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Historical Development – The Christian-Muslim Debates
In this section, the relations between Christians and Muslims will be discussed chronologically. A brief look into the discussions between […]
Following the initial contacts with the Muslims, the Christians began their attempts to understand the novel religion of Islam. The […]
The Secondary Sources of Islamic Knowledge
Besides being influenced by the two primary sources of the Qu’ran and the Prophetic traditions, Muslim interaction with surrounding cultures […]
The Essential Sources in Islam
a) The Qur’an as a Major Source Muslims accept the Qur’an and the Traditions (Sunnah) of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) as […]
What was the central theme of the Muslim-Christian debates? Mu’tazila, an Islamic school of thought, appeared in the 8th century […]
The Golden Age In Spain
What was it that withheld Muslims from becoming unreasonable and arbitrary in new situations? While most of Europe was experiencing […]
Religious Pluralism Starting the topic of religious Pluralism, Professor Diana Eck talks about reaching our comfort zones by first acknowledging our […]
Islamic Calligraphy In this lecture Professor Muhammad Zakariya of John Carroll University speaks on Islamic and Arabic Calligraphy and the […]
This interview with Dr. Mohammed Faghfoory revolves around Sufism and Tasawwuf, primarily based on the readings and teachings of Mevlana […]
Dr. Diana Steigerwald’s first two books analyzed the works of al-Shahrastani (1086-1153) who is recognized as an influential Muslim theologian […]
