Muslims

Karbala: The murder of Muslim unity

4th July 2025 alhakam.org Asif M Basit, Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre Like many historical events from the early Islamic period, the Battle of Karbala has also been tainted with pious stories and hagiographical attempts over the centuries. While some of the stories associated with it seem to aim at […]

The Basics of Muslim History and Law

Theology Marvin Olasky At the minimum, here’s what Christians should know. Christianity Today July 3, 2025 Illustration by Christianity Today / Source Images: Getty, Pexels As religious historian Rodney Stark has shown, religions compete. Early in the seventh century AD, Judaism was making inroads in Arabia, but it had stringent entry requirements. […]

Religion in Europe

By Conrad Hackett,Marcin Stonawski,Yunping Tong,Stephanie Kramer,Anne ShiandDalia Fahmy As of 2020, Europe has about 753 million inhabitants, only 2% more than in 2010. Roughly two-thirds of Europeans in 2020 are Christians, and a quarter are religiously unaffiliated. Around 6% of Europe’s residents are Muslims. In many European countries, there has […]

Jihad with the Sword – Part II

MAGAZINE: EDITION APRIL 2025 Religious Concepts 12th June 2025 reviewofreligions.org The Promised Messiah (as) wrote over 80 books in Arabic, Urdu, and Persian. Excerpts of his collected works have been translated into English and organised by topic. The Review of Religions is pleased to present these excerpts as part of […]

Gender roles: An evolutionary perspective in harmony with Islamic teachings

Imran Ahsan Karim-Mirza, Australia The Holy Quran states: يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفۡسٖ وَٰحِدَةٖ وَخَلَقَ مِنۡهَا زَوۡجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنۡهُمَا رِجَالٗا كَثِيرٗا وَنِسَآءٗ “O ye people! fear your Lord, Who created you from a single soul and created therefrom its mate, and from them […]