Blasphemy is definitionally central to Islamic faith, not its opposite

Evidence

Ibn Warraq thinks he is being blasphemous, but he is too meager a figure to be blasphemous. Blasphemy (kofr) is definitive to what Muslims over the centuries have considered faith (Iman)—but who is to explain this truth to Ibn Warraq’s audience? You want blasphemy? Read Omar Khayyam—and you will learn the meaning of a noble faith. — Hamid Dabashi, Brown Skin, White Masks, 479 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Holy Week processions read as public blasphemy to Muslim onlookers; Blasphemy and faith are internally definitive to Islamic tradition itself — Hamid Dabashi, Brown Skin, White Masks, 479

Broader Connections

• Blasphemy and faith are internally definitive to Islamic tradition itself #corroborates (0.95) — Hamid Dabashi, Brown Skin, White Masks, 479