This is a follow up to a Twitter conversation. My additional thoughts follow. The Qur’an doesn’t speak to many important topics, like the number of daily prayers, the method of prayer, nor the crime of rape — as a few of many, many examples. Muslims end up going to traditions and historical biographies to fill […]
No Compulsion in Religion, Apostasy and Abrogation
This post is a response to this Twitter conversation (since deleted by Ahmadi Muslim Twitter user, @UMA1R_). My concluding thoughts on the matter follow. “Disbelievers” are referenced numerous times in the Qur’an, agreed. This mention of “disbelievers” is far more frequent than the nuanced concept of apostasy from Islam. Freedom of belief can be (1) freedom […]
Limited Effectiveness of Back and Forth on Twitter
This is a follow up to some friendly twitter conversation I had with Ahmadi Muslim, @LatifJunayd. It however, serves as a useful general message I can refer others to in the future, who wish to engage at length on Twitter, when that is not my preferred medium (it’s just not efficient). Even if you’re not […]
Ahmadiyyat: Abiogenesis and Natural Explanations
This post is a continuation of a discussion on Twitter, which you can access here. Atheists take the process as naturalistic, but one whose mechanisms we don’t currently and may never understand. My understanding is that Ahmadi Muslims would not deny the jump from inorganic to organic matter, but that where the atheist would suggest an […]
No Bigotry. No Apology.
The problematic word ‘Islamophobia’ has done a good job of conflating criticism of ideas (Islamic beliefs, ideology) with a hatred of and bigotry towards people (Muslims). That’s why anyone serious about combatting anti-Muslim bigotry shouldn’t use that word. I reject anti-Muslim bigotry. It is wrong. I also reject racism (remember, ‘Muslim’ is not a race). […]