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TOTAL ARTICLE PUBLICATIONS:

 

281

 

Including: Illustrations (18), Travelogues (14)

 

 

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   RECENT ADDITIONS BELOW

 

 

  JUNE 2019

 

 

LATEST
PUBLISHED            Date:   24th	Bees and Fruits	Topic Section       Quran

 

 

  MAY 2018

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:   26th	When Does the New Day Begin From a Quran's Perspective?	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date:   13th	The Shape of the Earth	Topic Section       Cosmos

 

 

  JUNE 2015

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:   28th

Can Menstruating Women Fast?

Topic Section       Women

 

 

  SEPTEMBER 2014

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:   20th

Understanding Our Trials - Why Me?

Topic Section       Wisdom

 

 

  AUGUST 2014

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:   2nd

As-Sirat (The Path, The Bridge Over Hell)

Topic Section       Popular Beliefs

 

 

  MARCH 2014

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:   9th

Poetry from a Quran's Perspective and a Historic Survey

Topic Section       Historical Sources

 

 

  FEBRUARY 2014

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:   28th

The Sabbath Breakers: Apes & Swine - A Metaphorical or Literal Reading?

Topic Section       Quran

PUBLISHED            Date:   21st

Verse 86:7 - Human Creation

Topic Section       Quran

 

 

  MAY 2013

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:   5th	The Virgin Birth of Prophet Jesus (pbuh)	Topic Section       Prophets & Messengers
PUBLISHED            Date:   5th	Does the Quran Assert in Verse 4:82 That it Contains No Contradictions?	Topic Section       Quran

 

  MARCH 2013

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:   15th

Taqiyya

Topic Section       Popular Beliefs

 

  JANUARY 2013

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:   16th

How Did God's Agents (Prophets & Messengers) Receive Inspirations?

Topic Section       Quran

 

 

  DECEMBER 2012

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:   30th

Is Gabriel (Jibril) an Angel?

Topic Section       Popular Beliefs

 

 

  AUGUST 2012

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:   5th

Problems with Locating God in Time, Space and as Part of His Creation

Topic Section       God

 

  JULY 2012

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:   27th	London 2012, England	Topic Section       Travelogues
PUBLISHED            Date:   24th	Unwarranted Prejudice Against Past Scholars, Compilers and Historians	Topic Section       Historical Sources
PUBLISHED            Date:   23rd	Was Ritual Prayer a Practice Invented Later?	Topic Section       Prayer
PUBLISHED            Date:   22nd	Quranic Wisdom	Topic Section       Wisdom
PUBLISHED            Date:   8th	The Intensity of God's Oaths - The Even and the Odd	Topic Section       Wisdom
PUBLISHED            Date:   8th	Are Mutashabih Verses Allegorical?	Topic Section       Quran

 

  MAY 2012

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:   19th	The Seven Oft-Repeated	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date:   17th	Homosexuality	Topic Section       Practices
PUBLISHED            Date:   4th	The Seven Ahruf, Recitations (Qiraat), Hafs and Warsh	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs

 

  APRIL 2012

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:   5th	Severe Rebuke of Idolatry in the Old Testament and God's Jealousy	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs
PUBLISHED            Date:   4th	The Concept of Hijrat	Topic Section       Islam
PUBLISHED            Date:   4th	Stand Up For Justice	Topic Section       Wisdom

 

  MARCH 2012

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:   20th	Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt	Topic Section       Travelogues
PUBLISHED            Date:   19th	Did Harut and Marut Teach Dark Magic?	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs
PUBLISHED            Date:   19th	Time-Bound Sunna	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs
PUBLISHED            Date:   13th	Kerak Castle, Kerak, Jordan	Topic Section       Travelogues
PUBLISHED            Date:   13th	Understanding the Quranic Meaning of 'Jihad'	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs
PUBLISHED            Date:   12th	The Jinn	Topic Section       Cosmos
PUBLISHED            Date:   9th	The Importance of Congregational Prayer	Topic Section       Prayer

 

  FEBRUARY 2012

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:   29th	Washing or Wiping the Feet in Wudu (Ablution)?	Topic Section       Practices
PUBLISHED            Date:   27th	The Sleepers of the Cave - The Quran, Historical Sources and Observation	Topic Section       Travelogues
PUBLISHED            Date:   8th	Following Traditions Blindly - Trained Monkeys Experiment	Topic Section       Wisdom
PUBLISHED            Date:   7th	A Creature from the Earth	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date:   7th	Two Verbs to Describe 'Fear' (Khashiya & Khafa) - The Difference	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date:   2nd	Suffering and Adversity	Topic Section       Wisdom
PUBLISHED            Date:   1st	Understanding Verses 2:72-73	Topic Section       Quran

 

  JANUARY 2012

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date: 31st	What is the Injeel?	Topic Section       Prophets & Messengers
PUBLISHED            Date: 29th	Is Kosher Meat Permissible for Consumption?	Topic Section       Food & Drink
PUBLISHED            Date: 28th	Is Adoption Forbidden in Islam?	Topic Section       Islam
PUBLISHED            Date: 27th	Inheritance Laws in the Quran	Topic Section       Practices
PUBLISHED            Date: 26th	Do the Best You Can with Sincerity	Topic Section       Wisdom
PUBLISHED            Date: 23rd	Were all the Prophet's Utterances a 'Wahi' from God? (Divinely inspired)	Topic Section       Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
PUBLISHED            Date: 23rd	Understanding Verse 42:51 - Who can Receive 'Wahi'?	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date: 19th	Islamic Divorce	Topic Section       Practices
PUBLISHED            Date: 18th	Is the Name 'Ahmad' Found in the Bible?	Topic Section       Prophets & Messengers
PUBLISHED            Date: 11th	Code 19 and the Removal of Two Verses from the Quran - A Problematic Theory	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date: 11th	Sajda e-Tilawat	Topic Section       Practices

 

 

  DECEMBER 2011

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date: 26th	Was Prophet Jesus (pbuh) sent to the Gentiles?	Topic Section       Prophets & Messengers
PUBLISHED            Date: 24th	Parakletos or Periklytos?	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs
PUBLISHED            Date:  7th	Burden of Proof - Prophet Abraham's (pbuh) Argument	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date:   1st	The Bible Does Not Teach the Trinity	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs

 

 

  NOVEMBER 2011

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date: 30th	Should Women Lead Mixed Prayer Congregations as Religious Leaders?	Topic Section       Women
PUBLISHED            Date: 29th	What Does 'Amen' Mean in the Context of Prayer and is it Quranic?	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date: 24th	Shi'a Doctrine and Literary Sources - A Brief Survey	Topic Section       Historical Sources
PUBLISHED            Date: 23rd	Nikaah al-Mut'ah - Temporary Marriage	Topic Section       Women
PUBLISHED            Date: 18th	Is Makkah the Original Location for the Masjid al-Haram?	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs
PUBLISHED            Date: 17th	Hadith Qudsi	Topic Section       Historical Sources
PUBLISHED            Date:  2nd	Huroof-e-Muqqatat (Disjointed Letters)	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date:  2nd	Why Does the Quran Sometimes Use the Plural?	Topic Section       Quran

 

 

  OCTOBER 2011

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date: 31st	Mount Sinai - Behind the Translations	Topic Section       Prophets & Messengers
PUBLISHED            Date: 24th	Death Penalty for Blasphemy	Topic Section       Believers, Muslims & Non-Muslims
PUBLISHED            Date: 24th	The Hajj and Umrah According to the Quran	Topic Section       Practices
PUBLISHED            Date: 23rd	What is the Quranic Ruh (Spirit)?	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs
PUBLISHED            Date: 17th	Quranic Punishment - Murder vs Manslaughter	Topic Section       Islam
PUBLISHED            Date: 17th	A Walk Through 7th Century Arabia	Topic Section       Travelogues
PUBLISHED            Date: 17th	Satan's Guile	Topic Section       Wisdom
PUBLISHED            Date: 16th	Niujie (Ox Street) Mosque, Beijing, China	Topic Section       Travelogues
PUBLISHED            Date: 16th	Mada'in Saleh - The Quranic Ziyarah (Visit) of Petra's Sister Site	Topic Section       Travelogues
PUBLISHED            Date: 16th	A Stroll Through Brookwood Cemetery & Woking in Surrey, England, United Kingdom	Topic Section       Travelogues
PUBLISHED            Date: 16th	Pyramids, Giza, Egypt	Topic Section       Travelogues
PUBLISHED            Date: 16th	Petra, Jordan	Topic Section       Travelogues
PUBLISHED            Date: 16th	Land's End, England, United Kingdom	Topic Section       Travelogues
PUBLISHED            Date: 11th	Marriage with the People of the Book	Topic Section       Believers, Muslims & Non-Muslims
PUBLISHED            Date: 11th	Some Prayers From the Quran	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date:   7th	'Take What the Prophet Gives You' - Support for the Sunna	Topic Section       Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
PUBLISHED            Date:   7th	Why Do We Have to Recite the Quran Back to God in Prayer?	Topic Section       Prayer
PUBLISHED            Date:   6th	Alleged Murder Sanctioned by the Prophet - Overlap of the Ahadith Canon with the Sira Genre	Topic Section       Islam
PUBLISHED            Date:   3rd	Riba	Topic Section       Practices
PUBLISHED            Date:   3rd	Do Animals Have Souls?	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs
PUBLISHED            Date:   2nd	A Personal Experience with Prayer at Madinat al-Zahra (Al Andalus). Near Cordoba, Spain	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs

 

 

  SEPTEMBER 2011

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date:  21st	Miracles or Misunderstood Natural Phenomenon?	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date:  20th	Are there 3 or 5 Prayers in the Day?	Topic Section       Prayer
PUBLISHED            Date:  19th	What is the Quranic Sujud (Prostration)?	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date:  19th	Moon Sighting	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs
PUBLISHED            Date:  18th	Itmam al-Hujjah - Completion of Proof	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date:  18th	The Concept of Zakah from the Quran	Topic Section       Practices
PUBLISHED            Date:  18th	The Concept of Sadaqah from the Quran	Topic Section       Practices
PUBLISHED            Date:  16th	How Many Angels Were Talking to Mary?	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date:  15th	Is Verse 3:81 a Reference to any Particular Messenger?	Topic Section       Prophets & Messengers
PUBLISHED            Date:  14th	Unbelievable Description of the Noble Prophet Jesus (pbuh) in a Hadith	Topic Section       Islamic Secondary Sources
PUBLISHED            Date:  14th	Are Intoxicants Forbidden (Haram) in the Quran?	Topic Section       Food & Drink
PUBLISHED            Date:  13th	PBUH - Peace Be Upon Him	Topic Section       Prophets & Messengers
PUBLISHED            Date:  13th	Eid	Topic Section       Practices
PUBLISHED            Date:   9th	The Limits of Obeying a Messenger	Topic Section       Prophets & Messengers
PUBLISHED            Date:   9th	Eat and Drink But Don't Be Extravagant	Topic Section       Food & Drink
PUBLISHED            Date:   9th	Why is Swine Flesh Forbidden for Consumption?	Topic Section       Food & Drink
PUBLISHED            Date:   8th	Does the Quran Confine Widows to Their Homes in their Waiting Period (Iddat)?	Topic Section       Women
PUBLISHED            Date:   8th	What is a Muslim Name? - A Misnomer	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs
PUBLISHED            Date:   4th	Did the Prophet Contravene His Own Teachings? - A Problematic Hadith	Topic Section       Islamic Secondary Sources
PUBLISHED            Date:   2nd	Does Verse 65:4 Provide Consent to Consummate a Marriage with Female Minors?	Topic Section       Women

 

 

  AUGUST 2011

 

 

PUBLISHED            Date: 31st	Fasting is Prescribed Until Night Not Sunset	Topic Section       Practices
PUBLISHED            Date: 31st	Wudu (Ablution) According to the Quran	Topic Section       Practices
PUBLISHED            Date: 30th	Indeed to God We Belong and Indeed to Him is Our Return - 'inna-lillahi-wa'inna-ilayhi rajiun'	Topic Section       Wisdom
PUBLISHED            Date: 27th	Marrying Four Wives in Islam	Topic Section       Women
PUBLISHED            Date: 27th	Salamun Alaikum - What is an Islamic Greeting?	Topic Section       Wisdom
PUBLISHED            Date: 19th	Blind Following	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs
PUBLISHED            Date: 19th	The Righteous Caliphs	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs
PUBLISHED            Date: 13th	'Nur' as Reflected Light - A Restrictive Rendering	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date: 6th	The Beautiful Character of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)	Topic Section       Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
PUBLISHED            Date: 6th	The Seven Circuits of the Ka'aba	Topic Section       Practices

 

  JULY 2011

 

PUBLISHED            Date: 28th	Kissing the Black Stone - Veneration or an Idolatrous Practice?	Topic Section       Practices
PUBLISHED            Date: 25th	The Qibla Change	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs
PUBLISHED            Date: 25th	Time of Fajr and the End of Sehri in the Month of Ramadan	Topic Section       Practices
PUBLISHED            Date: 20th	The Earliest Historical Sources of the Incident of Karbala	Topic Section       Historical Sources
PUBLISHED            Date: 17th	Superstitions - A Satanic Weapon	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs
PUBLISHED            Date: 17th	How the Quran Describes Itself	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date: 17th	Zam Zam Water	Topic Section       Popular Beliefs
PUBLISHED            Date: 14th	Lailut-ul qadr - An Understanding from a Quranic Perspective	Topic Section       Quran
PUBLISHED            Date: 13th	Non-Muslim Sources of the Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) Ministry	Topic Section       Historical Sources

 

 

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