<p>Among the various Muslim communities that were articulating their doctrinal positions in the early Islamic centuries, one in particular was known derisively as the Ghulat ('extremists'). This was owing to their specific interpretation of Islam, which included an 'extreme' devotion to the Shi'i Imams and the family of the Prophet, and controversial religio ... Show More
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How Islamic Is an “Islamic state”? Islam & Politics with Prof. Mohsen Kadivar | Ep. 20, Pt 1.
In the first of two parts on Islam and politics with Prof. Mohsen Kadivar, we ask what politics is and whether Islam has a political ideology. We explore prophetic authority and political power, the Islamic State, armed resistance and terrorism, and the status of the kafir. Start ... Show More
1h 6m
Sep 29
God, Jinns & Aliens: Islam & Science with Dr Shoaib Malik | Thinking Islam Ep.19
Are the claims of the Qurʾan scientific, or beyond the reach of science? And if aliens exist, are humans still the best of creation? In this episode of Thinking Islam, we discuss the relationship between Islam and science with Dr Shoaib Ahmed Malik. We begin with how Muslims have ... Show More
1h 20m