Yawma yunfakhu fi as-suri fa ta'tuna afwaja The day when the Trumpet will be blown and you will come in troops The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: On that day the...
Inna yawma al-fasli kana miqata Indeed the Day of Decision is a fixed time The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah, from Tafsir Ibn Kathir: When will the Day of Decision be? It has a fixed...
Jonathan Edelstein asked me to discuss how Islamic law treats the issue of abortion. According to the teaching of the Prophet Muhammad (sAas), the soul is placed in the fetus after 120 days. This is his explanation of the meaning...
David Neiwert at Orcinus posts a powerful argument by Dr. James Rockford against the use of torture. It can be summed up by paraphrasing Jim Henley. Why should we not use torture? Because we're fucking human beings (Arthur Silber already...
family: can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em...
I got a letter in the mail from my mom the other day. She's in Minnesota, visiting her family, as I had mentioned previously. She said she and her sisters had a long and emotionally grueling talk about their family...