Conversations, Questions, and Answers About Islam
Conversations, Questions, and Answers About Islam
Qasim Amin’s Primary Arguments As an intellectual and reformer of his time, he believed that one of the issues underpinning the backwardness and exploitation of Egyptian society was the low status of women. He argued that education was the most…
What are your thoughts on religious scholars or philosophers like Karen Armstrong who approach Islam from the historical and cultural point of view, or Alain de Botton who said that all religion are man-made? To illustrate some examples, Karen Armstrong…
In the Qur’an, there are plenty of clear guidance or rule on specific things. If we break them, then we’ll have specific punishments. But then, almost always after the punishments are mentioned, the Qur’an says that Allah is most forgiving.…
These types of conversations require the utmost respect and I sincerely appreciate your comments. Making straw man arguments are fruitless. I’d much rather be having a substantive conversation like this. You made some interesting statements in your last response and…
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As I try to better understand Islam and the differences between your faith and my own faith of Christianity I’ve found that the concept of sin and God’s justice are quite possibly the biggest points of divergence. It seems that…