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Philosophical Problems in Islam
Analysis of God, omniscience, free will, predestination, morality, the problem of evil, and logical inconsistencies within Islamic theology.
Articles
Islamic Jannah: The Eternal Brothel of Sensual Pleasure
A critical sociological and psychological analysis of Islamic descriptions of Jannah, houris, ghilman, heavenly feasts, wine, gold, silk, and jihad-related afterlife incentives.
Allah’s Command “Be”: Logical Problems of Creation, Omnipotence, and Omniscience
The Quran declares that Allah need only say “Be” for something to exist. This article examines that claim alongside accounts of gradual creation, material requirements, angelic intermediaries, and…
The Quran’s Inimitability Challenge: A Rational Critique
Introduction Several verses of the Quran claim that it is a unique, incomparable, and inimitable book, one whose like cannot be composed not only by human beings, but…
Class Inequality and Freedom of Desire in Paradise: An Inherent Contradiction
Islam promises that the inhabitants of Paradise will receive whatever they desire, yet assigns them unequal ranks and rewards. This article examines the contradiction between unrestricted desire and…
The Omniscient Pen: How Many Gods Know the Unseen in Islam?
The Quran reserves knowledge of the unseen for Allah, yet hadith describe a created Pen recording the entire future. The resulting contradictions extend to predestination, space and time,…