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Revisiting the Age of Aisha: Postscript Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this section we shall 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. Note what the following sources say
Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 4 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We come to the fourth segment of our rebuttal. 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 women…” Brown could not have picked a
Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue from where we previously left off. 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 supposed to be a role model for all
Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We proceed with our response to Brown’s assertions. 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 to a ten-year-old was because marrying girls considered underage
Revisiting the Age of Aisha Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun 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 Shirk of Adam and Eve Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun This a response to Bassam Zawadi’s attempt at refuting my article concerning the Quran accusing Adam and Eve of associating partners with Allah. We encourage the readers to first look over my article and then Zawadi’s reply before reading this one, since that it will make
The Holy Bible, the Quran, and the Story of Adam Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Differences Between the Biblical and Quranic Account Of the Story of Adam A Response to Shabir Ally Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We continue our discussion of Adam’s fall and the negative effects it had on his descendants. Ally also didn’t bother to mention the fact that the Quran
The Holy Bible, the Quran, and the Story of Adam Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Differences Between the Biblical and Quranic Account Of the Story of Adam A Response to Shabir Ally Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun In this paper I am going to be responding to Shabir Ally’s reply to a question concerning the differences between the biblical and quranic accounts of the story