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Category: Refuting Misconceptions About Islam
DIYAT IN PAKISTAN: BUYING INJUSTICE
Diyat in Pakistan vs Islam Like so many other Pakistanis, the atrocious lack of justice in cases like that of Shahzeb Khan, deeply upsets me. In fact, it fills me with despair. There is no doubt that Pakistani culture, the influence of feudals, corruption and so on contribute to the ability of odious murderers like…
Queen Elizabeth II: Can Non- Muslims Go to Heaven?
Queen Elizabeth II: Can Non-Muslims Go to Heaven?
Evolution vs Islam?: A Fact Check
Is Islam incompatible with Evolution? Many ex-muslims, and Atheists more generally seem to believe that: Evolution by natural selection, including macroevolution and common descent of all living beings, is a proven scientific fact. Evolution operates on random, naturalistic mechanisms such as natural selection, genetic drift, horizontal gene transfer etc, consequently there is no basis to…
Slavery & Concubines in Islam: A Fact Check
Slavery & Concubines in Islam: A Fact Check One of the greatest misconceptions about Islam, is that it tolerates and permits keeping humans as slaves, and having sex with one’s female slaves i.e concubines. In fact Islam was the first anti-slavery ideology, predating Western abolitionists by over 1000 years. In this article we will fact-check common claims made about slavery…
Dogs in Islam
Dogs in Islam: Are they impure? Can you keep them as pets? Let’s take a second look at a common misconception. Many of our traditional scholars seem to be very negative about dogs. From their rulings, and from certain citations from the Hadith literature it appears that Islam has a major problem with domestic canines….
Does the Qur’an Allow Wife-Beating?
Does the Qur’an allow wife beating? One of the most controversial passages of the Qur’an is found in Surah 4:34. Here is a translation of it from the ‘Message of the Qur’an’ by Allama Muhammad Asad: MEN SHALL take full care of women with the bounties which God has bestowed more abundantly on the former…
Did the Children of Adam Marry Each other according to Islam?
Did the Children of Adam Marry Each other according to Islam? Atheism fails to provide any objective basis for moral values. As such, Atheist intellectuals such as Richard Dawkins and Peter Singer approve of perversions such as incest between sisters and bestiality, providing this is consensual. Atheist debaters online, especially Ex-Muslims often respond to this…
Concubinage Forbidden in the Qur’an
CONCUBINAGE FORBIDDEN IN THE QURAN As the citation in the image above shows: 1. The Qur’an explicitly forbade sex with slaves outside of marriage, even stating that those unable to marry should stay celibate and commanding honourable marriage not ‘lust’ whilst comparing concubinage to whoredom. (24:33, 4:25, 24:32) 2. Imam Fakhr-ud-deen Razi held this view…
Islam: Brutal or Beautiful?
Internet discussions about Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and early Islam often go around in circles. Opponents of Islam dig out narratives from Hadith and Seerah that present Islam as an intolerant and violent faith. Muslims respond with verses of the Qur’an and other reports that counter the objections raised. Generally this can be…