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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]
Ramadan: One of the Names of Allah???!!! Paid Members Public
As if Islam couldn’t get any more strange, it turns out that one of Allah’s most beautiful names happens to be Ramadan! This comes from one of Islam’s greatest scholars that ever named, namely, al-Ghazali. Here’s what he wrote in his book devoted to the ninety-names
Some Grammatical Mistakes of the Quran Paid Members Public
It is common knowledge to native Arabic speaking non-Muslims (and even Muslims!), as well as scholars of Islam, that the Quran contains grammatical errors, which fanatical Muslim fundamentalists have tried to explain away, but to avail. For instance, according to several so-called authentic Sunni sources, the Quran contains at least
Original Sin in Islam Revisited Paid Members Public
In this post, I am going to present some of the evidence showing that the Quran and hadiths affirm that the sin of Adam and Eve affected the whole human race, and creation in general, by corrupting their descendants and causing them to be expelled from paradise. Note, for example,
Muhammad’s Need of A Savior Paid Members Public
The Quran expressly teaches that a sinful person cannot bear the sins of others: Say: “Shall I seek for (my) Cherisher other than God, when He is the Cherisher of all things (that exist)? Every soul draws the meed of its acts on none but itself: no bearer of burdens
The Deception of Allah and the Uncertainty of Salvation Paid Members Public
The Quran warns people against feeling secure from Allah’s lies, deceit, schemes etc. Have they become sure about Allah’s scheming/deceit (makra Allahi)? None are sure about Allah’s scheming/deceit (makra Allahi) except the people who are losers. S. 7:99 The verse is formulated in absolute
Allah Disgraces His “Prophet” Paid Members Public
It is apparent from the Quran and ahadith that Allah and Muhammad had an intense love-hate relationship. The Islamic corpus shows that, not only did Muhammad have to live under the constant terror and dread of his god, he even had to undergo some rather humiliating circumstances: Narrated Aisha: Magic