Dr. Javad T Hashmi
PhD candidate in Religion at @Harvard; Physician, Ethicist, & Islamic Studies specialist
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I had initially held the view that Noah's flood in the Quran was global based simply on biblical subtext. I have come to change my mind -- not, however, due to the apologetic reaso...
In Lecture 6 of our upcoming course with @BartEhrman, "Misquoting Muḥammad," we will look at the Ḥadīth. In modern Islamic Studies, it is Ignaz Goldziher (1850-1921) who is credi...
In this thread, we will discuss @Haqiqatjou's racist bent & white nationalist connection. 1/ We should not be surprised here because Dishonest Dan's grift & livelihood is based o...
Question: Did the Quran / historical Muḥammad punish apostasy? Answer from Professor Christian Sahner's "Christian Martyrs Under Islam": “The Qur’an does not approve of apostasy...
1) The Prophet was in no position to abolish slavery. The later tradition portrays him as a “caliph” but this was not his position in Medina where he was one leader amongst many....
They made religion about beliefs when it is really about faith. They made religion into law & rules when it is really about ethics & virtue. They made religion into formal observan...
Jews and Christians who believed that Muhammad is a Prophet: A thread. 📜 1/ https://t.co/Xu7xEmUk32
Since the very beginning of its pursuit, there have been Muslim scholars & intellectuals who have embraced the historical-critical approach... & used it to wage war against the med...
Looks like the Hindutva fascists found my Deoband thread, so in response, let me say this: Nobody who is *actually* familiar with Hindu & Indic traditions would think of positing s...
Al-Qaeda/ISIS is to Wahhabism as the Taliban is to Deoband. But, whereas everyone now knows about Wahhabism, few know about Deoband. A thread. 1/
I just watched the clip of @mohammed_hijab doing takfīr of me, & must say, it is very light on actual argument. His first claim against me is that I am "just" a "medical doctor" &...
So, get this: a nurse just complained to me about "a Muslim family" that recently lost a loved one in our ER... & she was implying how inconsiderate it was that an "army" of family...