The Unquenchable Thirst for Knowledge- Imam Al-Ashari
Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Ismail al-Ashari was born in the city of Basra, Iraq, in 873. He was descended from the Asharia clan of Yemen who had governed Iraq during the time of the Prophet’s Successors. The foremost amongst the clan had been Abu Musa Al-Ashari, on whom the Prophet Muhammad had once singled out:
“If the Asharis [...]
Money, martyrs and mongers
Not only does Saudi Arabia provide money and martyrs for the Iraqi theater of war, help now arrives from the theological front:
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Over 30 prominent Islamic clerics from Saudi Arabia on Monday called on Sunni Muslims around the Middle East to support their brethren in Iraq against Shiites and praised the insurgency.
The clerics [...]
Carter, the anti-Semite
I freely admit that it is always hard to be absolutely objective in commenting on the Israeli-Palestinian issue, but I am relieved that a debate on the matter is finally picking up. For too long has the pro-Israel camp attempted to hijack discussions when things don’t go their way. The charge of anti-Semite is always [...]
Mesquita politics
A Muslim friend once told me that the word mosque was derived from the word mosquito. “It’s a Crusader plot to defame Muslims,” he confided. Like most conspiracy theories, however, it’s plain baloney. First of all, the Crusaders are dead. Second of all, Crusaders were too stupid to have concocted any sort of etymological device [...]
Don’t forget the tail end of the world
The mainstream media has paid so much attention on extremist groups in the western hemisphere and Middle East that another part of the world has virtually dropped out of the radar screen. That part is the Asian theater of what I call the global jihadist agenda.
Now, some would disagree with the notion that extremists [...]
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