sunnah
Analysis of the Sunnah, traditional Islamic practices, and their theological significance.
The law of retaliation in the Quran and early Islam Paid Members Public
Muhammads ire for your eye The law of retaliation in the Quran and early Islam James M. Arlandson True Islam, the one taught by Muhammad, revives the law of retaliation or lex talionis, best known from the formulation "an eye for an eye" in the Torah. Traditional Muslims
Is the Quran Preserved? Paid Members Public
الترجمة العربية Khaled The Quran makes this claim: Verily, we have sent down the Reminder, and, verily, we will guard it. Q15:9 According to Muslim commentators like Ibn Kathir, this Reminder is the Quran since just a few verses before that we read in the same Surah: But they
Was Muhammad a Pedophile? Paid Members Public
An Examination of Muhammads Relationship with a Nine-Year-Old Girl By David Wood For the Western mind, perhaps the most disturbing fact about Islam is that its founder had a sexual relationship with a nine-year-old girl. Because of this, it has become increasingly popular in some circles to refer to the
Does Islam Promote Peace? Paid Members Public
My recent one-page article: "Islam: More than a Religion" has inspired a lot of emails—some positive, some negative. Whether you are for or against what I have written, I appreciate hearing from you. God has given me a deep love and a burden for Muslims. My wife
Mubahala: A Prayer-Duel With A Muslim Paid Members Public
P RAYER-D UEL WITH A M USLIM: A Christian Confronts the Islamic Practice of Mubahala By David Wood and Nabeel Qureshi PART ONE: The Challenge During the summer of 2005, my friend Nabeel, who was a Muslim at the time, brought another Muslim to a small gathering of friends to
Islam: More than a Religion Paid Members Public
Over the past twenty years, my wife and I have lived overseas in a majority-Muslim nation. We have hundreds of dear friends who are Muslims. In the country where we work, "peace" in relationships is esteemed more than truth itself. A local proverb says, "Personally, I’d
Jihad: The truth about the rules of Islamic warfare Paid Members Public
Ill legal jihad in the Quran and early Islam The truth about the rules of Islamic warfare James M. Arlandson Muslim spokespersons who have access to the news media are misleading the public about jihad. The Council on American Muslim Relations (CAIR) says the following about jihad at the time
Islam Beheaded: The Information Superhighway and the Death of Mohammedanism Paid Members Public
Islam Beheaded The Information Superhighway and the Death of Mohammedanism[1] By David Wood Heinrich Heine once wrote a clever poem titled "Marie Antoinette," in which the ghost of everyones favorite French queen entertains her guests with "strictest etiquette." The irony of the poem is that