Is Redundancy Always Redundant?
Normally, we associate the idea of redundancy with such concepts as wastefulness, uselessness repetition, and superfluity. However, there…
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Time Management in the Life of the Prophet Muhammad
In the preface to his book The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, Michael…
Khawf and Khashya (Fear and Reverence)
In Sufism, khawf (fear) denotes abstaining not only from all that is forbidden, but also from deeds from…
Modest Dress in Abrahamic Traditions
One of the questions I am most commonly posed in the United States is about the way I…
Reflections on the Children of Israel and the Qur’an
The Qur’an is the only book of revelation that includes within itself a theory of prophethood which includes…
A Historical Review of Dreams
There are two questions concerning dreams, which have always puzzled human beings. One concerns the actual meaning or…
The Relationship between Law and the Benefits of Intermingling Them
From the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles to Shakespeare, Dickens and modern legal dramatist Grisham, stories about law have…
On the Perfecting of a Prophet
It is one of the articles of faith of Islam to believe in the Prophet Muhammad, peace be…
Some Logical Principles in the Qur’an
When we read the Qur’an, we notice that it appeals to human reasoning and invites us to reason.…
The Appeal of the Qur’an to Observation and Reason
Humans are endowed with the faculties of reason and intellect, and to ask them to abandon their intellectual…
Muhammad and Jesus Two Great Prophets of God
The relationship between Christianity and Islam throughout history has been often characterized by misunderstanding, rivalry, and frequently hostility.…
A Reform Rabbi Learns from Muhammad
All Muslims know that the Qur’an often refers to the “people of the book” and their prophets. In…
A Brief Introduction to the Noble Qur’an
Islam is a fast growing religion in the West. For the last few decades, there has been growing…
Human Rights and Islam
Question: What is the Islamic stance on human rights? How does Islam regard the killing of a person?…
The Qur’an: A Biography
The Qur’an: A Biography. Such a title would normally suggest a book that deals with the history of…