hadith

Critical examinations of hadith literature, transmission, contradictions, reliability, and theological implications in Islam.

MUHAMMAD AND THE JEWS 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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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IBN KATHIR ON THE QURAN’S CORRUPTION 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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE SHIRK OF ADAM AND EVE REVISITED 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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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ALLAH CREATED BLACK PEOPLE FOR HELL! 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

Sam Shamoun
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MORE ON ISLAMIC PEDOPHILIA 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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Weak Hadīths in Sahīh al-Bukhārī ? 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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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MUSLIMS OR MUHAMMADANS? 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

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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MUHAMMAD’S “SATANIC VERSES” REVISTED 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

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Sam Shamoun
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