Asif Mohiuddin is an expatriate Bangladeshi blogger, writer, and freethinking activist who primarily writes about secularism, human rights, religious extremism, and freedom of speech. He is the founder and editor of "Shongshoy - A Movement for the Liberation of Thought"
An examination of Bakhtiyar Khalji’s campaigns in Bihar and Bengal, the rules of warfare and conquest in the Fatawa Alamgiri, and Ahmad Sirhindi’s letters—tracing the religious justification of plunder, enslavement and the subordination of non-Muslims.
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This article examines slavery in Islam through the Quran, hadith, prophetic biographies and the classical jurisprudence of the four Sunni schools. It analyses the legal framework governing enslavement through warfare, the trade in human beings, and sexual access to enslaved women. The central argument is…
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Early Islamic biographies, histories and Qur’anic commentaries preserve accounts of Satan inserting words into Muhammad’s recitation. This article examines the Gharaniq episode, the collective prostration of Muslims and polytheists, and the theological explanations developed to reconcile these reports with prophetic infallibility and the claimed purity…
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The claim that Islam gave women the highest status and unprecedented rights does not withstand examination of the Qur’an, sahih hadith, and classical fiqh. The familiar portrayal of pre-Islamic Arabia as a society in which all women were completely rightless, unable to own property, conduct…
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An analytical discussion of the Islamic doctrine of taqdeer, or divine predestination, examining its scriptural foundations, theological implications, and philosophical tensions around free will, moral responsibility, justice, punishment, and human agency.
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A critical examination of the Banu Qurayza incident through Islamic primary sources, analyzing the allegations of treaty violation, the siege, the mass execution, enslavement, and the moral and legal questions surrounding collective punishment.
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Summary The tragedy of Safiyya bint Huyayy, a Jewish woman, is one of the most controversial and sensitive episodes in
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If we cannot do justice to the Satan or devil, do not allow him to speak, then the devil within us will win
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Islamic Sharia assigns non-Muslims a subordinate status through restrictions on worship, religious propagation, public office, legal testimony, and compensation for homicide. Drawing on classical Islamic sources and evidence from Bangladesh and Pakistan, this article examines how religious discrimination becomes embedded in laws and institutions, challenging…
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This article examines whether Islam genuinely allows its claims to be tested through independent reason, philosophical inquiry, comparative religion, and freedom of conscience. Drawing on the Quran, hadith, classical Islamic creed, scholarly fatwas, and rulings on apostasy, it argues that doubt, unrestricted inquiry, access to…
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Does Islam establish justice in this life and the next? This article critically examines that claim through the Qur’an, hadith, and Islamic jurisprudence, assessing predestination, unequal rights, religious coercion, and eternal punishment against the principles of equality, accountability, and proportionate justice.
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An evidence-based examination of Prophet Muhammad’s final illness and death, drawing on hadith, sira, tafsir, and early Islamic historical sources. The article explores the Khaybar poisoning, his prolonged suffering, deathbed events, and the difficult questions these accounts raise about prophethood, divine protection, and the Quranic…
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This article offers a critical, source-based examination of Prophet Muhammad’s character and actions, highlighting contradictions between popular myths and authentic Islamic texts. Using direct references from the Quran, hadith, and historical sources, it raises questions about Muhammad’s claim to moral greatness and invites readers to…
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A critical examination of Aisha’s reported age at marriage and consummation, drawing on Islamic hadith, Qur’anic rulings, classical sources, and modern apologetic arguments.
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