From b6155b3dc7a2774269ff93ed3d9a670f27841657 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wmj Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:23:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add Section 1.3 on Authorial Opinions and Reader Autonomy to Author SOP --- iqra-author-style-guide-and-editorial-sop.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/iqra-author-style-guide-and-editorial-sop.md b/iqra-author-style-guide-and-editorial-sop.md index 6dc8991..040a24d 100644 --- a/iqra-author-style-guide-and-editorial-sop.md +++ b/iqra-author-style-guide-and-editorial-sop.md @@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ Never publish abstract theological, mathematical, or macroeconomic treatises in * **Abstract:** "Algorithmic Determinism in Generative Large Language Systems" **Real World:** *"The Screen at the Dinner Table: Reclaiming the Family Hearth from Dopamine Extraction"* +### 1.3 Authorial Opinions, Intellectual Independence & Reader Autonomy +* **Authors Are Entitled to Their Opinions:** Authors, contributing fellows, and columnists across *Iqra Times* write with personal conviction and are fully entitled to their own individual viewpoints, hypotheses, and opinions. +* **No Obligation to Agree or Disagree:** Opinions expressed belong strictly to the individual author and do not represent the institutional position or dogma of *Iqra Times* or *Darul Falah*. **No reader has to agree or disagree with the opinions of any author.** Readers are completely free to exercise their own critical discernment, critique arguments, and reach their own independent conclusions. + --- ## 2. The Dual Literary Reference Canon: Dan Brown × Buya Hamka