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Who are the “worst of creatures”? Is this a sweeping condemnation of all non-Muslims? Does it apply universally to all Jews, Christians, or polytheists? Or is there a deeper moral criterion at work?
RSS Sarsangh Chalak Mohan Bhagwat stated that the time has come to teach our new generation to chant Bharat mata Ki jai, at ...
Begum Anees Kidwai was very fond of education but the family had no provision for women's education; hence, she learnt Urdu ...
The edifice of Islamic legal theory, with its meticulous categorisation of sources and seemingly unwavering textualism, often projects an image of monolithic certainty. We envision rows of scholars ...
French philosopher Denis Diderot's scathing statement, "Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest." ...
Across many parts of the Quran, the concept of Ahsan—the best or most excellent way—is deeply tied not to choosing among meanings, but to doing good as best as we can or the excellence of ...
It is a fact that among all known systems in the world, the most balanced and just system is the one that aligns with nature.
But the problem with many individuals is that they deliberately obscure and obfuscate things with a view to confounding ...
While this approach may sound sophisticated, it rests on a deeply flawed premise: that the Quran is theologically inconsistent and must be “harmonized” not by internal logic but by external ...
We argue that the Quran needs no interpretive rescue. What it needs is a reader trained in consistency, logical inference, and contextual cross-referencing….
The relationship between Islam and music is a rich and complex jurisprudential debate, cultural expression, and spiritual practice. While a significant strain of legalistic thought has historically ...
Faculty members of Delhi University’s Department of Philosophy have been instructed to ensure that no references to Pakistan, philosopher and poet Muhammad Iqbal, or Manusmriti should be included in ...