hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
JESUS AND MUHAMMAD,TWO PROPHETS FOR A LOST WORLD Paid Members Public
SECTION SIX JESUS AND MUHAMMAD, TWO PROPHETS FOR A LOST WORLD CHAPTER II PROPHETHOOD AND MESSIAHSHIP OF JESUS We must now ask ourselves the same questions about Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Mary. How could the people of 1st century Palestine know whether he was a prophet? Did God
JESUS AND MUHAMMAD,TWO PROPHETS FOR A LOST WORLD? Paid Members Public
SECTION SIX JESUS AND MUHAMMAD, TWO PROPHETS FOR A LOST WORLD? CHAPTER IV A MESSIAH TO SUFFER In the last section we left our friends with a very disturbing question in their minds--a question which seemed to defy understanding. If Jesus was "the messiah" why did he refuse
Abrogated Verses Of the Quran: Evidence from the Hadith Collection Paid Members Public
Abrogated Verses Of the Quran Evidence from Islamic Sources Collected by Sam Shamoun We present here a list that highlights some of the many verses that have been abrogated. We are quite aware that not all Muslims believe that the Quran abrogates itself and would therefore reject the traditions presented
"How Neil Armstrong became a Muslim" Paid Members Public
How Neil Armstrong "became" a Muslim Among the many rumors circulating in the Islamic world, the claim that Neil Armstrong, the famous Astronaut, has become a Muslim seems to be one that will never die. Hopefully, the following statement will help to put this claim at rest. Neil
Muhammad's letter to the Julanda Brothers of Oman Paid Members Public
THE MESSAGE OF THE PROPHET TO THE OMANI PEOPLE Here is the text of the message the Prophet Mohammad sent to the Julanda brothers through the intermediary of his Messengers, 'Amr bin al-'As al-Sahmi and Abu Zaid al-Ansari. "Peace be upon the one who follows the
Muhammad's Alleged Night Journey to the Jerusalem Temple Paid Members Public
Muhammad's Alleged Night Journey to the Jerusalem Temple Sam Shamoun According to the Quran, Allah allegedly took Muhammad on a journey from the Kabah in Mecca to the Temple at Jerusalem: Glory to (Allah) Who did take His Servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque
A refutation of Shabir's response to Sam Shamoun's charges Paid Members Public
A refutation of Shabir's response to Sam Shamoun's charges Sam Shamoun Shabir Ally had posted a reply to my first article on Shabir's (ab)use of Metzger's writings in which I documented Metzger's position regarding the authenticity and preservation of
A Revaluation of Islamic Traditions Paid Members Public
A Revaluation of Islamic Traditions Joseph Schacht I should like to present some ideas on what I think, is a necessary revaluation of Islamic traditions in the light of our present knowledge; but am at a loss whether to call my conclusions something new and unprecedented or something old and