…or simple intellect (badฤซhat al-‘aql) to the point that there is no room for doubt. For Ibn แธคazm, this communication may come through an angel or a divine voice actualized…
…audience to learn about the meaning making processes these stories. [1] Alliance for Audited Media (2013). Top 25 U.S. newspapers for March 2013. http://auditedmedia.com/news/research-and-data/top-25-us-newspapers-for-march-2013.aspx. Accessed 13 May 2014. …
…kind of Islamic caliphate Religion News Service Mirza Masroor Ahmad, caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, will visit the US beginning October 15th. He has focused the Ahmadiyya community on…
The Maydan is proud to introduce a new initiative highlighting digital resources and projects in the field of Islamic Studies. Included in this roundup are digitized archival images from state…
…go well beyond simply transmitting or commenting upon classical texts. Commentary was rarely ever rote; for centuries, commentaries served as a means of refining the school’s rulings and opening new…
…efficiently serve this function. These smaller communities might be simply a local, physical “neighborhood,”—that is, a community constituted solely by shared space—but they might also be minority religious communities—for example,…
…impact of the ban, Ahmet Tekelioglu discussed the Muslim community in America, including the significant number of Muslim non-citizens. He explained that among non-citizens, increasing fear reflects the community’s vulnerability,…
…renounced Islam and was fleeing potential punishment for apostasy. Read More Egypt el-Sissi inaugurates cathedral, mosque in new capital AP News In the New Administrative Capital, President el-Sissi opened a…
…that could bind differing communities together did not take into consideration the unique and complex circumstances that fragmented Muslim communities within China and Japan.” Business Ties The relationship between Muslim…
…in Asia: A Long and Complicated History The Diplomat Under a lengthy, complex web of cultural, political, and historical linkages, the story of Islam and Buddhism in Asia is reminded…