hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
Muhammad and His Prophethood Paid Members Public
Reexamining Some of the Reasons Why He cannot be a true Prophet of God - Part 1 Sam Shamoun Muslim dawagandist Sami Zaatari has written a series of “replies” to my article providing six reasons why Muhammad could not be a true prophet of God. I will begin this series of
Abdullah bin Sa'd Paid Members Public
Arabic original of the below article Abdullah Bin Sa'd In Isaiah 6:9 it is written, "And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not." I was quiet surprised from the response to my
Abdullah bin Sa'd Paid Members Public
Abdullah bin Sa'd Paid Members Public
Arabic original of the below article Abdullah bin Sa'd Before we get into what the author of the response to our article (see here) said in detail, there are some things that should be clarified: 1. All sources used in this article are Islamic, the ones on our
Waraqa bin Nawfal Paid Members Public
Many Muslims have argued that Muhammad only met Jews or Christians only on very few occasions, by far too short to be sufficient to gain any real knowledge of the earlier scriptures. In particular, they were not translated into Arabic at this time. The content of the Qur'an
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