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Correction or Consolation? Qur’an 4:95 and Exemption for the Blind Man 0
- Quran: Alleged Problems and Contradictions
- December 24, 2017
Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract The piecemeal revelation of Qur’an against various contexts in over two decades served the purpose of strengthening the hearts of the first Muslims. Those unable to appreciate this scheme of revelation harbor and pronounce undue skepticism towards the Prophet’s mission and accuse him of making up ‘convenient revelations.’ One such example
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The If, When, and Why of Prophet’s Visits to All His Wives in a Single Night 0
- The Prophet: Life and Actions
- December 11, 2016
Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract The hadith reports about Prophet Muhammad visiting all his wives in a single night are often presented to suggest that he used to have intimacy with all of them every night. Polemicists pick upon this to add a further pejorative tone to their depiction of the fact of Prophet’s polygamous life.
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Domestic Violence: Critique of some modern opinions on Quran 4:34 0
- Answering Heresies, Uncategorized, Women in Islam
- March 22, 2015
Gabriel Al Romaani Abstract Muslim communities face increasing pressure to integrate with the prevailing secular culture by reinterpreting their values that clash with the existing cultural hegemony. Many are swayed by such pressure to reexamine Qur’anic verses or existing Islamic legal rules to bring forth interpretations that will conform to contemporary secular values. Modern attempts
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Opposition to Rajm (Stoning): Analysis and Refutation 7
- Answering Heresies
- June 17, 2013
Download pdf here Waqar Akbar Cheema & Gabriel Al Romaani Abstract Muslims are often faced with the difficulty of people in the “modern” world pressuring them to change their viewpoints to conform better with what is socially accepted by society. Many of these people (not just non-Muslims, but Muslims as well) see the prescribed punishments
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