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The Age of Aisha (ra): Rejecting Historical Revisionism and Modernist Presumptions

Are the claims that Aisha married while she was in her teens accurate? Are they strong enough to make us discard ʿĀʾisha’s ḥadīth? Why is this an issue now when it was not an issue at the time that the marriage took...

Anonymous Guest Contributor

Aisha (ra): The Case for an Older Age in Sunni Hadith Scholarship

Abstract A famous ḥadīth states that ʿĀisha was 9 years old when her marriage with the Prophet ﷺ was consummated. However, in the science of ḥadīth verification (muṣṭalaḥ al-ḥadīth), there...

Arnold Yasin Mol

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Why Did Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Marry Aisha? Dismantling the Controversy of Aisha’s Age

The controversy surrounding Aisha’s age at marriage Why would the Prophet ﷺ marry a child? That is the question many want answered, but before we begin to address it, we have to admit it is more than a...

Nuriddeen Knight

Understanding Aisha’s Age: An Interdisciplinary Approach

This publication was supervised by Jonathan A. C. Brown. Abstract In recent years, few criticisms of Islam have taken the spotlight as much as condemnations of the Prophet’s marriage to Aisha. Muslims are accused of...

Asadullah Ali Al-Andalusi and Dr. Jonathan Brown

“Be Brothers”—Case Studies of Muslim Receptions of Refugees in History

Abstract In the time of the Prophet ﷺ, Muslims provided protection to asylum-seekers and the Ansar of Medina treated the Muhajirs, who were essentially refugees, like brothers. During the...

Abdul Rahman Latif

Did Islam Spread by the Sword? A Critical Look at Forced Conversions

Abstract The question of forced conversions to Islam in history is a cornerstone of the centuries-old “spread-by-the-sword” narrative that has been (and continues to be) used to demonize Islam and Muslims. However, many...

Hassam Munir

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The Prophecies of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: Proofs of Prophethood Series

Some of the greatest and most convincing testimonies to the prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ are the numerous occasions on which he correctly predicted future events. Explore some of these predictions—all derived from Qur’anic...

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

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Tolerance, Minorities, and Ideological Perspectives

The following publication is a continuation of ‘Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule‘. Abstract Muslims and Muslim rulers are often accused of being intolerant of, and oppressive...

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek

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The Accomplishments of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: The Proofs Of Prophethood Series

To download the new e-book, The Final Prophet: Proofs for the Prophethood of Muhammad, click here. In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Grantor of Mercy Introduction “Ye shall know them by their fruits...

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

The Accomplishments of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: The Proofs Of Prophethood Series (Archived)

Read the updated version of ‘The Accomplishments of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ’.

To download the new e-book, The Final Prophet: Proofs for the Prophethood of Muhammad, click here.

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

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The Message of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: The Proofs of Prophethood Series

To download the new e-book, The Final Prophet: Proofs for the Prophethood of Muhammad, click here. In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Grantor of Mercy The moral and intellectual greatness of the message...

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

The Structure of Scientific Productivity in Islamic Civilization: Orientalists’ Fables

Abstract The popular analysis (promulgated by Orientalists) on the rise and decline of scientific productivity in Islamic civilization dichotomizes the events of Islamic history as a conflict between religion and reason...

Asadullah Ali Al-Andalusi

History

The Age of Aisha (ra): Rejecting Historical Revisionism and Modernist Presumptions

Aisha (ra): The Case for an Older Age in Sunni Hadith Scholarship

Why Did Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Marry Aisha? Dismantling the Controversy of Aisha’s Age

Understanding Aisha’s Age: An Interdisciplinary Approach

“Be Brothers”—Case Studies of Muslim Receptions of Refugees in History

Did Islam Spread by the Sword? A Critical Look at Forced Conversions

Tolerance, Minorities, and Ideological Perspectives

The Accomplishments of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: The Proofs Of Prophethood Series

The Accomplishments of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: The Proofs Of Prophethood Series (Archived)

The Message of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: The Proofs of Prophethood Series

The Structure of Scientific Productivity in Islamic Civilization: Orientalists’ Fables

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