Ibn Warraq

Ibn Warraq is a bestselling author and and secularist scholar of Islam currently living in the United States . He is a Muslim apostate and an outspoken critic of Islam who has written extensively on the oppresive nature of Islam. The name, Ibn Warraq, is pseudonym that has traditionally been adopted by dissident authors throughout the history of Islam. Among the few personal details known about his life is that he was born in 1946 in Rajkot, India to Indian-Muslim parents who soon emigrated to Pakistan , and that he studied at the University of Edinburgh under the Orientalist scholar Montgomery Watt . Ibn Warraq has written several books, some of which are more scholarly and gather together critical research on such topics as the origins of the Qur'an and the life of Muhammad . Some of his books are polemical and strongly inveigh against Islam . There is much in his writings that contradict orthodox Muslim belief. Ibn Warraq promotes secular humanist values among Muslims.

Ibn Warraq is the pen name of an author most famous for his criticism of Islam . He is the founder of the Institute for the Secularisation of Islamic Society (ISIS) and is formerly a senior research fellow at the Center for Inquiry , focusing on Quranic criticism . Warraq is currently the Vice-President of the World Encounter Institute. Warraq's commentary on Islam is considered by some to be overly polemical and revisionist , while others praise it as well-researched. Warraq gathered world notice through his historiographies of the early centuries of the Islamic timeline and has published works which question mainstream conceptions of the period. The pen name Ibn Warraq ( , most literally "son of a papermaker") is used due to his concerns for his personal safety; Warraq stated, "I had fear to become the second Salman Rushdie ." It is a name that has been adopted by dissident authors throughout the history of Islam. The name refers to 9th century skeptical scholar Abu Isa al-Warraq . Warraq adopted the pseudonym in 1995 when he completed his first book, entitled Why I Am Not a Muslim . The Origins of the Koran (1998), The Quest for the Historical Muhammad (2000), What the Koran Really Says: Language, Text and Commentary (2002), Defending the West: A Critique of Edward Said's Orientalism (2007), Which Koran?: Variants, Manuscripts, and the Influence of Pre-Islamic Poetry (2008), Why the West is Best: A Muslim Apostate's Defense of Liberal Democracy (2011) and Sir Walter Scott's Crusades & Other Fantasies (2013). Stephen Crittenden L The Religion Report Ibn Warraq: Why I am not a Muslim 10 October 2001 "Secularist Muslim intellectual Ibn Warraq – not his real name – was born on the Indian subcontinent and educated in the West. He believes that the great Islamic civilisations of the past were established in spite of the Koran, not because of it, and that only a secularised Islam can deliver Muslim states from fundamentalist madness." Ronald A. The spectator October 2007 IQ2 debates on the topic "We should not be reluctant to assert the superiority of Western values" Ibn Warraq An independent researcher at the humanist Centre for Enquiry in the USA. Author of ‘Why I am Not a Muslim’ (1995) and editor of anthologies of Koranic criticism and an anthology of testimonies of ex-Muslims ‘Leaving Islam’ (2003). A contributor to the Wall Street Journal and The Guardian, and has addressed distinguished governing bodies all over the world, including the United Nations in Geneva on the subject of apostasy . The Origins of the Koran: Classic Essays on Islam’s Holy Book . Daniel Pipes , "Why I Am Not a Muslim," Weekly Standard , January 22, 1996 pg1 " Ibn Warraq brings a scholarly sledge-hammer to the task of demolishing Islam. Writing a polemic against Islam, especially for an author of Muslim birth, is an act so incendiary that the author must write under a pseudonym; not to do so would be an act of suicide. And what does Ibn Warraq have to show for this act of unheard-of defiance? A well-researched and quite brilliant, if somewhat disorganized, indictment of one of the world's great religions. While the author disclaims any pretence to originality, he has read widely enough to write an essay that offers a startlingly novel rendering of the faith he left. Facts cited from introduction to interview with Warraq. ABC Radio National . 10 October 2001 . A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson . Der Spiegel August 2007 Interview with Ibn Warraq There were several reasons, which are still valid. I had begun 1993 to write my book “why I am not Muslim ” when it appeared 1995, was I professor for British and American culture at the University of Toulouse. I had fear to become the second Salman Rushdie I did not want not to die and I had my family to protect. My brother and its family do not know until today that I wrote the book. I do not want that they must suffer on my account.

Ibn Warraq in 2018 Ibn Warraq is the pen name of an anonymous author critical of Islam . He is the founder of the Institute for the Secularisation of Islamic Society and used to be a senior research fellow at the Center for Inquiry , focusing on Quranic criticism . Warraq has written historiographies of the early centuries of the Islamic timeline and has published works which question mainstream conceptions of the period. The pen name Ibn Warraq ( , most literally "son of a papermaker") is used due to his concerns for his personal safety; Warraq stated, "I was afraid of becoming the second Salman Rushdie ." It is a name that has been adopted by dissident authors throughout the history of Islam. The name refers to the 9th-century skeptical scholar Abu Isa al-Warraq . Warraq adopted the pseudonym in 1995 when he completed his first book, entitled Why I Am Not a Muslim . Warraq's commentary on Islam has been criticized by academic specialists in Islamic history as polemical , overly revisionist and lacking in expertise, while others praised it as refreshing, well-researched, and mostly accurate. The Origins of the Koran (1998), The Quest for the Historical Muhammad (2000), What the Koran Really Says: Language, Text and Commentary (2002), Defending the West: A Critique of Edward Said's Orientalism (2007), Which Koran?: Variants, Manuscripts, and the Influence of Pre-Islamic Poetry (2008), Why the West Is Best: A Muslim Apostate's Defense of Liberal Democracy (2011) and Sir Walter Scott's Crusades & Other Fantasies (2013). Secularist Muslim intellectual Ibn Warraq – not his real name – was born on the Indian subcontinent and educated in the West. He believes that the great Islamic civilisations of the past were established in spite of the Koran, not because of it, and that only a secularised Islam can deliver Muslim states from fundamentalist madness. "Intelligence Squared Debates on the topic "We should not be reluctant to assert the superiority of Western values" " . "Islamkritiker Ibn Warraq: "Dieser Kalte Krieg kann 100 Jahre dauern" " . A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson . The Origins of the Koran: Classic Essays on Islam’s Holy Book . Daniel Pipes , "Why I Am Not a Muslim," Weekly Standard , January 22, 1996 pg1 "Ibn Warraq brings a scholarly sledge-hammer to the task of demolishing Islam. Writing a polemic against Islam, especially for an author of Muslim birth, is an act so incendiary that the author must write under a pseudonym; not to do so would be an act of suicide. And what does Ibn Warraq have to show for this act of unheard-of defiance? A well-researched and quite brilliant, if somewhat disorganized, indictment of one of the world's great religions. There are <ref group=note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).

Pen name of an author critical of Islam Warraq in 2018 Ibn Warraq (born 1946) is the pen name of an anonymous author critical of Islam . He is the founder of the Institute for the Secularisation of Islamic Society and used to be a senior research fellow at the Center for Inquiry , focusing on Quranic criticism . Warraq is the vice-president of the World Encounter Institute. Warraq has written historiographies of the early centuries of the Islamic timeline and has published works which question mainstream conceptions of the period. The pen name Ibn Warraq ( , most literally "son of a papermaker") is used due to his concerns for his personal safety; Warraq stated, "I was afraid of becoming the second Salman Rushdie ." It is a name that has been adopted by dissident authors throughout the history of Islam. The name refers to the 9th-century skeptical scholar Abu Isa al-Warraq . Warraq adopted the pseudonym in 1995 when he completed his first book, entitled Why I Am Not a Muslim . Warraq's commentary on Islam has been criticized by academic specialists in Islamic history as polemical , overly revisionist and lacking in expertise, while others praised it as refreshing, well-researched, and mostly accurate. The Origins of the Koran (1998), The Quest for the Historical Muhammad (2000), What the Koran Really Says: Language, Text and Commentary (2002), Defending the West: A Critique of Edward Said's Orientalism (2007), Which Koran?: Variants, Manuscripts, and the Influence of Pre-Islamic Poetry (2008), Why the West Is Best: A Muslim Apostate's Defense of Liberal Democracy (2011) and Sir Walter Scott's Crusades & Other Fantasies (2013). Secularist Muslim intellectual Ibn Warraq – not his real name – was born on the Indian subcontinent and educated in the West. He believes that the great Islamic civilisations of the past were established in spite of the Koran, not because of it, and that only a secularised Islam can deliver Muslim states from fundamentalist madness. "Intelligence Squared Debates on the topic "We should not be reluctant to assert the superiority of Western values" " . "Islamkritiker Ibn Warraq: "Dieser Kalte Krieg kann 100 Jahre dauern" " . A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson . The Origins of the Koran: Classic Essays on Islam's Holy Book . There are <ref group=note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).

Pen name of an author critical of Islam Ibn Warraq (born 1946) is the pen name of an anonymous author critical of Islam . He is the founder of the Institute for the Secularisation of Islamic Society and used to be a senior research fellow at the Center for Inquiry , focusing on Quranic criticism . Warraq is the vice-president of the World Encounter Institute. Warraq has written historiographies of the early centuries of the Islamic timeline and has published works which question mainstream conceptions of the period. The pen name Ibn Warraq ( Arabic : ابن وراق , most literally "son of a papermaker") is used due to his concerns for his personal safety; Warraq stated, "I was afraid of becoming the second Salman Rushdie ." It is a name that has been adopted by dissident authors throughout the history of Islam. The name refers to the 9th-century skeptical scholar Abu Isa al-Warraq . Warraq adopted the pseudonym in 1995 when he completed his first book, entitled Why I Am Not a Muslim . He is the editor of several books, also including The Origins of the Koran (1998), The Quest for the Historical Muhammad (2000), What the Koran Really Says (2002) and the writer/editor Leaving Islam (2003). He is a controversial figure among his contemporaries as many academic specialists in Islamic history consider him to be polemical , overly revisionist and lacking in expertise. Secularist Muslim intellectual Ibn Warraq – not his real name – was born on the Indian subcontinent and educated in the West. He believes that the great Islamic civilisations of the past were established in spite of the Koran, not because of it, and that only a secularised Islam can deliver Muslim states from fundamentalist madness. "Intelligence Squared Debates on the topic "We should not be reluctant to assert the superiority of Western values" " . "Islamkritiker Ibn Warraq: "Dieser Kalte Krieg kann 100 Jahre dauern" " . A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson . The Origins of the Koran: Classic Essays on Islam's Holy Book . There are <ref group=note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).