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Can Islam and Liberalism Coexist?

Zealots at the Gate

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The Importance of Reason in Islam

Rashid Rida says Islam is quote unquote the religion of reason. He also tells his readers, you may come to know your religion's truths through logical proof and evidence. And in contrast, he portrays Christianity as a religion of magical thinking. So I bring this up for a couple reasons. It fits into a lot of what we've said about the role of the state, that Islam feels a need to catch up.

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