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Analysis of the Sunnah, traditional Islamic practices, and their theological significance.

Islamic Procreation As Sex Jihad Members Public

According to the so-called authentic Sunni narrations, Muhammad disliked and discouraged his followers marrying barren, infertile women. Rather, he preferred and commanded them to marry young virgins and fertile women so that there would be a greater number of Muslims than non-Muslims.     67 Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah) (10) Chapter: The marrying

Sam Shamoun
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Muhammad Gets Mounted by Men! Members Public

According to a sahih (sound, authentic) narration, a group of tall, scrawny men mounted and rode Muhammad all night long, which caused him tremendous pain and exhaustion: إن عبدالله قال إستبعثني رسول الله ﷺ قال فانطلقنا حتى أتيت مكان كذا وكذا فخطَّ لي خطة فقال لي كن بين ظهرَي

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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AISHA’S WRATH & JEALOUSY Members Public

The sunni traditions illustrate Muhammad’s shameful failure as a husband, resulting in bitter jealousy and rivalry among his multiple wives. This is particularly true in the case of his child-bride Aisha, who was only 9 when her marriage consummated, and who was left a childless widow at the young

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MEDIATION IN ISLAM Members Public

There are certain narrations that are deemed to be authentic according to Sunni Islam, which plainly show Muhammad’s followers using either him or someone close to him as a means of mediating between the Islamic god and his followers. Take, for instance, the following hadiths which speak of gazing

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A GOAT’S JIHAD ON STONING & SUCKLING Members Public

The sunni Islamic traditions contain some rather silly and embarrassing narrations, which have caused many a Muslim shame and humiliation. Take, for example, the claim that Muhammad ordered a woman to breastfeed a mature young man a number of times in order to make him her foster-son! Or the fact

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IBN HANBAL ON SEEING HIS lord Members Public

According to specific traditions, the hadith scholar and early exponent of the uncreated nature of the Quran, who even has a school of Islamic jurisprudence named after him, Ahmad ibn Hanbal supposedly saw his lord in dreams. This has caused specific Muslim scholars to address the issue of whether a

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UNCREATED RECITATION OF THE QURAN Members Public

The references in this post are taken from Kitab As-Sunnah, written by Abu ‘Abdir-Rahman ‘Adbullah ibn Al-Imam Ahmad (d. 290H), translated by Abu Hajar, published by Al-Aqeedah, 2022. All emphasis will be mine. Since the Quran is supposed to be Allah’s Word, Muslims must therefore deny that it is

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MUHAMMAD’S TALKING ASS Members Public

According to one of the most authentic collections of Shia hadiths, Muhammad had a talking ass who narrated a tradition from a long chain of talking asses. All emphasis is mine. Ḥadīth #9: 627 9ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ وَعَلِيُ

Sam Shamoun
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