Articles
Shorter, accessible essays exploring the same evidence base as our research papers.
Hadith Studies
46 min readCan Hadith Explain the Qur'an?
A verse-by-verse, source-by-source investigation into whether the Qur'an itself assigns the Prophet an explanatory role beyond the recited text, and what the historical record shows about when the classical doctrine of Sunna's authority actually took shape. Reader's Edition: written for anyone, with every technical term and named scholar introduced as it appears.
Early Islamic History
106 min readIslam: A Reader's Guide to the Qur'an, Hadith and Early Islamic History
A plain-language companion to Revert Way's academic review of the Qur'an and Hadith: the same evidence, sources, and arguments, with every technical term and historical figure introduced on first use.
Early Islamic History
2 min readThe Constitution of Medina: A Primary Source Overview
A short guide to the document known as the 'Constitution of Medina': what it says, where it comes from, and why historians treat it as unusually old despite surviving only in a much later text.