Praying for the Prophet
AT TIMES this repetition reaches the level of absurdity when a person repeats the phrase thirteen times on a single…
On scholarly studies on the history of the Qur’ān
SOME OF THESE STUDIES feature the accumulated conclusions and questions posed by the latest research into the sources of the…
On the Prophet’s biographers
LATER OUTSHADOWING the biography of Ibn Isḥāq was the work of Ibn Hishām (ob. 218 AH), who refined it and…
The original Qur’ān – its true history – 2
BY ADOPTING a comparative historical and anthropological approach, the author examines the most important Qur’ānic themes, including: – An institution…
The original Qur’ān – its true history – 1
ALONGSIDE THE current of historical criticism of the Qur’ān, a new direction of research emerged around the middle of the…
Modern research and the traditional Islamist narrative – 2
WHEREAS IN VERSE 82 we have this passage: Thou wilt find the most vehement of mankind in hostility to those…
Modern research and the traditional Islamist narrative – 1
WHAT IS TRULY heartbreaking is that the major questions and problems related to our religion and our Holy Book often…
The Islamic view on the Hebrew Old Testament
IN THE QUR’ĀN, the Hebrew Bible is referred to in two different ways: the ‘Book’ and the ‘Torah’. The Torah…
The Qur’ān according to critical research – 15
MUḤAMMAD REPEATEDLY STATED that ‘the book’ (the Qur’ān) is nothing but a confirmation of the previous books (the Torah and the Bible) to…
The Qur’ān according to critical research – 14
CHRISTIANITY, FOR EXAMPLE, is an extension of Judaism and the Old Testament (Jewish ‘Torah’) remains for Christians part of their…