hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
On Mary the Copt, Muhammad's Concubine [Part 2] Paid Members Public
On Mary, Muhammad's Concubine (Round Two) Sam Shamoun The following is our response to Umar's rebuttal to our initial rebuttal to his response to my rebuttal to two Muslims' accusations (1; 2) against Ali Sina! Umar writes: My Response: Let us remind Sam Shamoun what
On Mary the Copt, Muhammad's Concubine Paid Members Public
On Mary, Muhammad's Concubine Sam Shamoun A writer by the name of Umar has taken issue (*) with my response to two Muslims regarding Mariyahs status, i.e. whether she was a slave or wife of Muhammads. What makes this particular rebuttal amusing is that the author essentially concedes
Umar and the Crucifixion (Part 2) Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun This is a continuation of my rebuttal (*) to Umars critique (*) of my paper (*) on Jesus crucifixion from an Islamic perspective. Umar has the consistent habit of writing papers that he thinks refute my articles but that actually end up establishing my case since he only manages to bring
Did God speak to Jesus directly according to the Quran? Paid Members Public
Responding to one Muslim Polemicists Denials Sam Shamoun Umar has written a "rebuttal" (*) to my article on the Quran testifying that Jesus is the most exalted of all (*). Here we want to address one specific aspect of Umars response and later follow it up with a rebuttal to
Jalal Abualrub has an attitude Paid Members Public
The Appearance of a Scholar Sam Shamoun has written a detailed evaluation and refutation of Jalal Abualrub's response to Wail Taghlibi article "One Adam or Two?" However, there is much more to it than the actual arguments presented by the Muslim author. Since Abualrub makes it
Rebuttals to "Islamic Information" : TOUGH QUESTIONS AND EASY ANSWERS Paid Members Public
Responses to "Islamic Information" TOUGH QUESTIONS AND EASY ANSWERS This is perhaps Shabir's lengthiest paper next to his 101 clear contradictions of the Bible. We have omitted irrelevant material and have focused primarily on the truth claims of Islam and Shabir's assertions on biblical
Do the Authentic Teachings of Islam Result in Terrorism? Paid Members Public
Examining one Muslim's Challenge [Part 1] [Part 2] Sam Shamoun To help facilitate easier reading, enabling the reader to follow the flow of our arguments, we have broken down this paper into the following sections: 1. Introduction 2. The Meaning of Islam 3. Putting it All in Perspective
Remarks on Syed Yusuf's Islamic Page Paid Members Public
Remarks on Syed Yusuf's Site First a positive comment: If I remember right, Syed Yusuf has been the first and for quite a while the only Muslim site linking to me. In his section on "Islam and comparative religion" he presents some really strange arguments. Here