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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
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 marry a 10-12 year old girl.
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 time:
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
Shabir Ally Proves Muhammad was a Terrorist! Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue from where I left off /2017/03/06/shabir-ally-proves-muhammad-was-a-terrorist-pt-1b/. Recall Ally’s second criteria which he uses to determine whether a religious book’s teaching on war is just or not, namely, does the Book present its heroes and models as peaceful individuals? Ally employs this specific criterion
Aisha’s Condition at the Time of Her Marriage: Post-Pubescent Maiden or Premature Minor? Paid Members Public
In this article I am going to be taking a section from my multi-part rebuttal to Muslim dawagandist and professor Jonathan A. C. Brown concerning the age of Aisha, in order to provide Christians and non-Muslims with all the evidence they need to refute the oft-repeated Muslim lie that nine
The Quran of ‘Ali Ibn Abu Talib Paid Members Public
The following has been adapted from a Shiite article titled, “A Study of Sunni and Shii Traditions Concerning Tahrif,” Part 3 https://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/general-al-tawhid/study-sunni-and-shii-traditions-concerning-tahrif-part-3-rasul-jafariy-0#imam-alis-mushaf. For those who may not know. ‘Ali ibn Abu Talib was Muhammad’s first cousin and son-in-law, having married Muhammad’s
Shiite Islam and the Corruption of the Quranic Text Paid Members Public
In a previous post /2017/01/09/even-more-proof-for-the-qurans-textual-corruption/, we quoted from the Blackwell’s Companion to the Quran, pp. 165-171, edited by Andrew Rippin, in regards to the textual transmission and corruption of the Muslim scripture. In this installment we are once again going to cite from pp. 378-379 of
Even More Proof for the Quran’s Textual Corruption Paid Members Public
The following lengthy quotation is taken from the Blackwell’s Companion to the Quran, pp. 165-171, edited by Andrew Rippin. Not only does this scholarly source cite traditions confirming that the Quran in the possession of Muslims’ today is imperfect and flawed, it further quotes sources affirming that the codex