Iraqi sheikh killed by al-Qaeda
Iraqi sheikh ‘killed by al-Qaeda’ A Sunni leader in the Iraqi province of Diyala, who encouraged his community to confront al-Qaeda in Iraq, has been killed by the group, police say.
The militants exploded a bomb in his house in the town of Kanaan, and fired mortars and rocket-propelled grenades at other houses and a Sunni mosque. … Until [...]
Urban myths that bear repeating
Urban myths are folklore that are thought to be true by those circulating them. These myths are not necessarily false, but they are often distorted, exaggerated, or sensationalized. An effective urban myth is designed to provoke an emotional response from the audience, instead of an intellectual one.
Take for example, this urban myth that has been [...]
The imminent departure of scholars from this world
A Closer Look at Sufism Perhaps the biggest challenge in learning Islam correctly today is the scarcity of traditional ‘ulema. In this meaning, Bukhari relates the sahih or “rigorously authenticated” hadith that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said,
“Truly, Allah does not remove Sacred Knowledge by taking it out of servants, but rather [...]
A special prayer for the Jews
Religious Bureaucrats Are To Religion As Military Music Is To Music
Last week, Pope Benedict managed to aggravate both Jews and Protestants–the former by encouraging a form of the mass that, on Good Friday, includes a prayer for the conversion of the Jews, and the latter by reaffirming the Roman Catholic Church’s traditional stance that it [...]
Only traditional Islam can do it…or can it?
A refreshing article written by Phillip Blond and Adrian Pabst caught my attention today. It is provocatively titled, Only traditional Islam can do it. Here is the lead-in to the story:
The attempted bombings in London and the attack on Glasgow Airport last week underscore the continued and long-term Islamic terror threat that Britain and the [...]
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