Usama Dakdok
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Was there an “historical Muhammad” in Ethiopia?
New findings — based on ancient inscriptions, a re-examination of Islamic traditions, and historical sources — point to a 6th-century figure named “MHMD” in Ethiopia and Arabia. This individual would have been the bishop Gerentrios, nicknamed the “praised one” (i.e., MHMD), and later remembered in Islamic tradition as Muḥammad ibn Khuzāʿī. The Christian Himyarite king… Continue reading
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The qira’at confusion
Lloyd de Jongh assembles the “Quranic Inquisition” team: Usama Dakdok, JC, Odon and Adam Seeker (and also with Mel, from Islamic Origins’s channel—alas once again briefly). We discuss one of the most challenging topics for the Islamic narrative: the issue of “qira’at” (the variant readings of the Quran). SUPPORT MY WORK(click on button or image) Continue reading
The great secret of Islam 