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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
Hafs: The Lying, Unreliable Transmitter of the Quran Paid Members Public
For most of the Muslim world, the particular Arabic version of the Quran that is recited is the reading attributed to Hafs Ibn Abi Dawud Al Kufi. What makes this rather ironic, in fact, astonishing is that this specific narrator/relater/reciter of the Quran was known to be a
The Muhammadan Fraud That Was Ahmed Deedat: Which Quran? Paid Members Public
It’s time to turn the tables (/2020/02/11/the-muhammadan-fraud-that-was-ahmad-deedat-which-bible/) against Muslims by raising the same objection that Deedat against the Bible to his own respective scripture. Even though Muslims have been led to believe that the Quran consists of only 116 chapters, the fact is that there earliest
The Third Caliph’s Abuse of the Quran’s Greatest Compiler Paid Members Public
In this post, I am going to cite certain Muslim authorities concerning the abuse and physical beating that the third caliph Uthman ibn Affan inflicted on Abdullah ibn Masud. The purpose of doing so is to unveil what Sunni Muslims are too embarrassed to mention since it reflects rather poorly
THE APOSTLE PAUL IN EARLY ISLAMIC EXEGESIS Paid Members Public
إِذْأَرْسَلْنَاإِلَيْهِمُاثْنَيْنِفَكَذَّبُوهُمَافَعَزَّزْنَابِثَالِثٍفَقَالُواإِنَّاإِلَيْكُممُّرْسَلُونَ [Surah Yasin: 36:13-14] And
Was Aisha really only Nine? Pt. 4 Paid Members Public
We come to the final segment of the rebuttal (/2019/11/16/was-aisha-really-only-nine-pt-3/). References [1] Amjad, M. “The Learner” (1998). “What was Ayesha’s (ra) Age at the Time of Her Marriage?” Understanding Islam. http://www.understanding-islam.com/q-and-a/sources-of-islam/what-was-ayesha-s-ra-age-at-the-time-of-her-marriage-to-the-prophet-pbuh Saleem, R. M. (2008). “Age of Al-Sayyida Aisha When
Was Aisha really only Nine? Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Continuing from the previous part (/2019/11/16/was-aisha-really-only-nine-pt-2/). 15. Very young marriage was normal in pre-Islamic Arabia. Argument 1 It is argued: The marriage happened 1400 ago, not today. At that time, their marriage was not considered unusual …and the proof is that the enemies of Muslims at that
Was Aisha really only Nine? Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Continuing from where previously left off (/2019/11/16/was-aisha-really-only-nine-pt-1/). 7. Aïsha was converted before Umar. Argument Ibn Hisham says that Aïsha became a Muslim before Umar. He was a very early convert, so Aïsha must have converted in 610. If she had been old enough to think for herself
Was Aisha really only Nine? Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
The following is taken from David Wood’s blog and can be accessed here: http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2019/11/was-aisha-really-only-nine.html. Introduction Sometimes you will read that there is debate over Aïsha’s age and that she may have been much older than nine when she married Muhammad.[1]