hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
A Faithful Muslim Who Proved That He Wasn’t Treacherous Paid Members Public
A Look At Nidal Malik Hasan's Actions In Light Of Islamic Teachings Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We continue with our discussion. Islam on the permissibility of a Muslim plunging himself into battle against the infidels knowing that he might be killed in the process Imam Zaid Shakir wrote
A Faithful Muslim Who Proved That He Wasn’t Treacherous Paid Members Public
A Look At Nidal Malik Hasan's Actions In Light Of Islamic Teachings Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun The recent Fort Hood massacre has gotten the attention of the media (and rightly so). It has once again brought to the forefront the issue of whether the actions of Muslims such
How Good Logic Leads to Good Theology Paid Members Public
And to a Rejection of Islam Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun Paul Bilal Williams quotes from Paul’s first inspired epistle to Timothy to prove that Jesus cannot be God. He cites the following text to show that Jesus does not possess the essential characteristics and qualities of God since God
A Leading Muslim Taqiyyist Strikes Back! Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun This will be a very short reply to Muslim taqiyyist Sami Zaatari who has come out with a “response” where he shamefully twists my words in order to mislead his readers and thinks he can actually get away with it! He quotes a part of my reply to
Addressing Paul Williams’ False Accusations Pt. 6 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We now come to the final part of our rebuttal. Williams attempts to defend Muhammad’s teaching that Allah will torture Jews and Christians as a sacrifice for the sins committed by Muslims. In order for the readers to follow along we will again quote one of the
Addressing Paul Williams’ False Accusations Pt. 5 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue our discussion. What Williams does next is absolutely astounding. He tries to call into question the Eucharistic passages found in the Gospels by claiming that Paul may have influenced them! He writes: 1) Let us look at the earliest account we have in Paul’s first
Addressing Paul Williams’ False Accusations Pt. 4 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue our reply to Williams’ assertions. Williams claims that Matthew was embarrassed by the way Mark narrated the story of the young man Jesus, and so decided to change some of the dialogue between them. Hence, instead of the rich man calling Jesus “Good master,” Matthew has
Addressing Paul Williams’ False Accusations Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue with our rebuttal. Williams quotes the parable of the tax collector and the Pharisee found in Luke 18:9-14 as a further illustration that a person is justified before God without the need for Jesus’ vicarious sacrifice. We will address this along with William’s blatant