Let us start with a suggestion: Abrogate the bold parts in the Quranic verses below. Quran 23:1-6: Successful indeed are the believers who are humble in their prayers, and who shun vain conversation, and who are payers of the poor-due; And who guard their modesty – save from their wives or the (slaves) that their… Continue reading Slavery, Women and Islam
Category: Islam and Other Religions
Muslim Women and Mosques
I mentioned the HijabMan blog before. It turns out he doesn’t live in Canada. Seems like I just imagined that. Anyway, as I mentioned before, he had a post (permalink not working; scroll to the Nov 5 post) on the role of women in mosques. The mosque I visited is the only one in this… Continue reading Muslim Women and Mosques
What I am Reading
I am busy, so no regular posts today. However, here is some stuff I am reading: A New York Times article about the Lackawanna Six, the Yemeni-Americans in Buffalo who trained at an Al-Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan. An interesting article about the history of the oath of allegiance that naturalized citizens have to take.… Continue reading What I am Reading
Movies and Women
The movie “Baran”1 is being shown on campus. Forwarding the message about the screening, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) President at our school added a quote: “The movie is absolutely clean and only on rare occasions do you see a woman, and even then she would have her head covered.”2 I am not sure whether… Continue reading Movies and Women
Thermodynamics and Evolution
I got suspicious when I found out that Harun Yahya was not a scientist. People who have not studied science can sometimes misinterpret scientific laws and ideas. Still, I was interested in reading his book “Darwinism Refuted”. After printing, I was perusing it when I found out that he thinks that the theory of evolution… Continue reading Thermodynamics and Evolution
Evolution Discussion Continued
My previous posts on the topic are here, here and here. Aziz Poonawalla has now posted his own viewpoint on the topic. In broad details, we agree. Aziz also points to an article on Evolution and the Quran at Talk Origins Archive. There are also some links to the Quranic verses related to creation in… Continue reading Evolution Discussion Continued
Evolution: Another Viewpoint
Following up on my critique of Muslims not accepting evolution and after finding out that Harun Yahya, one of the opponents of evolutionary theory, is not a scientist, I discovered a lecture by a Saudi geologist (specializing in micropalaeontology) Dr Zaghloul Al-Najjar that he gave at the University of New South Wales Islamic Society. He… Continue reading Evolution: Another Viewpoint
Harun Yahya
Continuing my previous post about evolution, I want to just let you know who Harun Yahya is. HarunYahya is a pen name used by Mr. Adnan Oktar. Born in Ankara in 1956, Adnan Oktar is a prominent Turkish intellectual. Completely devoted to moral values and dedicated to communicating the sacred values he cherishes to other… Continue reading Harun Yahya
Muslims and Evolution
Ticked off by The B. Files’ saying: my anti-darwinism has been reaffirmed after I read “The Lost World.” And Abez: Evolution is bogus. I am asking my readers, especially Muslims, to tell me their viewpoint about the theory of evolution. Do they think it is all bogus? Do they agree with the young earth creationists?… Continue reading Muslims and Evolution
What is Religion for?
I have always thought that the purpose of religion is to regulate societal interaction; to make the society work better. In my opinion, it is more important to treat people well than to pray. Through changes in religious belief from a regular joe to fundamentalist (the pacifist kind) to agnostic and finally to my current… Continue reading What is Religion for?