hadith
Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.
MUHAMMAD AND THE JEWS Paid Members Public
It is clear from the Quran and the sunnah that Muhammad disliked the Jews more than he did Christians, even though he disliked both. Muhammad’s attitude towards the Jews can be seen from the following passages: Certainly you will find the most violent of people in enmity for those
IBN KATHIR ON THE QURAN’S CORRUPTION Paid Members Public
In this post I excerpt a portion from the writings of the 14th century Muslim scholar and Quranic commentator Ibn Kathir in relation to the compilation of the Quran. Al-Bukhari said: Musa bin Ismail narrated to us, Ibrahim narrated to us, Ibn Shihab narrated to us, that Anas bin Malik
THE SHIRK OF ADAM AND EVE REVISITED Paid Members Public
This post is meant to supplement the following article I wrote: Adam and Eve: The First of the Polytheists and Associators?. The Quran insinuates that Adam and Eve committed shirk, which is the sin of ascribing partners with the Muslim deity: It is He Who has created you from a
ALLAH CREATED BLACK PEOPLE FOR HELL! Paid Members Public
The Quran speaks of Allah extracting seed from the children of Adam in order to make them testify that they would worship none besides him: And (remember) when your Lord brought forth from the Children of Adam, from their loins, their seed (or from Adam’s loin his offspring) and
MORE ON ISLAMIC PEDOPHILIA Paid Members Public
The following is taken from Islam Question & Answer: On acting; and the ruling on marrying young girls. All emphasis is mine. On acting; and the ruling on marrying young girls Question 1)What is the ruling of islam acting in movies? If it is allowed what type of films
Weak Hadīths in Sahīh al-Bukhārī ? Paid Members Public
by GF Haddad Ibrāhīm ibn Maqil said: I heard Muhammad ibn Ismāīl al-Bukhārī say: I was with Ishāq ibn Rāhūyah when a man said: Why don’t you compile an epitome (mukhtasar) of the prophetic ways? This stayed with me, and was the reason why I compiled this book (the
MUSLIMS OR MUHAMMADANS? Paid Members Public
Muslims will often bring up the objection that Islam is not named after the man or prophet that brought the message, unlike Christianity and Buddhism which are named after their founders. They will further boast that they do not serve a man but submit to the one true God, supposedly
MUHAMMAD’S “SATANIC VERSES” REVISTED Paid Members Public
The late renowned Islamic scholar Alfred Guillaume wrote a booklet on a manuscript find, which was kept in the Qarawiyun library at Fez and numbered 727. This manuscript (ms.) contains a report of a person who had heard the lecture of Ibn Ishaq on the life of Muhammad. Ibn Ishaq