hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
Sources of the Qur'an Paid Members Public
The Murder of Abel Abstract Muhammad used several local religious sources as information for his recital of the Quran. This paper deals with his use of Judaistic material as source material. Introduction Muhammad synthesied Islam from several sources: Judaism, Christianity, Sabeanism, paganism, and his own changing personal theology. A quick
Muhammad said: I am ALL the Prophets Paid Members Public
I am ALL the Prophets This article is a work in progress. The final word is certainly not yet spoken. This is a suggestion for further discussion, and this topic is certainly worth a discussion. I welcome all feedback. Since most of these thoughts were originally posted on a discussion
Will children go to Paradise? Paid Members Public
The Bible does not present an explicit teaching on this topic. However, the article What happens to babies when they die? in the eschatology section of this Questions & Answers page presents a good explanation of the indirect evidence found in the Bible. Some Muslims like to ask if Children
Hadith : The Muslim Traditions Paid Members Public
* Index of Hadith * The main Muslim Hadith database in English translation: Sunnah and Hadith * Discussions of weak and fabricated Hadith * Hadith Cosmology * The Stone That Took Off Running * Fly Wing Medicine Answering Islam Home Page
Discussions of fabricated Hadith Paid Members Public
Discussions of weak and fabricated Hadith These are links to Muslim sites: * Weak and fabricated Hadith (*, *) * Evaluation of some commonly quoted hadith * Greater and 'Lesser' Jihad?, Greater & lesser Jihaad * The Story of 'Umar Being Corrected by a Woman * On the Hadeeth Naming the 99 Names of
Aisha and her marriage to Muhammad Paid Members Public
We do not agree with the agressive language employed, but the below quoted newsgroup posting gives the facts in a concise form. From [email protected] (SVENHOLM) Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam Subject: Re: How old was Aicha? Date: Mon Sep 09 23:42:23 EDT 1996 In article <
A Response to a Muslim Article titled "Is Jesus Really God?" Paid Members Public
By Anthony Wales Muslims have produced much material in which they argue against the Divinity of Jesus Christ. One example of this is the article Is Jesus Really God, which is available on a number of locations on the internet (e.g., [1], [2]), and has also been published as
Reply to Sami Zaatari Paid Members Public
Sami Zaatari replied to an article of mine that I had written for Answering-Islam.org. My article was entitled, "If I were a Muslim, I would wonder." (here). His article can be found here and is entitled "Responding to Dallas Roark's article If I were