Posts tagged with "speakingingodsname"



15. March 2017
ASA Dr. Abou El Fadl, I need to understand why Allah would give men inheritance rights that are superior to women. I believe Allah is Just and I am not understanding the text. Recently, my father in law passed away and the estate was dissolved and funds transferred to the family members. My husband and his brother received much more than their sisters and I don’t understand the wisdom behind this. Help! [Name Withheld for Privacy] ********************* Al-salamu ‘alaykum, Thank you for...
04. June 2011
Keynote Lecture, Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl Inspire Conference London, June 4, 2011 The Conference of the Books: The Search for Beauty in Islam[1] is very dear to my heart. I often tell my students that this is the one book that I want buried with me so that I can hold it in my defense in the Hereafter. The Conference of the Books invites the reader to share with me what can only be described as truly intimate and metaphysical and transcendental moments that scholars are often not honest enough to...