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Muhammad Hamidullah: Bringing a Heritage to Light

December 17 marks fifteen years since the passing of Muhammad Hamidullah, manuscript editor and professor of Islamic law and history. Through him, as well as other manuscript editors of his generation, an educated public came…

“There is No Greater Harm to Knowledge”

There are objective criteria by which to determine who has greater expertise, whether on specific events, ideas, or people in history. Scholars of the Middle East risk committing blunders when claiming to speak with authority…