hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
Was Aisha really only Nine? Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
The following is taken from David Wood’s blog and can be accessed here: http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2019/11/was-aisha-really-only-nine.html. Introduction Sometimes you will read that there is debate over Aïsha’s age and that she may have been much older than nine when she married Muhammad.[1]
Ramadan: One of the Names of Allah???!!! Paid Members Public
As if Islam couldn’t get any more strange, it turns out that one of Allah’s most beautiful names happens to be Ramadan! This comes from one of Islam’s greatest scholars that ever named, namely, al-Ghazali. Here’s what he wrote in his book devoted to the ninety-names
Original Sin in Islam Revisited Paid Members Public
In this post, I am going to present some of the evidence showing that the Quran and hadiths affirm that the sin of Adam and Eve affected the whole human race, and creation in general, by corrupting their descendants and causing them to be expelled from paradise. Note, for example,
Allah Disgraces His “Prophet” Paid Members Public
It is apparent from the Quran and ahadith that Allah and Muhammad had an intense love-hate relationship. The Islamic corpus shows that, not only did Muhammad have to live under the constant terror and dread of his god, he even had to undergo some rather humiliating circumstances: Narrated Aisha: Magic
Muhammad’s Neglect and Disdain for the Poor and Ill Paid Members Public
The Quran unashamedly admits that Muhammad turned away from the poor and marginalized in order to appease the rich elite of the Quraish tribe: Repel not those who call upon their Lord at morn and evening, seeking His Countenance. Thou art not accountable for them in aught, nor are they
Muhammad’s Family In Hell: How Allah Dishonored his “Prophet” Paid Members Public
The Quran acknowledges Jesus’ family members as the greatest of all beings, and honors his blessed mother as the greatest woman ever created: Lo! Allah preferred Adam and Noah and the Family of Abraham and the Family of ‘Imran above (all His) creatures. They were descendants one of another. Allah
Muhammad: The Signless Prophet Paid Members Public
The Quran repeatedly stresses the fact that Muhammad was incapable of performing a single miracle, even though the unbelievers repeatedly asked him for a sign to validate his prophetic claims: They say: “Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?” Say: “God hath certainly power to
A Muslim Defense of Muhammad’s Marrying A Prepubescent Minor Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
This is a follow up to my previous post (https://answeringislam.blog/a-muslim-defense-of-muhammads-marrying-a-prebuscent-minor-pt-1/) where I again republish a leading Muslim scholar’s refutation (https://www.abc.se/home/m9783/ir/d/aam1_e.pdf) to the attempts by some Muslims to deny that Muhammad had sexual relations with a 9-year-old