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Sources of Doubt in Islam
What causes Muslims to doubt Islam? This infographic provides an elaboration of some of the paths that lead toward doubt for American Muslims.
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Published: October 20, 2016 •Muharram 19, 1438
Updated: October 11, 2020 •Safar 24, 1442
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Based on the inaugural project of Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research exploring the dynamics of doubt in the American Muslim community, this infographic provides an elaboration of some of the paths that lead toward doubt. While recognizing the nuance and particularity of crises of faith on an individual level, we were able to identify a number of recurrent themes that, taken together, provide a holistic picture of doubt at the aggregate level. The three nodes from which doubt often stems—moral and social concerns, philosophical and scientific concerns, and personal trauma—are not necessarily mutually exclusive, but can often overlap or reinforce one another.
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Dr. Youssef Chouhoud
Guest Contributor
Youssef is a doctoral student in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Southern California, where he is a Provost Fellow. His current research interests include democratization, with an eye to the Middle East, and political tolerance, with a focus on Muslim minorities in the West. Youssef earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from Lehigh University where he went on to complete a Master of Arts degree in Political Science as a President’s Scholar.
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