Toward a Tanweeri (Enlightened) Hermeneutics of the Qur'an Paid Members Public
Toward a Tanweeri (Enlightened) Hermeneutics of the Qur’an By Rev. Bassam M. Madany Muslims have been grappling with the problem of tahdith (modernization) and tajdid (renewal) for around two centuries. Several attempts have been made to reform Islam, beginning with Jamal al-Din al-Afghani (1838-1897). Some reformers have called for
"From Faith to Unbelief" Paid Members Public
“From Faith to Unbelief” من الاعتقاد إلى الإلحاد The Journey of a Saudi Intellectual By Rev. Bassam M. Madany Over the years, I have been interested in the lives of Muslim reformers. It started in my student days, when I took a course in Arabic on “The History of the
The Plight of the Largest Native Christian Minority in the Muslim World: The Copts of Egypt Paid Members Public
The Plight of the Largest Native Christian Minority in the Muslim World: The Copts of Egypt. By Rev. Bassam M. Madany On Wednesday, 31 October, 2012, the Arab daily online Elaph reported the disappearance about one month ago, of Sarah Isaac, a 14-year old Coptic girl. The family lived in
The Law of Apostasy in Islam Must Change Paid Members Public
The Law of Apostasy in Islam Must Change By Rev. Bassam M. Madany Very early in the history of Islam, a radical position became solidified against anyone who dared to go back on his or her Muslim faith. It had its origin in the defection of several Arab tribes from
Algerians Alienated from Islam Are Turning to Christ Paid Members Public
Algerians Alienated from Islam Are Turning to Christ By Rev. Bassam M. Madany When recounting the history of the early Islamic Futuhat, I get tears in my eyes as I reflect on the disappearance of the Christian Church in North Africa. This tragedy took place in a part of the
The impossibility of the revelation of the Qur'an Paid Members Public
The impossibility of the revelation of the Qur’an Bassam Khoury The Qur’an presents the concept of Allah in a way which makes the Qur’an’s revelation itself impossible. To understand this, let us have a closer look at one Qur’anic verse: “… nothing is like him, he
Finding the Last Adam Paid Members Public
Finding the Last Adam By Khaled I grew up in Iraq during the Iraq-Iran war during the 1980’s, in the city of Baghdad as an Arab Sunni Muslim. I remember Iranian airplanes bombing the city. Sounds of bomb explosions and the air raid whistles became something of a daily
What Would Muhammad Do About "That Video"? Paid Members Public
What Would Muhammad Do About “That Video”? By Khaled I received lots of feedback from Western Christians to my article “What Just Happened? A Former Muslim’s Thoughts on the “Muhammad Video””. Most of the messages were asking the same question: Why are Muslims behaving this way about the Muhammad