hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
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
Al-Masihu-Isa: The Glory of Jesus The Messiah Paid Members Public
Al-Masihu-Isa: The Glory of Jesus The Messiah by John Gilchrist CONTENT 1. Al-Masihu-Isa: The Messiah in the Qur'an 2. The Biblical Concept of the Messiah 3. The Messianic Hopes of the Jews 4. Jesus of Nazareth: God's Anointed Messiah 5. What do
Response to Misha'al Al-Kadhi: The emigration (The Hijra) Paid Members Public
A response to 6.4 The emigration (The Hijra) There are two main problems with Mr. Al-Kadhi's claims in this section. The exegetical objection is taken care of in a separate article. We will consider here the second problem which is geographical. The claims regarding Teman It
Responses to Bismikaallahuma : The Dissimilarity of Muhammads Religious Experiences With The Experiences of the Biblical Prophets Paid Members Public
Responses to Bismikaallahuma The Dissimilarity Of Muhammad's Religious Experiences With the Experiences Of the Biblical Prophets Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi (MENJ) takes another stab at trying to prove that Muhammad's experiences were similar to the experiences of the true prophets of God. It seems that MENJ
Responses to Bismikaallahuma : The Psychological Impact of The Fatrah Experience Paid Members Public
Responses to Bismikaallahuma EXPOSING THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF MENJ'S ALLEGED "DECISIVE REFUTATION" OF OUR ANALYSIS OF MUHAMMAD'S POSSESSION Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi (MENJ)'s counter reply to Silas and myself is perhaps one of the greatest examples of MENJ's utter failure
On Muhammad Borrowing from the Holy Bible [Response to Zakir Naik's Claims for the Quran 3] Paid Members Public
Response to Zakir Naik's Claims for the Quran 3 Sam Shamoun On Muhammad the Borrower Naik claims that there are two reasons why Muhammad could not have copied from the Holy Bible or from other preexisting sources. First, Muhammad was illiterate and therefore could not have read books
The Confusion of Islam regarding the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Paid Members Public
The Confusion of Islam regarding the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Derik Adams Allah (allegedly) says in Chapter 4 verse 157 of the Qur'an referring to Jews and Christians: And because of their saying (in boast), "We killed Messiah 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), the Messenger