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The Modernist Menace To IslamDaniel Haqiqatjou
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The Modernist Menace To Islam

Uncover the journey of Daniel Haqiqatjou, founder of Alasna Institute, an online learning platform for Muslims. Born in Houston, Texas, Daniel rediscovered his commitment to Islam in his youth, and has since dedicated his life to teaching Muslims how to address doubts and strengthen their faith. Learn about his academic background, his contributions to Islamic discourse, and his influence in the Muslim community worldwide.

129 chapters

Chapters

  1. 1About The Author1 min read
  2. 21. Introduction11 min read
  3. 32. Atheism1 min read
  4. 42.1 The Self Worship Of Hawking And Physics3 min read
  5. 52.2 Anything Except God1 min read
  6. 62.3 I Love Science!” And Other Confusions3 min read
  7. 72.4 The Self-defeating Nature Of Atheism2 min read
  8. 82.5 Unintended Implications Of Atheism1 min read
  9. 92.6 Where Is The Evidence For God?5 min read
  10. 103. Secularism & Democracy1 min read
  11. 113.1 Secularism Is Not Neutral. It Is Suppression3 min read
  12. 123.2 The Void Of The Secular2 min read
  13. 133.3 The Void Of The Secular2 min read
  14. 143.4 Banning The Hijab In Germany3 min read
  15. 153.5 Down With The Separation Of Church And State2 min read
  16. 163.6 Shaking Hands In Switzerland5 min read
  17. 173.7 Only Tyrants Want To Replace Sharia With Religious Freedom4 min read
  18. 183.8 Wrapping Our Language In A Liberal Veneer Gets Us Nowhere2 min read
  19. 193.9 Is Democracy Better Than Islamic Governance?10 min read
  20. 203.10 Secularism Cannot Square The Circle2 min read
  21. 214. Freedom, Equality And Liberty1 min read
  22. 224.1 Religious Indoctrination And Religious Freedom4 min read
  23. 234.2 Islam Does Not Respect Freedom Of Religion2 min read
  24. 244.3 The Golden Rule, Self-worship, And Satanism3 min read
  25. 254.4 Freedom Of Thought2 min read
  26. 264.5 Alcohol And Freedom5 min read
  27. 274.6 Hadith On Hudud, Corruption, And Equality3 min read
  28. 284.7 Je Suis Hypocrite1 min read
  29. 294.8 Is Islam About Liberty?2 min read
  30. 304.9 Shouldn’t We All Support Freedom Of Choice3 min read
  31. 314.10 Does Islam Promote Equality3 min read
  32. 324.11 Spreading Religion Vs. Spreading Human Rights1 min read
  33. 334.12 Freedom To Pursue Your Desires1 min read
  34. 345. Feminism1 min read
  35. 355.1 The Grave Implications Of Feminist Islam27 min read
  36. 365.2 The Logic Of Patriarchy4 min read
  37. 375.3 Feminism The Cause Of Women Leaving Islam?6 min read
  38. 385.4 Who Wants To Debate Patriarchy9 min read
  39. 395.5 Slamic Law Makes It Easy For Husbands To Oppress Wives2 min read
  40. 405.6 Criticizing Feminism The Right Way1 min read
  41. 415.7 Women’s Wellbeing, Not Feminism1 min read
  42. 425.8 The Political And Social Power Of Motherhood3 min read
  43. 435.9 Triple Talaq3 min read
  44. 446. Hijab1 min read
  45. 456.1 What Is Oppressive About Hijab Requirements In Some Muslim Countries2 min read
  46. 466.2 Productive Ways To Discuss The Hijab4 min read
  47. 476.3 The French And The Hijab2 min read
  48. 486.4 Fallacies Regarding Hijab1 min read
  49. 496.5 There Is No Practical Purpose For The Hijab3 min read
  50. 506.6 Hijab And Empowerment Cliches4 min read
  51. 516.7 Hijab Is About Choice” And Other Confusions2 min read
  52. 526.8 Stop Saying Dumb Things About Hijab1 min read
  53. 536.9 Non-muslims Love Burkinis, But Why1 min read
  54. 546.10 How Not To Argue Against The Burkini Ban3 min read
  55. 556.11 Wearing Hijab As Disobedience2 min read
  56. 566.12 Feminism And Hijab (or The Dangers Of Uncritically Adopting Modernist Discourse)4 min read
  57. 577. Science & Scientism1 min read
  58. 587.1 Common Misconceptions About Scientific Miracles In The Quran10 min read
  59. 597.2 Do Islam And Science Ever Conflict? Yes2 min read
  60. 607.3 There Is No “pluralism” In Science3 min read
  61. 617.4 The Reality Of Science3 min read
  62. 627.5 Slam And Science In Conflict: Describing Reality6 min read
  63. 638. Liberalism, Liberal Hypocrisy1 min read
  64. 648.1 Liberalism Doesn’t See Anything Wrong With Incest2 min read
  65. 658.2 Liberal Moral “progress”: The Consent Taboo3 min read
  66. 668.3 The Fake Tolerance of Liberalism1 min read
  67. 678.4 Liberalism Is Not Merely Irrational. It Is Sheer Madness1 min read
  68. 688.5 Liberal Secularism’s Biggest Deceit1 min read
  69. 698.6 Liberal Faux-theology1 min read
  70. 709. Progressivism, Morality1 min read
  71. 719.1 Progressivism And The Inheritors Of The Pharaohs1 min read
  72. 729.2 The Incoherence Of Moral Progress5 min read
  73. 739.3 We Are The Latest And Greatest (famous Last Words)2 min read
  74. 749.4 Modern Vs. Traditional Conceptions Of Knowledge2 min read
  75. 759.5 Muslim Savages Cannot Keep Up With Social Progress2 min read
  76. 769.6 Is Islam Relevant2 min read
  77. 779.7 Who Is The Real “free Thinker”1 min read
  78. 789.8 The Logical Direction Of Morality2 min read
  79. 799.9 Good Without God? Do We Need Religion To Be “good People”8 min read
  80. 8010. Reformists, Modernists1 min read
  81. 8110.1 Traditional Muslims Vs. The Modernists2 min read
  82. 8210.2 Communist Islam – What We Can Learn From That Travesty2 min read
  83. 8310.3 Is Islam The Reason The Muslim World Is “backwards”? Latin America Begs To Differ6 min read
  84. 8410.4 The Hypocrisy Of “islamic Reform1 min read
  85. 8510.5 Progressive And Modernist Muslim Reform1 min read
  86. 8610.6 The Insight Of The Faux-traditionalis1 min read
  87. 8710.7 The Modernist Playbook2 min read
  88. 8810.8 Hypocrisy On Gender Separation1 min read
  89. 8910.9 Knowledge Vs. The Appearance Of Knowledge2 min read
  90. 9010.10 “american Islam”2 min read
  91. 9110.11 The Western Strategy For Dominating The Muslim World3 min read
  92. 9210.12 Hadith And Epistemology: Adam’s Height4 min read
  93. 9310.13 The Progressives Vs. The Faux-traditionalists1 min read
  94. 9410.14 The Multi-headed Hydra Of Muslim Reformism2 min read
  95. 9510.15 Lizard Hole Cometh1 min read
  96. 9611. Sex & Zina1 min read
  97. 9711.1 Sex Sells, The Same Way Drugs Sell1 min read
  98. 9811.2 The Sexual Misery Of The Western World8 min read
  99. 9911.3 There Is Only One Kind Of Safe Sex1 min read
  100. 10011.4 Premarital Sex Is Not A Victim-less Crime4 min read
  101. 10111.5 Sex Is Taboo In Islam1 min read
  102. 10211.6 The Purpose Of “sex Education”2 min read
  103. 10311.7 Child Marriage” In Bangladesh3 min read
  104. 10411.8 Ikhtilat4 min read
  105. 10512. Homosexuality & Lgbt1 min read
  106. 10612.1 Gay Equality1 min read
  107. 10712.2 Is Islam’s Prohibition Of Same-sex Behavior Discriminatory7 min read
  108. 10812.3 If We Don’t Support Lgbt Rights, We Will Lose Muslim Rights2 min read
  109. 10912.4 Extrasexual Rights Now2 min read
  110. 11012.5 Are There “gays” In Islam2 min read
  111. 11112.6 This Moment In History3 min read
  112. 11213. Malaise1 min read
  113. 11313.1 Keeping You Misinformed Is Their Job2 min read
  114. 11413,2 Consuming Content And Its Effect On The Heart1 min read
  115. 11513.3 The Single Eye Of Modern Politics1 min read
  116. 11613.4 How Capitalism Destroys Contentment1 min read
  117. 11713.5 How Capitalism Destroys Contentment1 min read
  118. 11813.6 The Corporate Virus1 min read
  119. 11913.7 Positive Psychology, Self Help, The Science Of Happiness1 min read
  120. 12013.8 The Reality Of Baraka2 min read
  121. 12113.9 Ramzan Vs. Ramadan8 min read
  122. 12214. Muslim Skeptic1 min read
  123. 12314.1 The Value Of Destruction To Modern Islamic Scholarship3 min read
  124. 12414.2 Purifying The Mind1 min read
  125. 12514.3 What Does It Mean To Be A “muslim Skeptic”1 min read
  126. 12614.4 What Is The Mission Of The Muslim Skeptic1 min read
  127. 12714.5 Why Be A Muslim Skeptic1 min read
  128. 12814.6 A Foundational Principle For Understanding Islam In Light Of Modernity5 min read
  129. 12914.7 Confessions Of A Muslim Skeptic7 min read