HOW ISLAMIC IS CRITICAL RACE THEORY? By Abdullah bin Hamid Ali Click HERE PDF version Critiquing ideologies is often mired by oversimplification. And, such critiques, likewise, result in the terms under scrutiny being stigmatized along with their advocates. This applies to ideological targets like

Click here for PDF version For many Muslims, Bilal b. Rabah, is the typical starting point of conversations about blackness and social marginalization. In the present, however, he is rarely the starting point of discussions about faith, fidelity, and sincerity to

By Abdullah bin Hamid Ali “And, he turned away saying: “O my people! I have delivered you my Lord’s message and have offered you counsel. You, however, do not love those who offer counsel.” Quran Al-A’raf: 79 “There is no good in people

The Constitution of the United States provides that “no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.” During the ratification debates, a framer of the Constitution explained that this

The Place of Isnad in Islamic Education: Demystifying “Tradition” By Abdullah bin Hamid Ali Epilogue by Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya Ninowy Click HERE for PDF version During the last few decades of the twentieth century, Muslims in a number of English speaking countries witnessed

Both the First Amendment of the US Constitution and Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights acknowledge that the freedom of religion and conscience are fundamental civil and human rights due to all persons. A similar declaration was

Tunisia is hailed by western feminist organizations as the most “progressive” Arab country in the Muslim world. Government sponsorship of abortions, the criminalization of polygyny (a crime punishable with one year’s imprisonment and/or a fine of 240,000 francs), a woman’s

  The Homosexual Challenge to Muslim Ethics By Abdullah bin Hamid Ali PDF Version      And We sent Lot who said to his people: “Do you commit lewdness such as no people in creation (ever) committed before you? For you practice your lusts on

“A masterly exposition of ijmā‘, its definitions, role in Islamic jurisprudence and perhaps most importantly its limitations. A well argued and timely reminder of the necessity for Muslim scholars today to revisit the process of ideological standardization that too often

26 October 2016 Abdullah bin Hamid Ali  “Have you not noticed those who claim to believe in what was revealed to you and to those before you seeking to adopt the verdict of the false deity (taghut) even though they have been