This post examines briefly the “traditional” account of the life of the prophet Muhammad, the founder of the Islamic religion. It is important to note that much of the traditional […]
The term Islam literally means “submission.” It is based on the belief that human beings must submit to the sovereign will of Allah, the God of Islam. According to the […]
The prophet Muhammad, prior to his call to prophethood as a messenger of Allah, was on a retreat in a cave near the city of Mecca. There he is believed […]
Jannah, commonly referred to as Paradise, is an important part of Islamic theology and belief about the afterlife. Muslims commonly believe that Paradise is beyond human understanding as human beings […]
Following the Battle of Badr, in which Muhammad and the Muslims were victors, many of the leaders in the Quraysh (the main Arab tribe that ruled Mecca at the time) […]
There are a number of passages in the Quran and ahadith addressing the topic of homosexuality. When these texts are considered, Islam goes beyond only disapproving homosexuality (1). On a […]
The Battle of Badr (624 AD) was the first military victory of the prophet Muhammad. In 622 AD, Muhammad and his first Muslim followers emigrated from the city of Mecca […]
The doctrine of abrogation is the concept that Allah revealed a later verse (surah) in the Quran that abrogates (or cancels out) an earlier verse in the Quran. An older […]
Could Islamic extremism within European borders be a threat to the life of non-Muslims? This is a very good question and perhaps its safe to say that some statistics suggest […]
Taqiyyah, sometimes written as taqiya or taqiyah, is the Islamic doctrine of deception found within the Quran (6:106 & 3:28) and the Hadith. It allows followers of Islam to lie […]
