hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
Rebuttals to Islamic Awareness Paid Members Public
Responses to Islamic Awareness The Facts About Usury: Why Islam Is Against Lending Money At Interest Introduction This article begins with a brief introduction by Dr. Saifullah. The text is from a position paper written by the Islamic Party of Britain. Usually, in the west, the term usury is used
Shabir Ally's Islamic Knowledge and Standing in the Muslim Community Paid Members Public
Muslim comments on In the context of a fight between two Muslim websites (www.answering-christianity.com vs. www.islamlife.com) some of the authors of the latter site also commented on the Islamic knowledge and authority of Shabir Ally. They state: Great Scholars and Shaikhs? Exposing his ignorance of Islamic
Shabir Ally's Debate Tricks : "Abdul Abu Saffiyah" vs. Jay Smith (Birmingham, February 1998) Paid Members Public
Shabir Ally's Debate Tricks "Abdul Abu Saffiyah" vs. Jay Smith (Birmingham, February 1998) * Seeking unfair Advantage by Hiding his Identity - For two years (March 1998 - March 2000) the below collected material has only been an appendix to the overview page of the rebuttal section
Umar, Gabriel and the Spirit Paid Members Public
Umar's Frustration: The spirit that refused to be an angel Sam Shamoun Umar of Answering Christianity infamy has come out of hibernation to refute (*) my rebuttal (*) regarding whether the Quran teaches that the Holy Spirit is the angel Gabriel. Umar is again trying to desperately prove that he
A Muslims Second Attempt of Addressing the Issue of the Holy Spirit Being Gabriel and why he still falls short Paid Members Public
A Muslims Second Attempt of Addressing the Issue of the Holy Spirit Being Gabriel And why he still falls short Sam Shamoun Umar has produced another response (*) to our refutation (*) to his attempt of trying to prove that the Holy Spirit is Gabriel. His comments will be displayed in red.
On Mary the Copt, Muhammad's Concubine [Part 5] Paid Members Public
More discussion on Mary the Copt, Muhammads concubine Sam Shamoun Umar has come out with round five in his series of responses to the question of whether Mariyah the Copt was Muhammads wife or his concubine. Although we had stated that our fourth response would be our final one since
On Mary the Copt, Muhammad's Concubine [Part 4] Paid Members Public
On Mary, Muhammad's Concubine (Round Four) The Contradiction Remains Sam Shamoun Umar has come back for another round (here) on the issue of Muhammad and Mariyah. This will be my final response (cf. 1, 2, 3) since Umar hasnt really provided any new material to rebut, but simply
On Mary the Copt, Muhammad's Concubine [Part 3] Paid Members Public
On Mary, Muhammad's Concubine (Round Three) Sam Shamoun Umar has followed up with yet another reply (*) to our response (*) regarding the status of Mariyah the Copt, i.e. whether she was Muhammads slave or his wife. We wont be addressing everything he says, since much of what he