Abstract (eng)
Morality represents one of the highest developments of the human race and, probably, one of its most distinguished and valuable traits. This paper will deal with atheism in general and its current state in the Arab world, as well as three major ethical problems against Islam raised by the Arab Atheists Magazine, an online magazine published in the Arabic language. These three problems are homosexuality, the problem of eternal Hell, and the controversial marriage and its consummation between the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Aisha. Although much is written on the topic of atheism and ethical issues in Islam, the vast majority of it stems from foreign, non-Arabic sources. This paper, however, deals with a rare occurrence of a magazine written by Arabic-speaking atheists, meant for Arabic speaking, both non-religious and religious public, and as such forms something of an anomalous occurrence in the Arab world. Building on ethical problems taken up by the Magazine we will try to look at the issues in question from both sides, atheistic and Islamic, and to determine whether Islamic morality is indeed immaculate and indispensable, as claimed.