Racism in Islam / Arab superiority

Cited amid a debate over alleged racism in the Quran, with the Muslim perspective arguing that blackened faces on Judgment Day refer to condemned liars’ countenance rather than ...

Cited from a Muslim perspective to argue that disputed Quranic language about blackened faces should be interpreted figuratively rather than as a literal statement about skin co...

Cited from a Muslim perspective to challenge a literal racial reading of Qur’anic judgment imagery by noting that the guilty are also described as “blue-eyed” on the day the tru...

Cited from a Muslim perspective to argue that Allah being light makes darkness a metaphor for sinful deeds and countenance, not a literal change in skin color.

Cited from a Muslim perspective to support that Allah’s light and generous reward frame “darkened faces” as a spiritual countenance rather than literal skin color.

Cited to support the Muslim-side argument that light represents Allah’s goodness and a person’s spiritual state, so references to darkened faces should be understood as countena...

Cited to support the Muslim-side argument that Allah’s light represents goodness, so language about darkened faces refers to spiritual countenance rather than physical skin color.

Cited from a Muslim perspective to argue that descriptions of blackened faces on Judgment Day refer to spiritual condition or countenance rather than literal skin color.

Cited to support the Muslim-side claim that scripture can be literal or allegorical, so descriptions of darkened faces on judgment day need not refer to physical skin color.