by Raymond IbrahimBefore asking whether the West should be “suspicious of Islam,” we must first establish what actually MAKES something Islamic—and Islamic law is crystal clear. I’ve been watching the recent Oxford Union debate on whether the West has the right to be “suspicious of Islam.” For the question on what is and isn’t Islamic has already been settled, and it isn’t connected to the opinions of this or that person, be they pro- or anti-Islamic. Does the Koran, believed by Muslims to contain the literal commands of Allah, call for or justify x? If any ambiguity remains, the next question becomes: what is the consensus (ijma) of the Islamic world’s leading authorities concerning x?