Are Hadith Necessary? An Examination of the Authority of Hadith in Islamبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionThe Qur’ān and the Sunnah have served as the primary sources of Islam. Together with the [...]
The Meaning of Allah’s Name Al-Sami: The One Who Always ListensThe Meaning of Allah’s Name Al-Sami: The One Who Always Listens
The Meaning of Allah’s Name Al-Sami: The One Who Always Listensبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionWe all have the need and desire to be heard. We feel close to those who truly [...]
Proving God’s Existence | In Pursuit of Conviction IIProving God’s Existence | In Pursuit of Conviction II
Proving God’s Existence | In Pursuit of Conviction IIبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionThroughout history, theologians and philosophers have enumerated the many evidences and proofs for God’s existence. In response, atheist philosophers [...]
The Green Scare: Islamophobia, Foreign Policy, and the Making of American IdentityThe Green Scare: Islamophobia, Foreign Policy, and the Making of American Identity
The Green Scare: Islamophobia, Foreign Policy, and the Making of American Identityبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِAbstractGovernments have an incentive to exaggerate foreign danger or even manufacture it. Doing so strengthens the [...]
Islam and the Secular Age: Between Certainty and UncertaintyIslam and the Secular Age: Between Certainty and Uncertainty
Islam and the Secular Age: Between Certainty and Uncertaintyبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIn the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.IntroductionModernity was birthed in violence. It produced the nation-state, [...]
Hijab, Gendered Islamophobia, and the Lived Experiences of Muslim WomenHijab, Gendered Islamophobia, and the Lived Experiences of Muslim Women
Hijab, Gendered Islamophobia, and the Lived Experiences of Muslim Women بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ Introduction As the world awaited the results of the 2020 US presidential election with mounting apprehension, [...]
Give It a Second Thought: Dealing with Apparently Problematic HadithsGive It a Second Thought: Dealing with Apparently Problematic Hadiths
Give It a Second Thought: Dealing with Apparently Problematic Hadithsبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمAbstractThe surge of criticism in recent times of supposedly problematic ḥadīths generally rests on the claim that such [...]
The Meaning of Allah’s Name as-Samad: The Eternal, The AbsoluteThe Meaning of Allah’s Name as-Samad: The Eternal, The Absolute
The Meaning of Allah’s Name as-Samad: The Eternal, The Absoluteبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِPreludeEach of us will encounter moments in our lives that remind us how inherently vulnerable we are as [...]
Faith & Certainty | In Pursuit of ConvictionFaith & Certainty | In Pursuit of Conviction
Faith & Certainty | In Pursuit of Convictionبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِAbstractMuslims trying to hold on to their faith in environments hostile to Islam—or to religion in general—often find themselves struggling [...]
Blind Spots: The Origins of the Western Method of Critiquing HadithBlind Spots: The Origins of the Western Method of Critiquing Hadith
Blind Spots: The Origins of the Western Method of Critiquing Hadithبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِAuthor’s IntroductionA few years ago I was involved in a debate on the radio with a prominent [...]