30.10.2021
Music: Some facts of the matter
Summary: The article argues that music is generically permitted in God's law, falling into the…
2 Comments14 Minutes
06.08.2021
The commoners and the leaders – a medieval tale
Summary: The piece diagnoses a structural problem in how the Abrahamic covenant is communicated…
0 Comments8 Minutes
20.07.2021
Football is polytheism?
Summary: The article dismisses the claim that football — or human-made rules generally —…
0 Comments9 Minutes
19.03.2021
Maturity and dialogue through debate
In the past, I’ve spent many years debating various issues with a range of people. The petulance…
1 Comment8 Minutes
21.02.2021
Washing hair after sex
I have been repeatedly asked by numbers of believing women as to the covenantal law concerning…
18 Comments13 Minutes
16.07.2020
Unpicking for Christians and Muslims
Dear good Muslim and Christian friends, there is great confusion on matters of faithfulness to God…
1 Comment3 Minutes
09.04.2020
Can we hold a mushaf and perform tarāwīh/qiyām?
I strongly hold it to be perfectly permissible to do so. Ā’ishah b. Abī Bakr, the wife of the…
2 Comments7 Minutes
08.12.2019
How to talk to kids about God
Start with yourself Before anything else, we need to take an honest look at what we're bringing to…
0 Comments6 Minutes
07.12.2019
Three current approaches to religion
Observing how people actually live their religion: in daily life, in public discourse, and in…
0 Comments4 Minutes
10.08.2019
Convert or Revert?
Summary: The article argues that calling new Muslims "reverts" is both linguistically and…
0 Comments7 Minutes
05.08.2019
“What is the ruling on…?” or “What’s the strongest opinion…?”
Summary: The article challenges the common assumption that religious questions have one definitive…
0 Comments11 Minutes