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Textual, theological, and historical examinations of the Qur’an and its claims.
Muhammad and Wife Beating Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Catching Muslims In Another Lie The Quran gives men the permission to discipline their wives whom they fear are being rebellious by beating or striking them: Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their
Muhammad and Wife Beating: Postscript Paid Members Public
See our previous essay (/2018/05/31/3512/). It seems that Aisha wasn’t the only prepubescent girl that Muhammad had eyes for, and whom he intended to physically strike. In the following narrations we have a situation where Muhammad came in upon a prepubescent who still had a wet
Muhammad and Wife Beating Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Catching Muslims In Another Lie We resume our discussion (/2018/05/31/muhammad-and-wife-beating-pt-2/). The Polemicists to the Rescue! Suffice it to say the hadith of Muhammad physically striking his young bride Aisha in the chest, thereby causing her pain, has troubled many a Muslim, as can be seen by some
Who really is Muhammad’s Allah? Paid Members Public
This is going to be a rather short post. According to the Quran, Allah is the best of all deceivers, But they were deceitful/deceptive (Wa’makaroo), and Allah was deceitful/deceptive (wa’makara Allahu), for Allah is the best of all deceivers (wa’Allahu khayru al-makireena)! S. 3:54
The Quran Testifies – Satan is a lot like Allah! Paid Members Public
The Quran claims that there is no one that is like Allah, none that are comparable to him. (He is) the Creator of the heavens and the earth: He has made for you pairs from among yourselves, and pairs among cattle: by this means does He multiply you: there is
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 true
Allah and Satan: Who Misleads Whom? Paid Members Public
A Further Example of the Quran’s Incoherent Structure There is a specific passage in the Quran which at first glance seems to be a record of the statements made by Satan to Allah; at least this is how many of the Quranic translators have understood it. Yet upon closer
Does Islam Reject the Need for Vicarious Sacrifices? Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
We resume our discussion (/2018/05/09/does-islam-reject-the-need-for-vicarious-sacrifices-pt-2/). Like the Quran, the hadiths bear witness to the availability and textual reliability of the previous Scriptures during Muhammad’s time. Note, for example, what the following narration states: Narrated Abdullah Ibn Umar: A group of Jews came and invited the Messenger