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About Islam April 10, 2026

The Abbasid Dynasty – Part III, Dhimmitude

Part twelve of a series. This third article on the Abbasid Dynasty covers the relationship between jihad and dhimmitude, and Islamic law’s development related to…

About Islam April 8, 2026

The Abbasid Dynasty – Part II, Its Religious Development

Part eleven of a series. This article describes Islam’s religious doctrine and document development during the Abbasid dynasty. During this period Islam’s core beliefs, and…

About Islam April 1, 2026

The Abbasid Dynasty – Part I, History

Ninth in a series The Abbasid Dynasty lasted from 750 until 1258. Many of Islam’s structures began to solidify during this period. The Qur’an, hadith,…

About Islam January 17, 2016

The Abbasid Dynasty Part III, Dhimmitude

by Dan Wolf This third article on the Abbasids covers the relationship between jihad and dhimmitude, and the development of Islamic law as related to…

About Islam January 2, 2016

The Abbasid Dynasty – Part II, Its Religious Development

by Dan Wolf As mentioned last time, this article focuses on Islam’s religious doctrines and documents. During this period that Islam’s core beliefs, and the…

About Islam December 5, 2015

The Abbasid Dynasty – Part I, History

The Abbasid Dynasty lasted from 750 until 1258. It was during this period that many of Islam’s structures began to solidify. The Qur’an, hadith, traditions…

About Islam March 30, 2026

The First Caliphs and the Umayyad Dynasty

Eighth in a series This article reviews the Islamic caliphate’s early history, beginning with the first caliphs coming from Muhammad’s followers through the Umayyad dynasty.

About Islam July 13, 2026

Historical Critique, Part II

Thirty-second in a series This article continues the discussion from last time applying historical critique to Islam. Please go to that article if you are…

About Islam June 25, 2026

Islamic Myths, Part I

Twenty-ninth in a series In this post we move from inconsistencies within Islam to myths about it. This material came from two interfaith events occurring…

About Islam June 7, 2026

US Law and Shari’ a

Twenty sixth in a series We’ll finish the conversation we started last time by discussing law. Once again, we’ll create a baseline using the Biblical…

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