Unveiling Islam

  Islam and the Morality of Sex Slavery Why Qur’an 4:24 Is a Problem That Cannot Be Explained Away When Divine Revelation Permits Owning and Using Women as Spoils of War “And [forbidden to you are] married women — except those your right hands possess…” — Qur’an 4:24 This single clause — tucked into a longer verse about sexual prohibitions — has been one of the most troubling moral blemishes in Islamic scripture. It establishes that  sexual access to enslaved women is divinely permitted , even if they are married. It doesn’t take interpretation. It doesn’t require obscure hadiths. It’s  right there in the Qur’an . This article critically examines: The verse and its context How classical Islamic law implemented it The broader justification through Islamic theology And why it remains a  theological and moral failure  that can't be excused today. 📜 The Verse in Question: Qur’an 4:24 Here is the full section (Sahih International translation): “And [forbidden to you...

Confusion Over Jinn and Magic How Islam Repackaged Pagan Arabian Superstitions Introduction — The “Pure Monotheism” Myth Muslim apologists often sell Islam as the purest form of monotheism — a divine correction that removed paganism’s errors and replaced them with uncorrupted truth. But scratch beneath the surface, and you’ll see something startling: Islam  did not purge  the supernatural beliefs of pagan Arabia. Instead, Muhammad and the Qur’an  kept many of these superstitions intact , weaving them into Islam’s theology and law. The belief in  jinn, black magic, and the evil eye  — once part of Arabia’s pagan folklore — was simply  rebranded as Islamic doctrine . The result? A religion that claims to be rational and universal while being rooted in the very magical thinking it claims to have replaced. 1. Pre-Islamic Arabia — The Supernatural World of Jinn, Magic, and Omens Long before Muhammad, the Arabian Peninsula was a hotbed of supernatural belief. 1.1...

“Do Not Insult Their Gods” What Qur’an 6:108 Really Demands — And Why It Keeps Being Ignored TL;DR (for quick reference) Qur’an 6:108 commands Muslims not to insult other religions’ deities so that Islam and Allah will not be insulted in return ( Qur’an 6:108 ). Classical tafsīr ties this to a pragmatic cause : early Muslims’ derision of idols provoked reciprocal insults against Allah. The Qur’an elsewhere openly ridicules idolatry and denounces disbelievers in scathing terms, generating a textual tension with 6:108 (e.g., 7:195 , 21:66–67 , 37:95–96 , 98:6 , 8:22 ). Logical consequence : if Muslims violate 6:108 by mocking others, retaliation (e.g., cartoons of Muhammad, Qur’an burnings) follows exactly as the verse predicts; responsibility for the foreseeable blowback falls on the initial provocateurs . Practical takeaway : If Muslims want to stop recurring cycles of desecration and insult, strict adherence to 6:108 is not optional — it’s the text’s explicit...