Ahmadi Muslim speaker Tahir Nasser recently gave a presentation (as part of a debate) on Morality, wherein he critiqued the Humanist position as admirable, but that which falls short. I have a limited study of philosophy, and of topics like objective vs. subjective morality. As such I can appreciate the desirability of an objective moral […]
Peace and the Obfuscation of History
In this tweet, Avneet Paul makes an important point, citing an article by Robert Spencer covering many topics, of which one in particular, was of interest to me for this post. @ReasonOnFaith @AsraNomani @KashifMD Ahmadi Muslims can also be part of the problem. They aren’t reformers.Read:https://t.co/LsLvYzqKNS — Avneet Paul (@avneet_paul) April 1, 2016 That topic […]
On the Progression of Violence
This is my contribution jumping into the Twitter thread on the progression of violent verses in the Qur’an. @MuslimIQ @ScholarlyIslam I used the word ‘progression,’ which is true, but I never called it a “progression theory.” You coined that term. — Nabeel Qureshi (@NAQureshi) April 1, 2016 If one organizes the Qur’an based on chronology […]
Dialogue with Ahmadi Muslims
Since posting some short articles and tweeting on the topic of Ahmadiyyat, some Ahmadi Muslims on Twitter (and other Twitter accounts that appear to also be from Ahmadis) have sent me friendly messages asking me to message them, or in some cases, politely asking if I would like a discussion. I imagine I’ll continue to […]
The MRM and the True Islam Campaigns
The Muslim Reform Movement (MRM) Declaration from December 2015 and the Ahmadiyya Muslims’ ‘True Islam’ campaign that followed a few weeks later, both aim to put some definitive statements out there about how a modern and peaceful Islam is not an oxymoron. The Muslim Reform Movement This is a diverse group, and none are beholden […]