Introduction to Islamic Herbalism
By Dr. John Andrew Morrow While most educated readers are familiar with Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah (d. 632 CE) as a prophet and statesman, few are aware that he was also a master herbalist and the founding father of prophetic medicine. Known in Arabic as tibb nabawi or tibb al-nabi, prophetic medicine became the basis […]
The Encyclopedia of Islamic Herbal Medicine by Dr. John Andrew Morrow: A Book Review
By Roberto Vertutti The Encyclopedia of Islamic Herbal Medicine (McFarland, 2011) by Dr. John Andrew Morrow focuses on the foundational phytotherapy of the Prophet Muhammad and the Twelve Imams. Although the terms “Islamic medicine,” “Muslim medicine,” and “Arabic medicine” are rather broad, and embrace both prophetic medicine (tibb nabawi or tibb al-nabi) and Unani […]
The Divine Duty to Protect World Heritage Sites
By Dr. John Andrew Morrow We gathered here today, on this 26th day of November of 2018, in the holy city of Karbala, in the ancient nation of Iraq, at the First International Conference on Iraq’s Heritage and Antiquities, to denounce the state-sponsored, religiously rationalized destruction of sacred, spiritual, historical, archaeological, cultural, and world heritage […]
Americans Seeking to Turn Iraqi Ayatullahs Against Iran
By Dr. John Andrew Morrow The American ambassador to Iraq was making his rounds among the Grand Ayatullahs of Iraq during the last week of November. According to Sayyid Salih al-Hakim, who works for the Office of Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Sa‘id al-Hakim, the American ambassador was attempting to convince the Sources of Emulation from Iraq […]
THE COVENANT OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD WITH THE JEWS OF KHAYBAR AND MAQNA
By Dr. John Andrew Morrow “The Jews of the Islamic world were not restricted in this way. Like Christians, they were accorded the status of dhimmi (protected minority), which gave them civil and military protection, as long as they respected the law and supremacy of the Islamic state. The Jews of Islam were not persecuted… […]
Truth has Come and Falsehood has Vanished Away: A Response to Jayson Casper’s “Covenantal Theology”
By Dr. John Andrew Morrow On December 21, 2018, Jayson Casper, a Cairo-based writer who covers the minority Copts, published an article titled “Covenantal Theology” in Christianity Today which poses a very important question: “Can Muhammad’s Ancient Promise Inspire Muslim-Christian Peace Today?” The author commences by commenting upon the biblical progression of covenants, the Covenant […]
Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad Offered at the Parliament of the World’s Religions
The seventh Parliament of the World’s Religions, the oldest, largest, most diverse and inclusive global interfaith event, was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, between November 1 and November 7, 2018. The conference, which was themed, “The Promise of Inclusion, the Power of Love: Pursuing Global Understanding, Reconciliation, and Change,” was attended by over 10,000 people […]
Muslims Protecting Christians Around the World
By Charles Upton and John Andrew Morrow In recent years many stories of the heroic defense of Christians by Muslims, often against attacks by ISIS, Boko Haram and other Takfiri terrorists, have emerged from Syria, Iraq, Egypt, the Philippines, Canada, France and elsewhere. These actions are entirely in the spirit, though not always in the […]
From the Bullet to the Ballot: A Strategic Shift in the Palestinian Struggle
By Dr. John Andrew Morrow (The following opinion piece was published in al-Bawaba: The Middle East Gateway on April 15, 2004, and has long been removed from the newspaper’s archives. It was supposed to be included in Islamic Insights: Writings and Reviews, an anthology of Dr. John Andrew Morrow’s journalism, published by Ansariyan Publications in 2010; […]
Who Fears The Covenants Of The Prophet Muhammad With The Christians Of The World?
By Roberto Vertutti To ask: “Who fears the Covenants of the Prophet?” is synonymous with asking “Who fears the truth?” This is the issue at hand. Those who fear the truth also fear the one who spreads it. They fear The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the World because they go together with the truth. Although either title would be […]