The controversy surrounding Aisha’s age at marriage Why would the Prophet ﷺ marry a child? That is the question many want answered, but before we begin to address it, we have to [...]
Author: Ainan Ahmed
Who Wants the Caliphate.docxWho Wants the Caliphate.docx
Editor’s note This publication was scheduled for release before the news of the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. In light of this news, we felt it even more [...]
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Introduction In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful On the 27th of Rajab, Muslims traditionally gathered in the Umayyad Mosque of Damascus to commemorate the Miʿrāj, the Ascension [...]
We Used to Have No Regard.docxWe Used to Have No Regard.docx
Introduction The status and rights of women are contentious issues within and across cultures. Opinions diverge for the most subjective of reasons, due to fluctuations in personal biases that are [...]
understanding.docxunderstanding.docx
Abstract In recent years, few criticisms of Islam have taken the spotlight as much as condemnations of the Prophet’s marriage to Aisha. Muslims are accused of following the example of [...]
Tolerance, Mirorities.docxTolerance, Mirorities.docx
Introduction Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule Abstract Muslims and Muslim rulers are often accused of being intolerant of, and oppressive to, religious minorities. Using the Ottoman millet system as a case study, the first part of this paper demonstrates [...]
The Structure of Scientific.docxThe Structure of Scientific.docx
Abstract The popular analysis (promulgated by Orientalists) on the rise and decline of scientific productivity in Islamic civilization dichotomizes the events of Islamic history as a conflict between religion and [...]
The Prophet’s.docxThe Prophet’s.docx
Abstract The Prophet’s ﷺ marriage to Zaynab bint Jaḥsh (rA) stands unique among all of his marriages because of its explicit pronouncement in the Qur’an. Despite the stated theological, social, [...]
THE MONTH ORDAINED BY ALLAH.docxTHE MONTH ORDAINED BY ALLAH.docx
Abstract The Islamic (Hijrī) calendar is the standard measure of time in the Qur’an and Sunnah, and plays an integral role in the lives of Muslims. It is used for [...]
The contributions of non.docxThe contributions of non.docx
The contributions of non-Arabs and slaves to early Islamic scholarship Those unfamiliar with Islamic intellectual history might assume that most early Muslim scholars were Arabs. And some might be surprised [...]
