hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
Shiite Islam and the Corruption of the Quranic Text Paid Members Public
In a previous post /2017/01/09/even-more-proof-for-the-qurans-textual-corruption/, we quoted from the Blackwell’s Companion to the Quran, pp. 165-171, edited by Andrew Rippin, in regards to the textual transmission and corruption of the Muslim scripture. In this installment we are once again going to cite from pp. 378-379 of
Even More Proof for the Quran’s Textual Corruption Paid Members Public
The following lengthy quotation is taken from the Blackwell’s Companion to the Quran, pp. 165-171, edited by Andrew Rippin. Not only does this scholarly source cite traditions confirming that the Quran in the possession of Muslims’ today is imperfect and flawed, it further quotes sources affirming that the codex
Allah and Muhammad: Will the Real Servant Please Stand Up! Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
We come to the final part of our discussion /2017/01/04/allah-and-muhammad-will-the-real-servant-please-stand-up-pt-2/. The Dilemma The fact that the Quran has so much to say about Muhammad’s personal issues, whether the struggles he had with his wives, his lusting after his son’s spouse, his annoyance with people overstaying
Allah and Muhammad: Will the Real Servant Please Stand Up! Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
The Claim The Quran makes itself out to be the revelation of Allah written in what is called the preserved tablet: We verily, have made it a Qur’an in Arabic, that you may be able to understand (its meanings and its admonitions). And Verily, it (this Qur’an) is
Allah and Muhammad: Will the Real Servant Please Stand Up! Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
We continue from where we left off /2017/01/04/allah-and-muhammad-will-the-real-servant-please-stand-up-pt-1/. The Proof In this part we are going to present some of the many places in the Quran that speak directly to the needs and concerns of Muhammad. And instead of reinventing the wheel I have chosen to reproduce
Quran: Difficulty Allah Tempts People To Sin Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
We continue from where we left off /2017/01/03/quran-difficulty-allah-tempts-people-to-sin-pt-1/. A Muslim cannot explain away these events of Allah tempting Israel to sin by arguing that the Islamic deity was using these temptations to simply expose the evil desires of their hearts, since the Quran and ahadith make it
The Prophet of Terror and Mayhem Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
We come to the final part of our analysis https://answeringislam.blog/the-prophet-of-terror-and-mayhem-pt-2/. FIGHTING THE “IDOLATERS” Another manner that Muslims try to explain away this hadith is by quoting a differing, varying form of this narration, one that has Muhammad saying that he had been ordered to fight the idolaters:
The Prophet of Terror and Mayhem Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
In this part The Prophet of Terror and Mayhem Pt. 1 I am going to address a couple of responses that Muslims raise to explain away the plain statements of the Quran and ahadith that Muhammad was a terrorist sent to murder and plunder all the unbelievers unless and until