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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
Is Umar Among the Prophets? Paid Members Public
How Muhammad’s Companion Helped to Shape the Quran Muhammad likened Umar ibn al-Khattab to a prophet, to a person who speaks with inspiration: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “Amongst the people preceding you there used to be ‘Muhaddithun’ (i.e. persons who can guess things that come
Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 4 Paid Members Public
We come to the fourth segment of our rebuttal (https://answeringislam.blog/revisiting-the-age-of-aisha-pt-3/). A Walking Contradiction Recall what Brown wrote: “… Finally, there are some elements of the Prophet’s Sunnah that are actually prohibited for us, like continuous fasting and marrying more than four
Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
We continue from where we previously left off (/2018/05/07/revisiting-the-age-of-aisha-pt-2/). A Role Model for All Times Even though Brown appeals to cultural norms to justify Muhammad’s marriage to a premature minor, he forgets to mention that fact that his prophet is
Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
We proceed with our response to Brown’s assertions (/2018/05/07/revisiting-the-age-of-aisha-pt-1/). Here is what Brown further wrote in an attempt to defend Muhammad’s marriage to a minor: “The reason that no pre-modern critics paid attention to the Prophet’s marriage
Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
In this rebuttal we are going to be addressing another shameful attempt to justify Muhammad’s marriage to a 9-year-old minor. The following comments and interaction are taken from the website of Muslim apologist and Georgetown professor Jonathan A. C. Brown: bigdumbbear 7 points 6 months ago Dr.
Revisiting the Age of Aisha: Postscript Paid Members Public
In this section (/2018/05/07/revisiting-the-age-of-aisha-pt-4/) we are going to cite some of the narrations concerning the second caliph Umar’s marriage proposal to Ali’s daughter in order to highlight the people’s reaction to a 47 year old man desiring to
Muhammad’s Marriage to a Prepubescent Minor Paid Members Public
A Quick Response to a Common Muslim Objection There are some internet dawagandists who quote the following English rendering of al-Bukhari in order to prove that Aisha was past the age of puberty when she married and had sex with Muhammad, who was approximately 54 years old at that
Muhammad the Necrophiliac Paid Members Public
There are specific narrations that claim that Muhammad slept with the corpse of his uncle’s deceased wife, the mother of Ali bin Abu Talib. The following was sent and translated by my good friend and brother in Christ named Demetrius. It is taken from a book called Kanz Al