Research & Writing

Papers & Essays

Shorter studies and reflections by Dr. Badr Hashemi, alongside his books — each one free to read online and free to download.

First page of the essay Muhammed — the Solitaire

Essay · 2026

Muhammed — the Solitaire

How the Qur'an itself portrays the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) — not through a birth or childhood narrative, but as an utterly human personality who insists on his own limitations, and whom the Book nonetheless sets apart.

6 pages English Free & open access
First page of the address Its Roots Are Firmly Established

Address · 2026

Its Roots Are Firmly Established

On the Qur’anic parable of the good word and the good tree in Surah Ibrahim — roots that hold, branches that reach towards the heavens, and a faith that bears fruit in every season. Delivered as a guest address at Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad.

8 pages English Free & open access
Cover of Veiling the Attitudes & the Hemline

Paper · 2026

Veiling the Attitudes & the Hemline

On haya in the Qur'an — why modesty begins with the heart, the gaze and the attitude long before it reaches the dress, what it asks of both men and women, and how it holds up in a modern secular world.

16 pages English Free & open access