A closer look at allegations of ‘misguidance’ and ‘odd views‘… The eminent Pakistani Islamic scholar Javed Ahmad Ghamidi, is often accused by traditionalist clerics of espousing novel views, which are against the consensus of the scholars of the whole Muslim Ummah. His unorthodox views are often maligned and distorted, with a view to discouraging people…
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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…
Afterlife vs Life? A Discussion With Philosopher…
Life without an afterlife ? : A dialogue with a philosopher by Dr Muhammad Aqib Gultasib ( Adapted from Urdu) His words were intriguing and he spoke slowly and carefully. It had been a long time since, I last had the opportunity to talk to such a person. He made his case: ” We shouldn’t…
Hell for Non- Worship of God: Is It Just?
Why does God send people to hell If they don’t worship Him?… If God is self-sufficient, and not needy, why does he care who believes or disbelieves in him?… Why would a loving God torture people? … Rational answers to these common questions from an Islamic perspective. Islam – together with the other great Abrahamic…
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…
Why I am a Muslim: The Rational Basis for belief in the Existence of God, Monotheism and Islam
This article brings together some key reasons, why I am convinced by the rational truth of (a) Existence of God over Atheism or Deism (b) Monotheism over Polytheism (c) Islam over other religious traditions. WHY I AM NOT AN ATHEIST I have written in considerable detail about some of the best arguments for God’s existence…
Welcome To Thinking ISLAM
THINKING ISLAM www.nadeemarif.com Presenting Islam in its pristine glory… as a rational, peaceful and compassionate religion. Pure Islam from the Quran and Sunnah, with rational answers to myths and misconceptions of Muslims and Non-Muslims about Islam. Especially seeking to stop doubting Muslims from leaving Islam due to misunderstandings, and fabrications. Refuting Misconceptions Also insights for…
Ezra, son of God? Answering Criticism of the Qur’an
It is well known that many critics of Islam object to the Quran reference to Jews believing that Uzair (Ezra?) is the Son of God. The video above builds on the explanation of Rabbi Ben Abrahamson to demonstrate that the ‘Uzair of the Qur’an was most likely the Exilarch Nehemiah Bin Husheil who was accepted…
The Sunnah: Millat Al Ibrahim
As my previous articles have discussed in detail, the established and mass transmitted Sunnah, is a definitive source of Islam, alongside the Qur’an. The Hadith literature is not mass transmitted and can not and should not be regarded as an independent source of Islam. In this article we will seek to further understand the relationship…
Quran only- ism and Hadith-ism vs Quran and Sunnah
This post is developed from a twitter thread here and continues from the following articles and thread. Hadith are narrated by a few to a few The hadith are person-to-person reports, which people collected on their OWN initiative a long time after the Prophet. One can demonstrate endless contradictions, political and religious interpolations and falsehood…
Why I am not a Quranist
Why I am not a Quranist: Why the Sunnah is necessary. Further to my recent article explaining why the Sunnah and Hadith are distinct, some readers have raised objections with regard to my criticism of ‘Quran-only’ Islam. This article will address those criticisms, and underline why I believe ‘Quranist’ Islam leads to absurdity and cannot…
Hadith and Sunnah: A Re-Evaluation
Hadith and Sunnah: Why they are different and why this matters In a previous article, we discussed how common criticisms of Pakistani scholar, Javed Ahmed Ghamidi are misleading, false and often very selective. Opponents often unfairly lump him with Quranists and ‘rejectors of hadith’. As we shall see, Ustad Ghamidi Saab’s views on this matter…
The Prophet Muhammad and his marriage to Syeda Zainab: Answering the Critics
Queen Elizabeth II: Can Non- Muslims Go to Heaven?
Queen Elizabeth II: Can Non-Muslims Go to Heaven?