hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
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 "
Is the Quran Preserved? Paid Members Public
الترجمة العربية Khaled The Quran makes this claim: Verily, we have sent down the Reminder, and, verily, we will guard it. Q15:9 According to Muslim commentators like Ibn Kathir, this Reminder is the Quran since just a few verses before that we read in the same Surah: But they
Jesus and Muhammad in Bible Prophecy Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson Bible prophecy was important to Jesus (Luke 24:27), so it should be to us too. On the night Jesus was betrayed, he understood that he was about to be numbered with transgressors. That is, he was going to be falsely arrested like a criminal. Jesus says:
Was Muhammad a Pedophile? Paid Members Public
An Examination of Muhammads Relationship with a Nine-Year-Old Girl By David Wood For the Western mind, perhaps the most disturbing fact about Islam is that its founder had a sexual relationship with a nine-year-old girl. Because of this, it has become increasingly popular in some circles
Does Islam Promote Peace? Paid Members Public
My recent one-page article: "Islam: More than a Religion" has inspired a lot of emails—some positive, some negative. Whether you are for or against what I have written, I appreciate hearing from you. God has given me a deep love and a burden for Muslims. My
Nadir Ahmed: Taqiyya Incarnate Paid Members Public
By David Wood Ive known for a long time that Nadir Ahmeds debate career would be coming to an end. Thus, Ive never really felt it necessary to stress his efforts to deceive Christians. Nadir believes that it is acceptable to lie to his debate opponents in a desperate attempt
Answers to a Muslim Critic Paid Members Public
Answering Islam Email Dialogs Khaled [A Muslim who says that he converted from Christianity to Islam responded to an article I had written. The below following text is our last correspondence. If you want to read the previous conversations as well, please click here.] Subject: Here are the answers to