The Qur’an is Islam’s authoritative sacred text believed by Muslims to have been dictated by God to the Prophet Muhammad. Our purpose in this article is not theological but historical. We wish […]
This entry is an introduction to some of the discoveries scholars and critics have recently made which are thought to challenge traditional understandings of Islamic origins. This paper is intended to present […]
Most Muslims do not believe that Jesus Christ died by crucifixion, and the primary reason for this is the Qur’an’s rejection that Christ had been crucified or killed (4:157). Scholar Michael Fonner […]
The Islamic Golden Age or Golden Age of Islam was spurred on by conquests resulting in the collections of Greek manuscripts held within Arab-controlled areas, and the founding of the city of […]
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 account is […]
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 Qur’an, Allah […]
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 to have […]
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 lack sufficient […]
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) had been […]
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 first note, […]
