2018
2018 articles
Does Islam Reject the Need for Vicarious Sacrifices? Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Certain Muslims appeal to the following passage, It is neither their meat nor their blood that reaches Allah, but it is piety from you that reaches Him. Thus have We made them subject to you that you may magnify Allah for His Guidance to you. And give glad tidings (O
The Need for the Shedding of Blood to make Atonement Paid Members Public
In this article I will be responding to the claim made by some that Leviticus 5:11, “But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then he shall bring, as his offering for the sin which he has committed, a tenth of an ephah of fine flour
Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 4 Paid Members Public
We come to the fourth segment of our rebuttal (https://answeringislam.blog/revisiting-the-age-of-aisha-pt-3/). A Walking Contradiction Recall what Brown wrote: “… Finally, there are some elements of the Prophet’s Sunnah that are actually prohibited for us, like continuous fasting and marrying more than four women…” Brown could not have picked
Who Did Abraham See? Paid Members Public
The Holy Scriptures emphatically teach that Yahweh God Almighty personally appeared to Abraham on several occasions: “Yahweh APPEARED to Abram and said, ‘I will give this land to your offspring.’ He built an altar there to Yahweh, who had APPEARED to him.” Genesis 12:1World English Bible (WEB) “When Abram
Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
We continue from where we previously left off (/2018/05/07/revisiting-the-age-of-aisha-pt-2/). A Role Model for All Times Even though Brown appeals to cultural norms to justify Muhammad’s marriage to a premature minor, he forgets to mention that fact that his prophet is supposed to be a role model
Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
We proceed with our response to Brown’s assertions (/2018/05/07/revisiting-the-age-of-aisha-pt-1/). Here is what Brown further wrote in an attempt to defend Muhammad’s marriage to a minor: “The reason that no pre-modern critics paid attention to the Prophet’s marriage to a ten-year-old was because marrying girls
Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
In this rebuttal we are going to be addressing another shameful attempt to justify Muhammad’s marriage to a 9-year-old minor. The following comments and interaction are taken from the website of Muslim apologist and Georgetown professor Jonathan A. C. Brown: bigdumbbear 7 points 6 months ago Dr. Brown if
Revisiting the Age of Aisha: Postscript Paid Members Public
In this section (/2018/05/07/revisiting-the-age-of-aisha-pt-4/) we are going to cite some of the narrations concerning the second caliph Umar’s marriage proposal to Ali’s daughter in order to highlight the people’s reaction to a 47 year old man desiring to marry a 10-12 year old girl.