hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
Revisiting the Issue of Muhammads Marriage with a child bride [Part 2] Paid Members Public
Revisiting the Issue of Muhammads Marriage with a child bride [Part 2] Sam Shamoun We resume our analysis of Zawadis defense of Muhammads marriage with an immature girl. The Issue of Umars Marriage with Umm Kulthum In his section on Umars marriage to a minor, namely to Ali ibn Abu
Muhammad and the Arab Criteria of Demon Possession (Follow-up) Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has written a follow up rebuttal (*) to my response (*) on the issue of whether Muhammad showed the symptoms of one who was possessed or under the influence of Satan. I will omit certain comments which failed to refute anything I said, since this will help prevent
Muhammad and the Arab Criteria of Demon Possession Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi wrote a paper addressing my article regarding Muhammad demonstrating the conditions and symptoms which the pagan Arabs associated with demon possession. We recommend that the readers first carefully go over my paper and also Zawadi’s response before reading this rebuttal. Here is how he responds
Bassam Zawadi on Muhammad and Poetry [Part 3] Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Poetry Revisited Again and Again Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has again tried to defend Muhammad's double standards in reference to the use of poetry (1, 2, 3). In his paper he brought up two biblical passages to try and justify the contradictions between the Quran and
Bassam Zawadi on Muhammad and Poetry [Part 2] Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Poetry Revisited Again Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has made another attempt of responding (*) to my rebuttal regarding Muhammads inconsistent stance on poetry. He responds to my accusation of Muslims like him using a double standard when it comes to citing their own Muslim sources with: My Response: Well
Bassam Zawadi on Muhammad and Poetry Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Poetry Revisited Bassam Zawadi has written a brief reply to my article on Muhammads love-hate relationship with poetry. Zawadi begins by calling into question the veracity of the reports regarding the murdering of Abu Afak and Asma: My Response: The stories of the killing of Abu Afak and
To deceive or not to deceive Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi accuses the Apostle Paul of admitting that he used craftiness. He cites 2 Corinthians 12:16 and says: 2 Corinthians 12:16 Be that as it may, I have not been a burden to you. Yet, crafty (panourgos) fellow that I am, I caught you by
The Dissatisfaction of Muhammads Wives: Being A Response to the Challenge of a Muslim Paid Members Public
The Dissatisfaction of Muhammads Wives Being A Response to the Challenge of a Muslim Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi, in his response (*) to my rebuttal to him regarding Safiyyah (*), claims he can prove that Muhammads wives were happy with their marital situation. He even daringly challenges me to prove otherwise: If