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5 facts about Abu Bakr, the Ridda wars and the Fadak dispute

Zakah, rival prophets and tribal secession all fed the Ridda wars, and Sunni and Shia sources tell the Fadak story differently.

Low scores on development, freedom and women’s rights get pinned on Islam itself. 5 facts about what actually predicts them, from oil…

Sharia in Dearborn, the Ground Zero mosque, CAIR as a front group, the demographic numbers, and a school prayer room: 6 claims…

Critics say Muhammad showed no miracles, made a failed prophecy and might have been epileptic. 5 answers from the record. Read them.

Jihad means effort, and in Medinan verses and the law books often fighting; 5 facts on the ranking hadith and the jurists.

Nine war verses are quoted against Islam. The setting, the classical commentary and the limits each verse carries, with fair concessions.

What the Quran says about colour and descent, and how the reports critics cite are graded: 5 answers.

What the casualty data, the polling and the texts show about terrorism and Muslims: 5 facts, with the limits of each source.

Why does the Quran forbid riba? 5 reasons given by the sources and the scholars, and what Islamic finance does instead. Read…

What the Quran says about mockery, how the Prophet answered insults, what Hanafi law held and where Pakistan’s law began. 4 facts.

Is sharia a fixed code and the hudud its core? 5 myths about Islamic law, answered from the sources and the jurists.…

What does Islam teach about homosexuality? 5 facts on the story of Lot, the law, the proof required and the line between…