hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
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
An Answer to the usual responses to "Women in Islam" Paid Members Public
To those wishing to respond to the above material, we would like to make some comments. 1. We had a lot of emails sent to us expressing vehement disagreement or strong support. The response of those who were angry came in the form of either calling on the mercy of
A Review of the Wood/Ataie Debate Paid Members Public
Who Know Who Mo? A Review of the Debate on Muhammad's Prophethood by David Wood and Ali Ataie Wildcat Personally, I'm not a fan of live debates when it comes to determining the truth of complex issues such as this one. As I've stated
Top ten reasons why sharia is bad for all societies Paid Members Public
Top ten rules in the Quran that oppress and insult women James M. Arlandson Islam in its purest form honors and elevates women, so we are told. But does it? Truthfully, too often textual reality (the Quran) matches up with seventh-century Arabia. Gender inequality and oppression in the Quran reflect
Slave-girls as sexual objects in the Quran Paid Members Public
Slave-girls as sexual property in the Quran James M. Arlandson Would you join a religion that permitted men to have sex with their slave-girls throughout their enslavementif this religion codified this act in its holy book? Many persons in the West (and elsewhere) who convert to Islam are women. I
"Plowing fields" and marrying little girls in the Quran Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson You may have heard the claim that Muhammad married a little girl. Is this only a false rumor? Shortly after Ayatollah Khomeini’s revolution in Iran (1979), he lowered the marriage age for girls from eighteen years old down to nine years old. Why would these devout
Banish Them to Their Beds and Beat Them -- Muhammad's Low Opinion of Women Paid Members Public
Banish Them to Their Beds and Scourge Them! Muhammads Low Opinion of Women By David Wood The status of women in the Arab world is a source of frequent criticism against Islam. Women in the West have fixed their gaze on the polygamy, veils, and other inequalities in Muslim countries
Why I write hard-hitting articles on Islam Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson After reading or skimming my articles at this website, maybe a few readers wonder why I bother to write about this religion, especially in such a hard-hitting way. After all, 9/11 is so long ago. Here are five major reasons that explain my motives, for what