islam emerge? – 1
THE ARABIC LANGUAGE, the language of the Qur’an, grew from a cradle of the Syriac Aramaic language that was prevalent…
Exploring Islam’s position on violence – 2
THE ISSUE IS THEREFORE not limited to support and financing, nor even to ‘misconceptions’, for the sense of certitude that…
Exploring Islam’s position on violence – 1
THIS PERSPECTIVE has not been sufficiently examined since it has been dealt with for the large part on the basis…