Posts by Apostate Imam

The Basic Principle: Conditioning Faith on Love and Hate for Allah’s Sake

At the core of Islamic teachings on relationships is the idea that true faith requires loving and hating solely based...

Female Genital Mutilation and Islam: A Critical Examination of Its Religious Legitimization

Introduction Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons, is widely...

Alexander the Great in the Qur’an: How Islam Mistook a Pagan King for a Muslim Prophet-Like Figure

One of the most striking historical blunders in the Qur’an is its portrayal of Dhul-Qarnayn (“The Two-Horned One”) in Surah...