Author Archives: Al-Haqiqa

Introduction It is commonly said among Muslims that Islam “honored women” and elevated their standing after they had “no value” in what is called the Jahiliyyah (Age of Ignorance). Yet a direct examination of a number of hadith texts found in the collections Muslims themselves regard as most authoritative raises serious questions about this claim.Continue reading “The Status of Women in Islam”

Introduction This study examines the institution of “milk al-yamin” (concubinage/slave-ownership, literally “what the right hand possesses”) in Islamic jurisprudence, its qur’anic basis, its definition among Muslim scholars, and the detailed legal rulings that followed from it concerning nakedness (awrah), the gaze, and sexual use, drawing on recognized Islamic sources: works of exegesis, the major hadithContinue reading “Milk Al-Yamin “What the Right Hand Possesses” in Islamic Jurisprudence”

Introduction Early Islamic sources، the hadith collections, the biographical (sira) literature, and the works on the Prophet’s physical characteristics (shamail). record a detailed description of Muhammad’s physical and psychological state while receiving what is held to be revelation. These descriptions, found in recognized Islamic sources rather than in outside, adversarial ones, raise serious questions forContinue reading “Did Revelation Descend Upon Muhammad?”

Introduction It is common to hear the charge, raised by many Muslims, that the Bible portrays the prophets as fallible human beings, whereas Islamic doctrine, on this view, establishes the prophets’ infallibility. It should be noted at the outset that Christian faith does not dispute this point at all, the Bible teaches openly that noContinue reading “Are the Prophets Infallible in the Qur’an?”

Introduction Many Muslims maintain that the Qur’an has been preserved verbatim, free of any addition, omission, or alteration, citing the verse: “Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur’an, and indeed, We will be its guardian” (al-Hijr 15:9). A comparative examination of the printed mushafs (Qur’an editions) in circulation today among Muslims themselves, editionsContinue reading “Differences Among the Qur’anic Reading Traditions”

Inter-religious dialogue often involves competing interpretations of sacred texts, particularly when adherents of one faith claim that another tradition’s scriptures contain prophecies about their own religious figures. One such claim made by some Muslim apologists is that Deuteronomy 33:2 includes a prophecy about the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad. This verse states: “The Lord came fromContinue reading “A Critical Exegetical Analysis of Deuteronomy 33:2”