hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
A Dialogue with a Saudi Muslim (2) Paid Members Public
JA: Greetings. I am finally getting back to you after a long time. I have been occupied with posting articles on various issues. I must admit that when I got your response (in green), I was disappointed. Your Open Letter to Congress has nothing to do with abstract theology, so
A Dialogue with a Saudi Muslim (10) Paid Members Public
* Part One, which has a brief Introduction * Part Two * Part Three * Part Four * Part Five * Part Six * Part Seven * Part Eight * Part Nine Part Ten concludes our dialogue. Soliman al-Buthe (or al-Buthi) wrote an Open Letter to Congress in 2005. Then he initiated a dialogue with me, so we decided
A Dialogue with a Saudi Muslim Paid Members Public
A Dialogue with a Saudi Muslim (1) James M. Arlandson On April 3, 2005 Mr. Soliman al-Buthe (aka AlButhi), a Saudi Wahabi, wrote me a letter in order to open a dialogue. Included was An Open Letter to Congress, in which he explained a gentler and kinder Wahabi movement that
Muhammad, Lord of the Sent Ones? : Sauda bint Zam'ah Paid Members Public
Muhammad, Lord of the Sent Ones? SAUDA BINT ZAM’AH The following incident concerns a lady called Sauda bint Zam’ah. She was first married to one of the early Muslims, as-Sakran ibn ‘Amr ibn ‘Abd Shams, who took her and seven of his friends and emigrated to Ethiopia to
Jesus and Muhammad: their roles and natures Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson (Part One, Part Two, Appendix) Who was Jesus, really? Who was Muhammad? What were their roles? What does the Quran say about Muhammad, and what does the New Testament say about Jesus? Does either of these persons claim to have a divine nature? Are both strictly and
Appendix: References to Muhammads Titles Paid Members Public
References to Muhammads Titles (Part One, Part Two, Appendix) The references and the totals that are based on them are close approximations. If the reader detects an error, please email the author. Table 1 Warner: Nadhir Notes: Red refers to Muhammad. Green refers to Muhammad when he is implied in
The law of retaliation in the Quran and early Islam Paid Members Public
Muhammads ire for your eye The law of retaliation in the Quran and early Islam James M. Arlandson True Islam, the one taught by Muhammad, revives the law of retaliation or lex talionis, best known from the formulation "an eye for an eye" in the Torah. Traditional Muslims
Muhammads atrocity against the Qurayza Jews Paid Members Public
How Sad made him glad James M. Arlandson In AD 627, Muhammad committed an atrocity against the last remaining major tribe of Jews in Medina: the Qurayza. He beheaded the men and the pubescent boys and enslaved the women and children. In doing this, he wiped an entire tribe "