Research Made Audible: a Yaqeen Papers Podcast

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Are you looking to stay up to date with Yaqeen's latest research but don't have the time to sit down and read? Research Made Audible is a new podcast that makes Yaqeen's papers available in audio format. Subscribe and never miss our papers released weekly!
Please note, these audiofiles have been generated using AI technology. As such, the intonations and pronunciation of certain words may not reflect human speech patterns. For the original written research paper check out the paper at yaqeeninstitute.org

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What is a Madhhab?

Jul 18 2024 44 mins

Many modern Muslims view the Islamic legal tradition as needing a complete overhaul with many among them calling to bypass the madhhabs in favor of the Qur’an and Sunnah. This approach is based on the incorrect assumption that the maddhabs are not evidence-based but simply the guesswork or opinions of a few jurists. This paper on Exploring the Role of Islamic Schools of Law will

Are All Religions the Same?

Jun 14 2024 60 mins

Is Islam the final form of Allah’s guidance, meant to replace everything before it? Or is Islam, as is understood through the lens of perennialism, merely one valid religion amongst others?This paper on Islam and the False Promise of Perennialism contextualizes perennialism as a response to the problem of religious diversity and evaluates this response in light of Islam’s own s

Understanding Aisha’s Age: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Jun 06 2024 39 mins

In recent years, few criticisms of Islam have taken the spotlight as much as condemnations of the Prophet’s marriage to Aisha. Muslims are accused of following the example of a man who had inappropriate relations with a 9-year-old girl. However, this criticism is based on fallacious reasoning.This paper elucidates the flawed nature of accusations of the Prophet’s alleged immora

The Prophecies of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: Proofs of Prophethood Series

May 17 2024 40 mins

Some of the greatest and most convincing testimonies to the prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ are the numerous occasions on which he correctly predicted future events. Only one to whom God had granted access to the realm of the unseen could have, time and again, accurately foretold the future. This paper will seek to capture some of these predictions—all derived from Qur’anic verses

The Issue of Apostasy in Islam

May 10 2024 39 mins

One of the most common accusations leveled against Islam involves the freedom of religion. The problem, according to critics: Islam doesn’t have any.So what are these critics talking about? Like the issues of stoning and hand chopping, apostasy—the generic act of renouncing or leaving one’s religion—in Islam can only be understood if one is willing to look beyond provocativ

The Character of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: How His Noble Qualities and Personality Are Proof of His Prophethood

Apr 26 2024 37 mins

The Bible reports that Jesus Christ (as) offered logical criteria for distinguishing true prophets from false ones. Through that criteria the Prophet Jesus (as) may have intended that actions speak louder than words about a person’s character, and therefore the personal conduct of a true prophet must be good. He may have also intended that the positive impact of his teachings on

How to Overcome Addiction through Faith: Ibn Al-Qayyim's Rehabilitation Program

Apr 19 2024 57 mins

We are living in a dopaminergic society. Addictions to devices, social media, video gaming, films, Netflix, sexual content, and illicit substances have gripped all levels of society. While these problems are recognized and investigated in various academic disciplines such as psychology and neuroscience, the Islamic tradition also has much to offer. What is the Islamic approach to t

Predestination vs. Free Will in Islam: Understanding Allah's Qadr

Apr 12 2024 26 mins

Divine providence—the idea that everything has already been decreed by the Creator from eternity—has troubled theologians and philosophers for centuries. How can we reconcile the two apparently contradictory facts that Allah has absolute power and sovereignty over all creation, and that at the same time we are responsible for our actions? Are we forced to do what we do, or are

The Palestinian Struggle Through the Prophetic Lens

Mar 22 2024 31 mins

Is Palestine a Muslim issue? What is the Islamic response to the Palestinian question? Put differently, “What would the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ do?”Rarely do we encounter political situations in our lifetime in which the prophetic way is as clear as it is in the case of the Palestinian struggle. Learn more about how the Prophet ﷺ approached a political situation similar to the c

The Alchemy of Divine Love: How Our View of God Affects Our Faith and Happiness

Mar 15 2024 46 mins

This paper introduces the topic of “God image” and attachment. We explain what a God image is and how a healthy or distorted God image develops. We also explain God attachment styles and how our image of God influences how we relate to Him. Finally, we discuss the consequences of a distorted God image on religious and self-concept struggles. We present a theory of God image bas