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  • Muslim Cool – An Interview With Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer

    Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is an assistant professor of anthropology and African American studies at Purdue University. She received her PhD in cultural anthropology from Princeton University, is a graduate from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and completed the Islamic Studies diploma program of the Institute at Abu Nour University in Damascus.… Continue reading

  • Skepticism: One of the Challenges Facing Muslims Today – A Khutbah by Imam Marc Manley

    وَجَعَلنَا اللَّيلَ وَالنَّهارَ آيَتَينِ ۖ فَمَحَونا آيَةَ اللَّيلِ وَجَعَلنا آيَةَ النَّهارِ مُبصِرَةً لِتَبتَغوا فَضلًا مِن رَبِّكُم وَلِتَعلَموا عَدَدَ السِّنينَ وَالحِسابَ ۚ وَكُلَّ شَيءٍ فَصَّلناهُ تَفصيلًا “We made the night and day two Signs. We blotted out the Sign of the night and made the Sign of the day a time for seeing so that you… Continue reading

  • The Sherman Jackson Reader: Literalism Part 4

    The following are a few notes to the audio lecture, The Sherman Jackson Reader: Literalism Part 4. The Sherman Jackson Reader is a class Imam Marc teaches every Saturday morning after Fajr prayer at Middle Ground. On the topic of juristic induction and textual empiricism: The way that Islam has typically been taught is if… Continue reading