By Stephen B. Young Global Executive Director of the Caux Round Table for Moral Capitalism Pegasus: A Newsletter for the Caux Round Table for Moral Capitalism September 2025 (Volume XVI, Issue IX) John Andrew Morrow […]
Tag: Quran
The Maghazi of Sayyiduna Muhammad: The Earliest Known Biography of the Messenger of Allah
The Maghazi of Sayyiduna Muhammad: The Earliest Known Biography of the Messenger of Allah By Musa ibn ‘Uqbah Translated by Wordsmiths Editing Ltd. USA – Malaysia – UK: Imam Ghazali Publishing, 2024. The Summary When […]
Did Muhammad Marry a Child?
By Dr. John Andrew Morrow Transcript of Jacob Berman’s History Valley from Saturday, May 3, 2025 Did Muhammad Marry a Child? Yes. No. Maybe. We don’t know. Actually, that is the most honest answer. We do […]
Feminism and Islam: An Impossible Equation? A Study of the Views of Waleed Saleh
By Dr. John Andrew Morrow Full Professor of Foreign Languages and Literature, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana Abstract Although they need no introduction in Spain, the works of the Waleed Saleh, the Iraqi-born professor […]
Creator, Creation, and Compassion: The Speech that B’nai B’rith tried to Ban
By Dr. John Andrew Morrow January 26, 2025 Introduction Creator, Creation, and Compassion. What a beautiful topic. What an honor to address it. And what an accomplishment it is that the Islamic Social Services Association […]
Islamic Abolitionists
As Baha’ al-Din (d. after 1042 CE) [al-Hakim] [r. 996-1021] ordered the freedom of all the slaves and those who were otherwise owned, in a special decree that was absolute, forceful, and irrevocable, such that […]
Does Surah 4:34 Say to Beat Insubordinate Women?
On December 29, 2024, Dr. John Andrew Morrow was interviewed by Aron Ra, the secular activist, on the subject of domestic violence in the Qur’an. What follows is drawn from Dr. Morrow’s book, The Most […]
A Short History of the Hijab
By Dr. John Andrew Morrow The Qur’an, the revelation of which ended in 632, suggests that women covertheir saw’at, their shame or pudendum (7:26-27), namely, their genitalia. The Qur’an states that women should guard their […]
Grounds for the Prohibition of Slavery and Concubinage
By Dr. John Andrew Morrow Select Ethical Evidence from the Qur’an Source: Morrow, John Andrew. Islam & Slavery. Washington, DC, and London: Academica Press, 2024. Buy the book.
More on Mariya the copt
For those of you who wish to learn more about the dubious historicity of Mariya, the Copt, the alleged concubine of the Prophet Muhammad, you could consult the following sources: Azaiez, Mehdi, Gabriel Said Reynolds, […]
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