a deen is not a religion

Principles The reminders were revealed to humanity through the various messengers, but in all of them the target audience was humanity,...

These days, people seek "religious" guidance from any number of "authorities" and ulemas purportedly knowing more about religion than the...

What does this word mean in the Qur'anic context? Firstly, "polytheism" or "idol worship" is a poor, narrowband translation of "shirk" which implies that multiple gods or another god replaces the one God. The Qur'an defines shirk as association or partnership with God, meaning that God is not totally replaced, but someone or something is placed alongside God to give that someone or something the power to add to, remove, or change religious commandments and/or prohibitions .

by Irfan Shaikh How did the ‘very first human being’ come into being? The first thing that needs to be noted is that the idea of...

Role of Religious Scholars The Qur'an doesn't validate the role of a "religious scholar" because it says that we are to follow those who...

Originally published in nation.com.pk on 22 Feb 2016, written by Aamir Butt and extracted from The Wayback Machine I am sure these days...

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...