The problem of documentation, credibility and interpretation
THIS APPROACH of following, imitation, repetition and regurgitation is evident, and its results have become patent. Simply put, this is…
The ‘Islamic narrative’
IN THE FIRST CENTURY and at the beginning of the second century AH, stimulating reports and narrations multiplied and accumulated.…
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…
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…