The influence of heritage on the Arab mindset
THE FIRST OF THESE THEMES is oneness – in that Islam laid emphasis on the oneness of the deity, and where the…
Orientalism and the historicization of the Islamic heritage – 1
THE CONFLICT WITH the Orientalists should be one of methodology or epistemology, in contrast to the conflict waged against them…
The path of deviation and distortion – 2
THIS DISINTEGRATION occurred in the Islamic community a short time after the death of the Messenger, so that “one form…
In praise of Orientalism! – 2
AT THIS STAGE there appeared a translation of the Qur’ān into German by Gustav Fluegel in 1834. These early Orientalists…
The reform of religious discourse – fact or fiction?
DAMAGE REPAIR DOES NOT in itself add anything substantially new, nor does it transform anything into anything else. It merely…
In praise of Orientalism! – 1
I MEAN OF COURSE academic Orientalism, not the superficial, politicised Orientalism associated with colonial administration from the 19th century to…
A culture of fabricated Hadith
HADITH BEGAN to be fabricated during the lifetime of the Prophet himself and men became famous for their expertise in…
The historical roots of Islamic Sharīʻa
THE TITLE OF THIS ESSAY comes from one of the books of the late Khalīl ‘Abd al-Karīm in which the…
The path of deviation and distortion – 1
LET US CONTENT ourselves at this juncture to speak of Revelation as a completed act, and one which believers consider…
Salafist ostracism
HERE WE WILL CONCENTRATE on the mechanism of Salafist ostracism whose purpose, in the final analysis, is domination. The Salafist…