Introduction to Quranism – A Return to Original Islam
What is Quranism? For those of you reading New Signs Magazine (NSM) for the first time and are unfamiliar with its print medium predecessor, you […]
Month: May 2022
Quran’s Foundational Concepts: ‘Ibaadah (Worship) Pt 1
About this Series This series is a study of concepts which feature prominently in The Quran. The words representing these concepts appear tens, if not […]
Book Review: Biblical Mullahs
In the Quranist world, we have relatively few written materials compared to the world of Traditionalists. The reason may be simply that we are much […]
Intercession According to the Qur’an
Since there cannot be any contradiction in the Qur’an i.e. one Ayah can never contradict another, the Qur’an tells us clearly with respect to the day of judgement and accountability that there will be no intercession at that point in time.
The Hijra Calendar: Part 5 – 12 Months & 4 Sacred Months
In previous parts, we have examined how the abstract and inferential text of the Quran had been turned from its profound meanings into literal and […]
The Hijra Calendar: Part 4 – Friday / Al-Jumu’a
Part of any calendar elements, are the weeks and the days, that form the basic units of the calendar months. In this chapter, we would like […]
Hijab from the Qur’anic Perspective
This article was originally published prior to 2018 by Misha Az-Zahra in her excellent, but sadly now-defunct blog If Oceans Were Ink Hijab in the […]
Marriage Age in the Qur’an
This article is part of a series on dispelling misconceptions about Islam and was originally published in my blog. Quranic requirements for marriage 1,400 years ago, […]
Don’t beat your wife!
Traditional interpretations of verse 4:34 seem to give husbands permission to commit violence against their spouse. Is this consistent with other Qur’anic verses?
The Hijra Calendar: Part 3 – The Quranic Perspective
Introduction In part 1, we have observed how the present Hijra calendar months are no longer following the seasons they were named after. We can […]