Is Islam the reason for Muslim backwardness? (Part 1)
THE PURPOSE of any answer to the question is neither to rally to the aid of Islam, nor to disparage…
Is the Qur’ān an encyclopædia of science? (Part 2)
THESE THEMSELVES were founded upon intuition, opinion and observation and themselves did not meet all the conditions of scientific observation. Moreover,…
Is the Qur’ān an encyclopædia of science? (Part 1)
THE ANSWER I am given is mostly this: “The Jews defeated us because they held to their faith, and we…
Problems in the ‘Arab Renaissance’ – 1
THE DECISIVE ANSWER to the question of the European Renaissance was formed as a result of authentic internal pre-conditions that…
Five hypotheses about the Qur’ānic text
IT IS MOST likely that the moment when the codification of the Qur’ān took place represents the pattern of epistemological…
Problems in Arab Muslim historiography – 2
A STILL LARGER problem looms related to the arrangement of the suras of the Qur’an: the verses in the current…
Problems in Arab Muslim historiography – 1
WHAT ARE THE problematic points raised in the subject of Islamic studies or research on the beginnings of Islam? Firstly:…
Islamic history is the shaper of the Arab mind
IN ANOTHER RESPECT history plays a prominent role in strengthening the student’s sense of national belonging vis-à-vis his society, his…
Islam as the beginning and end of history
MUSLIMS BELIEVE that the Qur’an – the word of God and the nucleus of all Islamic faith – was revealed…
What does ‘the comprehensiveness of Islam’ mean?
THE ABOVE STATEMENT is a short excerpt of a lengthy response by the Salafi cleric ‘Abd al-Ḥayy Yūsuf, to the…