Khalil Andani, PhD
Assistant Professor of Religion; PhD Islamic Studies @Harvard | Quranic Studies | Islamic Intellectual History: Kalam, Islamic Neoplatonism | Ismailism | CA-CPA
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Muhammad didnโt marry her at 9. It was fabricated later by narrators to praise Aisha. Ibn Ishaq (earliest source) reports that Aisha converted to Islam in first 3 years (610-613)...
In medieval times, Muslims paid zakat & ushr as tax & had to serve in military; non-Muslims had to pay jizya and were exempt from military service; if they did serve in military, t...
I concluded opposite. Quranโs creative & coherent incorporation of biblical & post biblical material into an original + critical theological narrative indicates itโs author has a v...
No, Talibanโs laws =/ Shariah. Taliban laws = Talibanโs interpretation of Shariah cherry picked to implement in modern state. Shariah is an ideal about Godโs law & guidance which i...