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The Reliance of the Traveller

Umdat al-Salik or the Reliance of the Traveller (down at the moment, hopefully back soon) is the classical manual of Islamic Law (also referred to as Sacred Law or Sharia...

Can Islam be reformed?

   This question has arisen often enough for it to merit examination. The short answer is ‘no’. Changing already long-established doctrine within Islam is strictly prohibited.    My intention is...

Tropes about Islam

Jon MC Trope: “A significant or recurrent theme; a motif.” (OED). “A common or overused theme or device.” (Mirriam-Webster). In the west there are a number of such tropes about...

Allah: The Author of Islamophobia

Politicians and the media often accuse Western critics of Islam of spreading Islamophobia (the irrational fear of Islam). When we turn to Islam’s most trusted sources, however, we find that...

Converting to Islam

When I look at Islam I see only a sadistic ogre who thinks the world is flat, a cynical or delusional warlord with big ambitions, and a cult which mandates...

How to Communicate with God

Dear Ali, Do you believe in God? If you do, don’t you think we human deserve some sort of communication with him? I started questioning religions because I wasn’t convinced...