modernism

Some thoughts on the Protestant Revolution

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I’ve become more sympathetic to the Protestant revolution as a result of learning more about the systematic abuses of the Church circa 1200-1500. Continue Reading

Review of Academic Access Episode “Wife Beating in Islam? with Dr. David Solomon Jalajel”

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A few weeks ago, I watched the following episode of Shoaib Malik‘s series Academic Access:

Summary:

The following summary was taken from Ustadh Mobeen Vaid‘s Facebook post on this subject: Continue Reading

Jonathan Brown’s Lecture on Slavery

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Here is an excellent lecture by Dr. Jonathan Brown on the subject of the abolition of slavery. It is a forerunner to his upcoming book Slavery and Islam which will be released on August 23, 2019. I have already preordered the book and intended on doing a full-length book review, inshaAllah. Continue Reading

A Conversation with Connor – Part 1

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The following is a conversation I had with a convert friend of mine in April, 2016. I thought it would be of general benefit to my readers. I have done some very light editing but otherwise left the conversation as it is. My friend’s name has been changed to protect his anonymity.
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