Introduction The revelation that Thomas Jefferson had a Qur’an and that Islam had influenced the Founding Fathers of the United States was groundbreaking. Inspired by the findings published by Denise A. Spellberg in Thomas Jefferson’s…
As we approach the Winter holidays, it would be appropriate to discuss the common links between Christians and Muslims and especially the various figures that bring the traditions together. After 9/11, there was a strong…
“If a lion could speak, we couldn’t understand him.” Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations What is the best way to encounter God’s Word? For centuries Muslims have debated how best to approach the Qur’an’s sacred language….
Introduction The marriage contract according to Islamic law is preceded by a khiṭbah (solicitation of marriage), is ratified at the behest of the ijāb and qubūl (the “offer” of marriage and the “acceptance” of the…
Ahmet Köroğlu: Thank you very much Professor Muhammed Haron for having accepted our request. In this interview, we want to talk about Imam Abdullah Haron since you are the son of Abdullah Haron. First of…
“But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused condition.” (50:5) Introduction Mubasher Hussain published a book review of The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians…
Thomas Jefferson and the Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad
Is Mary the New Link between Christians and Muslims?
Qur’an, Meaning, and the Meaningful
Female Agency in Marriage in the Ḥanafī School of Law: Between Damascus and Transoxiana
Remembering Imam “Mfundisi” Abdullah Haron and Apartheid South Africa | An Interview with his son, Muhammed Haron
The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad Continue to Cause Controversy
“But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused condition.” (50:5) Introduction Mubasher Hussain published a book review of The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians…
[Book Review Essay] Brannon D. Ingram, Revival from Below: The Deoband Movement and Global Islam (Oakland, California: University of California Press, 2018). 315 pages. Paperback $26.03. Hardcover $61.81. | Reviewed by Andrew Booso Barbara Metcalf’s…
In 1994, South Africa had its first democratic election with South Africans from all races allowed to vote. With the African National Congress (ANC) victory, the racist system of apartheid began to be dismantled. Three…
Some ten years ago, in the summer of 2009, I heard a striking phrase. At the end of a lengthy conversation, after a long pause, my informal teacher, named Bilal, said, “You know, I was…
The recently concluded gay pride parade in downtown Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, stirred much debate in the country and the region, and produced two clear winners in the deliberations: the official Islamic…
Ramon Harvey. The Qur’an and the Just Society (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2018). 276 pages. $125,- hardcopy, $39.95 paperback. | Reviewed by Arnold Yasin Mol. This article is part I of the book review, reflecting on Ramon…
The state of freedom has steadily declined all over the world since 2005. This growing freedom deficit is most emphatic in the Muslim World; the group of nations with Muslim majorities. According to the human freedom index,…
AVACGIS Director Huseyin Yilmaz joined Istanbul-based Medyascope TV’s Kültür ve Tarih Sohbetleri hosts Cengiz Özdemir and Ozan Sağsöz for a conversation on Ottoman Political Thought. The conversation is in Turkish.
This summer I had the opportunity to visit the library at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization, or to cite its better known acronym, ISTAC, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1] The ISTAC building stands…
To much outrage, Hamza Yusuf, the prominent and controversial scholar, has recently decided to join US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s new human rights commission to examine what is ‘inalienable’ about human rights. Even if…
