hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
Variants of the Qur'an Texts Paid Members Public
The short list of textual variants below is nearly obsolete now, since recently much more extensive and thorough documentation has been published elsewhere, e.g. Samuel Green's article The Seven Readings of the Qur'an and in chapter six of Brother Mark's monumental work A
Qur'an Contradiction: Is Allah the only Wali? Paid Members Public
Is Allah the only Wali? The Quran and Ahadith on the Concept of Protection and Friendship Sam Shamoun The Quran says that Allah alone is a believers wali (protector, helper, friend etc.): Allah has full knowledge of your enemies, and Allah is Sufficient as a Wali (Protector), and Allah is
Of Fire and Oceans : A Rebuttal to Shibli Zaman Paid Members Public
Of Fire and Oceans A rebuttal to Shibli Zaman’s latest attempt to find modern science in the Qur’an and Islamic traditions Geoff Austin Introduction Among the many arguments put forward by Muslims in an attempt to prove the divine origin of the Qur’an is the claim that
Surata al-Hafd and al-Khal' Paid Members Public
from Ubayy ibn Ka`b's Qur'an codex Surat al-Hafd You (alone) we worship, and to You (alone) we pray and lie prostrate, and to You (alone) we proceed and have descendants. We fear Your torture and hope for Your mercy. Truly Your torture will overtake
Islam and the Setting of the Sun Paid Members Public
Islam and the Setting of the Sun: Examining the traditional Muslim View of the Sun’s Orbit Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz In one of our papers (here), we mentioned that the Quran teaches that the sun sets in a muddy spring. In this article, we would like to expand
The verse about suckling Paid Members Public
Sahih Muslim, Book 8, Number 3421: Narrated Aisha: It had been revealed in the Qur'an that ten clear sucklings make the marriage unlawful, then it was abrogated (and substituted) by five sucklings and Allah's Apostle (peace_be_upon_him) died and it was before that time
The Verse of Stoning Paid Members Public
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 82, Number 816: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: 'Umar said, "I am afraid that after a long time has passed, people may say, "We do not find the Verses of the Rajam (stoning to death) in the Holy Book," and consequently they
Contradictions in the Qur'an: Sexy Fruits? Paid Members Public
Sexy Fruits? It needs a miracle to believe in this ... Recently, I discoved another "scientific miracle" in the Qur'an. At least that is what Khalid Baig claims it to be in an article titled "Quran: Witness the Miracle": Science found that fruit has sexual