Text and Context in Qur’ānic interpretation
TAKING THINGS from this view, we will attempt to examine here the widespread dictum concerning the Qur’ān which runs: “The…
A stiff-necked God!
IN ARABIC CULTURE there is a commonly used phrase: “Even the whole Earth cannot change my word,”[1] which Arab men…
Contemporary Islam and the challenges of modernity
MUSLIMS POINT to the damage caused by delay in the updating of religious thought in four broad areas: 1 –…
Hadith, the biggest scam in Islamic history – 1
A PERPLEXING ISSUE indeed. All the criteria for accepting the validity of a hadith focus upon the chain of transmission…
The Qur’ān – between the Meccan and Madinan sūras
THE SCHOLARS OF LAW say that the Qur’ān was revealed over a period of 23 years. This can be divided…
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…
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 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…
The Qur’ān and the Hadith – Homo Pervertens
THIS HABIT – DISTORTION – seems to be in harmony with the natural course of history, with the character of…
The person and the text – the Prophet and the Qur’ān
WHAT EVIDENCE do we have that the expressions of the Qur’ān are influenced by the personality of the Prophet? We…