hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
Revealing Allah’s Partner in Praise and Honor Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We now arrive at the final part of our discussion. The following is another text which seems to command all Muslims everywhere to revere and glorify Muhammad: Surely We have sent thee as a witness, good tidings to bear, and warning, that you may believe in God and
Revealing Allah’s Partner in Praise and Honor Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue from where we previously left off. Another way in which Allah elevated Muhammad’s fame is by bestowing on him some of his own divine names and characteristics, as well as coupling Muhammad’s name with his own: Muhammad b. al-Muthanna – Ibn Abi ‘Adi – ‘Abd al-Rahman
Revealing Allah’s Partner in Praise and Honor Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Islamic position on Praise and Worship The Quran states that all praise is due to Allah, who is depicted as seated on a throne surrounded by angels that proclaim his praises: And He is Allah; La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but
Revealing Allah’s Partner in Receiving Pleasure Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Continuing from where we left off, the Quran even links Muhammad’s pleasure with the pleasure of Allah: They swear to you by Allah in order to please you, while Allah AND his Apostle are most entitled that they should seek HIS pleasure (yurduhu). S. 9:62 The
Revealing Allah’s Partner in Dispensing Forgiveness and Salvation Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In the article, Revealing Allah’s Partner in Dispensing Divine Grace, we saw how the Quran turns Muhammad into Allah’s partner by attributing to him the ability to bestow divine grace. Here we shall show how the Quran again elevates Muhammad to divine status by ascribing to
Islam’s Divine Savior Revealed Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue from the previous part. Who will Allah intercede with? The following text, among a host of others, Say, ‘To God belong all intercessions.’ To Him belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, then to Him you will be returned. S. 39:44 QRT indicates
Islam’s Divine Savior Revealed Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this article we are going to revisit the issue of Muhammad’s intercession, particularly in light of a Quranic passage which we have already discussed elsewhere, in order to show how the sunna of Muhammad not only trumps the Quran, but actually elevates him to divinity and
Revealing Allah’s Partner in Dispensing Divine Grace Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Muslims are constantly boasting of just how rigorously monotheistic the Islamic faith happens to be. They are the first to tell others that they only worship the creator, never the creature, and that Muhammad is nothing more than a human being (albeit the greatest one in their estimation)