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 [...]
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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 [...]
Tracing Transmissions: The Accuracy of Sahih MuslimTracing Transmissions: The Accuracy of Sahih Muslim
Tracing Transmissions: The Accuracy of Sahih Muslimبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionImām Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj’s (d. 261 AH) al-Musnad al-Ṣaḥīḥ al-Mukhtaṣar, better known as Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, has had an indelible impact on [...]
Jesus: A Foundation for Dialogue Between Muslims and ChristiansJesus: A Foundation for Dialogue Between Muslims and Christians
Jesus: A Foundation for Dialogue Between Muslims and Christiansبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِAbstractJesus Christ, the Messiah, is the central focus of Christianity, the largest religious group in the world. Jesus عليه [...]
The Divine Wisdom in Allowing Evil to Exist: Perspectives from Ibn Al-QayyimThe Divine Wisdom in Allowing Evil to Exist: Perspectives from Ibn Al-Qayyim
The Divine Wisdom in Allowing Evil to Exist: Perspectives from Ibn Al-Qayyimبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionIn times of despair, we may start to question why God would allow the Coronavirus and [...]
The Divine Wisdom in Allowing Evil to Exist: Perspectives from Ibn Al-QayyimThe Divine Wisdom in Allowing Evil to Exist: Perspectives from Ibn Al-Qayyim
The Divine Wisdom in Allowing Evil to Exist: Perspectives from Ibn Al-Qayyimبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionIn times of despair, we may start to question why God would allow the Coronavirus and [...]
Can We Trust Hadith Literature? Understanding the Processes of Transmission and PreservationCan We Trust Hadith Literature? Understanding the Processes of Transmission and Preservation
Can We Trust Hadith Literature? Understanding the Processes of Transmission and Preservationبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِAbstractHow has Islamic civilization maintained the rich literary heritage of Ḥadīth developed by early Muslim scholars? [...]
Why Do People Suffer? God’s Existence & the Problem of EvilWhy Do People Suffer? God’s Existence & the Problem of Evil
Why Do People Suffer? God’s Existence & the Problem of Evilبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِIntroductionIn the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Grantor of MercyThis essay argues that the existence [...]