hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
Sura 2:238 is not complete Paid Members Public
Sura 2:238 is not complete according to Aisha Malik's Muwatta, Book 8, Number 8.8.26: Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from al-Qaqa ibn Hakim that Abu Yunus, the mawla of A'isha, umm al-muminin said, "A'isha ordered
Rebuttals to Islamic Awareness : Arda Wiraz Namag (Iranian "Divina Commedia") And The "Prophet's" Night Journey Paid Members Public
Responses to Islamic Awareness Arda Wiraz Namag (Iranian "Divina Commedia") And The "Prophet's" Night Journey In this article, Dr. Saifullah attempts to defend his "Prophet" against the charge that Muhammad borrowed information from the Zoroastrian Arda Wiraz Namag to create the tale
Muhammad's Cruelty Against the People of Ukl Paid Members Public
Muhammad's Cruelty Against the People of Ukl Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi replied to our criticism of Muhammads excessive cruelty towards the Uraynians. Zawadi writes: Muslims believe in equality, which is a universal principle. Surah 16:126 And if ye do catch them out, catch them out no worse
Bassam Zawadi on the sign for a true believer Paid Members Public
On the sign for a true believer Sam Shamoun In this paper we will be addressing another one of Bassam Zawadis alleged Bible discrepancies (*). He writes regarding the longer ending of Mark 16: Note: Actually this challenge is only to those Christians who believe that Mark 16:9-20 are part
Jesus The Preexistent, Divine Word and Spirit from God Paid Members Public
Responding to the Assertions of one Muslim Dawagandist Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi "replies" (*) to my article concerning Jesus being the uncreated eternal Mercy and Word of Allah according to the Quran and the logic of certain Muslim polemicists (*). Zawadi confidently boasts that a certain explanation given by, a
More on the Shahadah Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi, one of Osama Abdallah’s writers, has written a response to my article on the real Islamic confession. Zawadi begins his response by discussing the sect of Rashad Khalifa: My Response: I am assuming that Sam is talking about the Rashad Khalifa sect. They believe that
Muhammad and Safiyyah Revisited: Addressing the Polemics of A Muslim Dawagandist (Part 2) Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Safiyyah Revisited Addressing the Polemics of A Muslim Dawagandist (Part 2) Sam Shamoun Here, we resume our rebuttal (cf. Part 1) to Zawadis response. Exposing More of Zawadis Circular Reasoning Here is Zawadis response to my criticisms regarding Muhammads marriage to Juwayriyyah: I wish he continued what I
Muhammad and Safiyyah Revisited: Addressing the Polemics of A Muslim Dawagandist Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Safiyyah Revisited Addressing the Polemics of A Muslim Dawagandist Sam Shamoun This is a second rebuttal to Bassam Zawadis recent response (*) regarding Muhammads marriage with Safiyyah (*). Before we begin analyzing his claims we want to first address Zawadis complaint: Unfortunately, the topic is not even about Safiyyah anymore!