By Sh. Faris ibn Falih al-Khazraji Many people wonder about what is happening in the academic arena between the Hanbali scholars and contemporary Salafism, why this dispute exists, and whether the dispute is confined to creed alone? Our answers to these questions are as follows: When we began to present the Hanbali jurisprudential, theological, foundational, …
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As the early scholars cared for the miraculous nature of the Qur’an and its aspects, contemporary scholars have also shown great interest in this field. In fact, their concept of the miracle has expanded due to the emergence of modern discoveries and new sciences, along with the availability of modern research methods that have revealed …
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Introduction I recently finished reading Dr. Shoaib Ahmad Malik’s book titled Islam and Evolution: Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm. It is an interesting work in which Dr. Malik engages with various issues related to evolutionary biology, philosophy, theology, intelligent design, Christian responses to evolution, and much more. However, the main objective of the book …
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Identity politics has become a huge part of our society and many Muslim parents are confused on how to navigate through it especially as it relates to their children, who are constantly being exposed and socially conditioned to accept ideas that directly contradict their religious values. Muslim kids face challenges today that many of us …
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Introduction The concept of disciplining one’s wife in Islamic law is very controversial and has led to much discussion in recent times. Unfortunately, most of what is found on the subject by modern writers, especially as it pertains to Qur’an 4:34, falls into one of the following four categories: Rejection of the concept – These …
I volunteer with WhyIslam as a coach for new converts. Recently, I was assigned a local case of a man in his 70s who never married and has no family and lives alone. He converted in 1994 but over time fell out of faith because he didn’t get much support from the Muslim community. I’ve …
According to modern science, it took billions of years for the universe to get to where it is now. However, we are told in the Qur’an: Indeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days. (Qur’an 10:3) So how do we reconcile this? Many atheists use this verse to …