sunnah
Analysis of the Sunnah, traditional Islamic practices, and their theological significance.
Quran Difficulty: Should Muslims Show Kindness to Parents? Paid Members Public
Quran Difficulty Should Muslims Show Kindness to Parents? The Quran exhorts believers, in fact mankind in general, to be kind to parents: Say: Come, I will tell you what your Lord has made binding on you: that you shall serve no other gods besides Him; that you shall show kindness
The descent of the Quran -- Verses in conflict with the piecemeal theory Paid Members Public
Is half the Qur'an already fully detailed? Verses in conflict with the theory of a piecemeal descent of the Qur'an The Qur'an contains contradictory statements about how the Qur'an was supposedly revealed: Was it at one time as one complete book or
Qur'an Contradiction: The descent of the Quran -- piecemeal or all at once? Paid Members Public
Quran Contradiction The descent of the Quran Piecemeal or all at once? Sam Shamoun In several places, the Quran implies that it was sent down all at once on a specific night. Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down (onzila) the Qur'an, as a guide to
Quran Difficulty: Examining the inherent problems with the descent of the Quran Paid Members Public
Quran Difficulty Examining the inherent problems with the descent of the Quran Sam Shamoun According to the traditional, orthodox Sunni view the Quran was "sent down" in its entirety in the month of Ramadan: Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur'an, as
Qur'an Contradiction: Compel them or Not? Paid Members Public
Quran Contradiction Compel them or Not? Sam Shamoun The Quran repeatedly warns Muhammad against compelling or forcing people to believe in his message since his only responsibility is to preach to them and let Allah handle the rest: Whether We shall show thee (within thy life-time) part of what we
Muhammad, the most eloquent Paid Members Public
The Most Eloquent Muhammad described himself in a speech: I am the master of mankind, without vanity. And I am the most eloquent amongst all Arabs. And I am the first one (will be the first one) to knock at the door of paradise. And I am the first from
Sura 2:238 is not complete Paid Members Public
Sura 2:238 is not complete according to Aisha Malik's Muwatta, Book 8, Number 8.8.26: Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from al-Qaqa ibn Hakim that Abu Yunus, the mawla of A'isha, umm al-muminin said, "A'isha ordered
Rebuttals to Islamic Awareness : Arda Wiraz Namag (Iranian "Divina Commedia") And The "Prophet's" Night Journey Paid Members Public
Responses to Islamic Awareness Arda Wiraz Namag (Iranian "Divina Commedia") And The "Prophet's" Night Journey In this article, Dr. Saifullah attempts to defend his "Prophet" against the charge that Muhammad borrowed information from the Zoroastrian Arda Wiraz Namag to create the tale