Biographies Caliphs9 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 The Life of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab: Part 4 In this third part of our series on ‘Umar, we highlighted some of virtues and his amazing insight. In this final part we narrate the story of…
Sunnah5 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 Is the Sunnah a Form of Revelation? One of the key arguments of the Quraniyūn is that revelation is confined to the Quran and hence the Sunnah is not revelation. Therefore we…
Sunnah4 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 Was the Prophet Sent Only to Deliver the Qur’an? The Qur’aniyūn believe the sole function of the Prophet was to deliver the Qur'an, and not to explain it. Hence the hadīth does not explain…
Misconceptions Sunnah7 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 Were the Early Hadith Preserved? Examining Their Transmission In this article I demonstrate that there was a strong tradition of writing among the Arabs prior to the Prophethood of Muhammad and hence…
Misconceptions Sunnah3 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 Were There Hadith Books Before Bukhari? Uncovering the Earliest Collections One of the favourite (and historically inaccurate) arguments of the Quraniyun, is that there are no hadīth works written before Imam Bukhari.
Misconceptions Sunnah2 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 Hadith and Written Records: The Origins of Islamic Documentation The Quraniyun argue that hadīth were written so long after the events that it is impossible to vouch for their authenticity.
Misconceptions Sunnah9 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 Efforts in Countering Hadith Fabrication The earliest known hadith fabricator was a Shi'i leader called Mukhtaar ath-Thaqafi. He asked the Companion Rabi al Khuzai to fabricate a…
Biographies Caliphs6 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 The Life of Uthman ibn. ‘Affan In this six part series, we examine the life of Uthman b. ‘Affan, his virtues, his achievements and the events leading to his martyrdom.
Biographies Caliphs5 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 The Life of Uthman ibn Affan: Part 2 In this part, we examine the many achievements of Uthman during his twelve year reign as a Caliph. These include religious and military achievments.
Biographies Caliphs8 Min Read Farasat Latifon3 November 2021 Life of Uthman ibn Affan: Part 3 In this part we discuss how the fitnah, which led to Uthman's unjust killing started. The fitnah against Uthman started in Iraq and then…