hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
"Was Muhammad a Prophet of God?" : Responses to Sami Zaatari’s Debate Points [Part 2] Paid Members Public
"Was Muhammad a Prophet of God?" Responses to Sami Zaatari’s Debate Points [Part 2] Sam Shamoun As promised we resume our analysis of Sami’s debate points. As far as Muhammad initially believing that he was demon-possessed Sami responded by appealing to the fact that Muhammad grew
"Was Muhammad a Prophet of God?" : Responses to Sami Zaataris Debate Points [Part 1] Paid Members Public
"Was Muhammad a Prophet of God?" Responses to Sami Zaataris Debate Points [Part 1] Sam Shamoun Just recently, a group of Christians engaged several Muslims in a series of debates on March 21-23, 2008 titled "the Easter Debates" (*). Some of the debate participants included our own
Rebuttals to Islamic Awareness: And No One Had The Name Yahy Before Paid Members Public
Responses to Islamic Awareness And No One Had The Name Yahy Before Dr. Saifullah and company attempt, once again, to extricate the Qur'an from an obvious historical error - that no one was named John prior to the birth of John the Baptist. However, this new attempt by
A Response to: "Women in Islam Versus Women in the Judaeo-Christian Tradition" Paid Members Public
Women in Islam Versus Women in the Judaeo-Christian Tradition (A Response to: 'Women in Islam Versus Women in the Judaeo-Christian Tradition: the Myth and the Reality', an article by Brother Sherif Muhammed) By Sharon Morad, Beth Grove, and Jay Smith July 2006 Introduction There has been a need
Of Women, Dogs & Islamic Prayer Paid Members Public
The Muslim Art of Vilification Of Women, Dogs & Islamic Prayer Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz One of our email correspondences has caught the attention of Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi (MENJ), the founder of the Muslim website Bismikaallahuma. Lazarus, a member of our correspondence team, had responded to an email
The case for the honorific position of women in Holy Bible in contrast to their degradation in Islam Paid Members Public
Exposing Osama’s Smokescreens and Rabbit Trails: Revisiting the case for the honorific position of women in Holy Bible in contrast to their degradation in Islam This is the second part in a series of rebuttals to Osama’s reply to my refutation of his challenge. Osama takes issue with
The case for the honorific position of women in Holy Bible in contrast to their degradation in Islam Paid Members Public
Exposing Osama’s Smokescreens and Rabbit Trails: Revisiting the case for the honorific position of women in Holy Bible in contrast to their degradation in Islam This is the first part in a series of rebuttals to Osama’s reply to my refutation of his challenge. Lord willing, once I
Response to Islamic Awareness: Did Waraqa Ibn Nawfal Teach The Prophet? Paid Members Public
Responses to Islamic Awareness Did Waraqa Ibn Nawfal Teach The Prophet? 1. Introduction In this short article (which apparently required the combined efforts of seven authors), the "Islamic Awareness" team attempts to dismiss the possibility that Waraqa Ibn Nawfal, the cousin of Khadija, Muhammad's first wife,