Scholarship or Sophistry? Bernard Lewis and the New Orientalism

10 / 10 / 05 - M. Shahid Alam It would appear from the fulsome praise heaped by mainstream reviewers on Bernard Lewis’s most recent and well-timed book, What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response (Oxford University Press, 2002), that the demand for Orientalism …...Read More

A Devil Theory of Islam

10 / 10 / 05 - A Review of Judith Miller’s “God Has Ninety-Nine Names: Reporting From a Militant Middle East” Edward W. Said The Nation, August 12/19, 1996 Judith Miller is a New York Times reporter much in evidence on talk shows and seminars on …...Read More

The Qira'aat of the Qur'an

10 / 10 / 05 - Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi Chapter 11 of An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur’aan, pp. 184-202 (1999), Al-Hidaayah Publishing and Distribution. Compiled by Usman Sheikh CHAPTER 11 THE QIRA’AAT OF THE QUR’AAN I. The Meaning of the Word ‘Qira’aat’ …...Read More

The Ahruf of The Qur'aan

10 / 09 / 05 - This chapter discusses the definition of ahruf, the number of accepted ahruf as well as the existence of the ahruf today and its wisdom....Read More

Criticism of Arthur Jeffery's "Materials For The History Of The Text Of The Qur'an: The Old Codices"

10 / 09 / 05 - This excerpt criticises the work of the Orientalist Arthur Jeffery mentioned as well as discusses the various misunderstandings of the technical terms held by Jeffery....Read More