By Grace Mubashir Historically, Jahiliyya has referred to the period of ignorance preceding the rise of Islam. Modern Islamist thinkers, however, have managed to reinvent its meaning…
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By Grace Mubashir While Islamists are of the opinion that secularism is in conflict with Islam and that Muslims should establish an Islamic state based…
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By Grace Mubashir The idea that Muslims must reject secularism and establish an Islamic state is not a universally accepted Islamic position. Many scholars argue…
View More The Roots of Islamist Opposition to Secularism and Secular Government: A Theological Perspective – Part 1
By Grace Mubashir Obituary of Muhsin Hendricks champion of queer rights who was brutally assassinated on February 15, 2025 Imam Muhsin Hendricks was a pioneer…
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By Grace Mubashir Islamist rejection of democracy is based on a rigid interpretation of divine sovereignty (Hakimiyya), where thinkers like Sayyid Qutb, Abul Ala Maududi,…
View More Refuting the Islamist Rejection of Democracy: Reconciling Islamic Governance with Justice, Consultation, and Public Welfare – Part 2
By : Grace Mubashir Refuting the Islamist Rejection of Democracy: Reconciling Islamic Governance with Justice, Consultation, and Public Welfare The Islamist rejection of democracy is…
View More Why Islamists Resist Democracy: A Critical Review of Their Doctrine, Rationale, and Theological Rationales
Since the very advent of Islam and the early life of first generation of Muslims, the role of scholars and their relations with the daily…
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Kitab al-Tawheed (The Book of Monotheism), authored by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab in the 18th century, is a seminal text in Wahhabi ideology, emphasising a strict,…
View More Kitab al-Tawheed – how a book on monotheism turned into bedrock of extremism and why Sufism is its antidote