a deen is not a religion

Note: This article contains spoilers for the movie Arrival (2016). If you haven't watched it, I strongly suggest you do that first....

The Qur'an calls for critical thinking. Let's see how some traditional translations mislead Muslims, using 98:6 as an example. Remember...

(Originally written by R Farah) What is Islam? Islam is not a private individual affair, but a collective system, not a vehicle of...

The people with whom this paper is concerned were anarchists in the simple sense of believers in an-archy, 'no government'. They were not...

10:25 God calls to the Home of Peace, and leads men and women to the straight path. He does guide to the straight path him who wills to...

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is a satirical novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin A. Abbott, first published in 1884 by...

Argumentum ad populum In argumentation theory, an argumentum ad populum (Latin for "appeal to the people") is a fallacious argument ...

It is Islam with a "but…" In his notes on The River War, Sir Winston Churchill wrote: “How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism...

One of the most important things about a racing horse is its pedigree - which racing horse was the stud, which was the mare and how far...

Artist Wahit Tuna installed 440 pairs of black women’s shoes on the wall of a house in one of Istanbul’s busiest streets, Meclis-i...

Editor's note: The Qur'an says it explains itself [6:115, 10:37, 75:17-19] and It repeats its verses from diverse angles for clear...

1,400 years ago, the Qur’an was revealed to mankind. Among the various covenants and guidance in the Book was an outline of marital...

Principles God's laws do not change (6:34, 17:77, 18:27, 33:62, 35:43, 40:85, 48:23), and any messages that were revoked or lost to...

The Qur’an is meant to be read and understood holistically, which is why it’s a concise book - there are only so many verses in the...

The Qur'an is guidance for mankind, not a book of religion for Muslims