hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
MUHAMMAD’S TALKING ASS Paid Members Public
According to one of the most authentic collections of Shia hadiths, Muhammad had a talking ass who narrated a tradition from a long chain of talking asses. All emphasis is mine. Ḥadīth #9: 627 9ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ وَعَلِيُ
MUHAMMAD’S TALKING ANIMAL FARM Paid Members Public
According to the most reliable collection of sunni hadiths, Muhammad believed that animals like cows and wolves could actually speak like humans do! 60 Prophets (54) Chapter: Narrated Abu Huraira: Once Allah’s Messenger offered the morning prayer and then faced the people and said, “While a man was driving
KHALID: A MURDERING ADULTERER Paid Members Public
This post is adapted from: The incident of Khalid killing Sahabi Malik bin Nuwayrah. Weren’t Malik bin Nuwayrah and his brother Mutammim believers? Ansar.Org stated: Shortly after the demise of Rasulullah a number of tribes in the Arabian peninsula turned away from Islam. With many of them apostasy
ABU TALIB BREASTFEEDS MUHAMMAD Paid Members Public
The following tradition is taken from one of the most authoritative collection of hadiths for Shia Muslims: Ḥadīth #27: 1207 27ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْ
ALLAH’S EMBODIMENT REVISITED Paid Members Public
The following quotes are taken from Kitab As-Sunnah, written by Abu ‘Abdir-Rahman ‘Adbullah ibn Al-Imam Ahmad (d. 290H), translated by Abu Hajar, published by Al-Aqeedah, 2022, Chapter 5: Whoever claims that Allah doesn’t speak, he was worshiping the statues, pp. 84-88. These citations illustrate the relatively early belief that
MOREY & THE QURAN’S COMPOSITION Paid Members Public
I post chapter eight of the late Dr. Robery A. Morey’s book, Islamic Invasion: Confronting the World’s Fastest Growing Religion, published by Christian Scholars Press, Revised and expanded edition 1992, pp. 118-128. Eight The Structure of the Quran When a person who is familiar with the Bible picks
WATT & THE SATANIC VERSES Paid Members Public
The late William Montgomery Watt was considered one of the greatest scholars of Islam of the 20th century. Watt wasn’t only a professor but a prolific author who wrote some outstanding books on Muhammad and Islam. Moreover, Watt wasn’t a polemicist that sought to discredit Muhammad, but was
ISLAM & ARABIC MASCULINE PRONOUNS Paid Members Public
According to Muslims authorities, masculine Arabic words often include both males and females, unless the context suggests otherwise. For instance, here’s what the translator of Imam Nawai’s commentary on Sahih Muslim states: 1. The pronouns in this hadith apply generally, which means they include men and women. If