hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
Allah The Greatest Deceiver of them All Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Quran describes Allah as the best deceiver there is, a liar who is not above using the same evil and wicked schemes of his opponents. For example, the Quran calls Allah a makr, in fact the best makr there is: But they (the Jews) were deceptive, and
Allah: An Exalted Woman? Examining the Issue of Allahs Veil Paid Members Public
Allah: An Exalted Woman? Examining the Issue of Allahs Veil Sam Shamoun In some of our previous articles (1; 2; 3; see also this article) we looked at the depiction of Allah as found in the Quran and Islamic hadith literature and discovered that Muhammad or the compiler(s) of
Allah - An Immaterial Entity or an Invisible Man? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun A common point of disagreement between Muslims and Christians is the Christian belief that God does take on a human form and actually became man in the person of Jesus Christ without ceasing to be God. Yet, Christians do not believe that God in his essential nature is
Allah, Adam, and the Angels Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The Quran has a lot to say about the relation between Allah, Adam, the angels and Satan. In fact, some of what the Quran says regarding these persons or entities raises a series of questions and comments. This is specifically the case with Surah 2:30-38 which we