history
Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.
THE UNCREATED CREATED QURAN Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from an online Muslim Q&A site, which asserts that the Arabic Quran recited by Muslims and written down is created. These authors/scholars state that the Quran as the speech of Allah is not identical to that which is in the
SHIAS ON THE CORRUPT QURAN Paid Members Public
In this post, I cite specific narrations from the Al-Kafi collection, considered by Shia to be one of their most authoritative sources on ahadith, in respect to the corruption of the Quran. According to this Shiah work, the Quran initially contained 17,000 verses and was “revealed” in one way,
JAY SMITH & THE EXTANT MSS FOR ISLAM Paid Members Public
The following info is taken from Jay Smith’s refutation to Muhammadan Farid’s lies and misinformation regarding the dates of the early sirah and ahadith sources, which can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaUJ8Y1NNas&t=38s Jay Smith introduces for the first time the
GNOSTIC FABLES OF ISLAM Paid Members Public
Muhammad’s contemporaries accused him of regurgitating the ancient myths, fables, traditions, fairytales, etc., of the pagans, Jews, Christians, various heretical sects, etc., and passing them off as revelations sent down to him from his deity: Those who disbelieve say: “This (the Qur’an) is nothing but a lie that
TALMUD, MUHAMMAD & PEDOPHILIA Paid Members Public
MARRIAGEABLE AGE IN RABBINIC JUDAISM In this post I will cite leading rabbinic sources and authorities to show that a female was considered mature enough for marriage only after she had reached puberty, which the rabbis interpreted as taking place after the age of twelve. All emphasis shall be mine.
TALMUD, MUHAMMAD AND PEDOPHILE Paid Members Public
MARRIAGEABLE AGE IN RABBINIC JUDAISM In this post I will cite leading rabbinic sources and authorities to show that a female was considered mature enough for marriage only after she had reached puberty, which the rabbis interpreted as taking place after the age of twelve. All emphasis shall be mine.
WHAT WAS MUHAMMAD’S NAME? Paid Members Public
According to specific traditions, Muhammad was initially given the name Qutam by his paternal grandfather Abd al-Muttalib, but was subsequently changed due to an alleged dreamed thst Muhammad’s mother saw, which informed her that his name will be Muhammad: As for Quṯam b. ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib: his mother was Ṣafiyyah
JOSEPHUS AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE Paid Members Public
Here I share what first century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus wrote concerning some of the supernatural signs and omens that occurred before and during the siege and destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, including heavenly signs seen by the populace as the Temple was being destroyed. The following excerpt is