hadith

Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.

Miscellany on the Quran’s Haphazard Structure Members Public

In this post I will be sharing various hadiths on the Quran appearing as a man on the last day to dispute with Allah, as well as its variant readings and textual corruptions. The Talking Quran Chapter on the virtue of following the Qur’an, the reward contained in acting

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Al-Albani on Aisha’s Statement that 9-Year-Old Girls are Women Members Public

There are specific narrations where Muhammad’s child-bride Aisha is reported to have said that a girl of nine is a woman. Case in point: Qutaybah told us: Abdul Aziz bin Muhammad told us, on the authority of Muhammad bin Amr, on the authority of Abu Salamah, on the authority

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Islam on Having Sex with Minors Members Public

I share the legal rulings and opinions of the Muslim website IslamWeb (https://islamweb.net/ar/; https://islamweb.net/en/)., in respect to having sex with prepubescent, premature minors. The readers will see that Muslim scholars do allow men to have sex with girls younger than 9 years old provided

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Aisha: Do 9-year-olds Become Women? Members Public

In this post I will be sharing the response fromIslamWeb.net (https://islamweb.net/ar/; https://islamweb.net/en/). where they refute the narration attributed to Aisha who supposedly said that a girl who reaches the age of nine is a woman. The sources prove that Aisha was still a

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Muhammad's Suicidal Attempts Revisited Members Public

In this post I revisit Muhammad’s encounter with the spirit who psychologically violated and demoralized him. The spirit had so traumatized Muhammad that he repeatedly tried to kill himself because of it. The citations that I will be quoting are all taken from Volume 1 of Ibn Kathir’s

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Islam on Sarah as Abraham’s Sister & Hagar’s Mistress Members Public

I share some of the Islamic traditions, which agree with the Holy Bible that Sarah was Abraham’s sister and that Hagar was the maidservant of Sarah. All emphasis will be mine. (8) Chapter: The Statement of Allah Taa'la: "...And Allah did take Ibrahim as a Khalil.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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More on Muhammad’s Cross Dressing Members Public

I have written extensively on the fact of Muhammad being a cross-dresser who would dress up in women’s clothing, particularly in the dresses of his child-bride. I will provide the links to my articles/rebuttals at the conclusion of the post. Here I want to provide further corroboration for

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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AISHA’S WRATH & JEALOUSY Members Public

The sunni traditions illustrate Muhammad’s shameful failure as a husband, resulting in bitter jealousy and rivalry among his multiple wives. This is particularly true in the case of his child-bride Aisha, who was only 9 when her marriage consummated, and who was left a childless widow at the young

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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