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Nineteenth century was very critical for Islam and Islamic theology. Islamic theology had remained static for centuries. It evolved up to first three century and then became static, particularly after…

The Concept of justice is quite central to the Qur’an. The pre-Qur’anic Arab society was governed by oral customs and traditions. The tribal society had its own ways of dealing…

The Muslim world is undoubtedly under throes of crisis and Muslim masses in general and Muslim intellectuals in particular are deeply concerned about it. What is the nature of that…

Those who critique religion maintain that religion does not permit freedom of thinking or freedom of conscience. One has to accept received dogmas and traditions as they are and no…

The question of sexual equality is very important parameter of modernity along with democracy and human rights. Whatever be the status of women in the Qur’an, status of women in…

It has been theorised by some scholars of Islam that Islam and power go together and that the two cannot be divorced. Some also maintain that while Sunni Islam goes…

Thanks to the media projection and certain events like the attack on New York Towers on 9/11 Islam is equated with nothing but Jihad as if Jihad was the sole…

I Modern society, one wishes or not, is essentially a pluralistic society. The great religions of the world, on the other hand, have originated, more often than not, in monolithic…

Recently there was a conference in Abuja, Northern Nigeria on Islamic penal and family laws and human rights to which I was invited as a resource person. The conference was…

Because of certain happenings and because there happens to be monarchy or dictatorships in most of the Muslim countries it has been concluded that Islam is not compatible with democracy…