sunnah
Analysis of the Sunnah, traditional Islamic practices, and their theological significance.
Muhammad and the Arab Criteria of Demon Possession Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi wrote a paper addressing my article regarding Muhammad demonstrating the conditions and symptoms which the pagan Arabs associated with demon possession. We recommend that the readers first carefully go over my paper and also Zawadi’s response before reading this rebuttal. Here is how he responds
Bassam Zawadi on Muhammad and Poetry [Part 3] Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Poetry Revisited Again and Again Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has again tried to defend Muhammad's double standards in reference to the use of poetry (1, 2, 3). In his paper he brought up two biblical passages to try and justify the contradictions between the Quran and
Bassam Zawadi on Muhammad and Poetry [Part 2] Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Poetry Revisited Again Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has made another attempt of responding (*) to my rebuttal regarding Muhammads inconsistent stance on poetry. He responds to my accusation of Muslims like him using a double standard when it comes to citing their own Muslim sources with: My Response: Well
Bassam Zawadi on Muhammad and Poetry Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Poetry Revisited Bassam Zawadi has written a brief reply to my article on Muhammads love-hate relationship with poetry. Zawadi begins by calling into question the veracity of the reports regarding the murdering of Abu Afak and Asma: My Response: The stories of the killing of Abu Afak and
The Dissatisfaction of Muhammads Wives: Being A Response to the Challenge of a Muslim Paid Members Public
The Dissatisfaction of Muhammads Wives Being A Response to the Challenge of a Muslim Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi, in his response (*) to my rebuttal to him regarding Safiyyah (*), claims he can prove that Muhammads wives were happy with their marital situation. He even daringly challenges me to prove otherwise: If
Muhammads Supposed Superiority Paid Members Public
Revisiting Muhammads Supposed Superiority Being a response to a Muslim Dawagandist Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi addresses (*) my articles concerning the Islamic scripture portraying Jesus as the greatest of all prophets, vastly superior to Muhammad, and that his blessed mother is the greatest woman ever created (1, 2). In the second
Muhammad Literate Still! [Round 2] Paid Members Public
Muhammad Literate Still! Round 2 Sam Shamoun This will be a reply to Zawadis recent attempt (*) of defending Muhammads illiteracy, or the assertion that his prophet was illiterate for most of his life. I will address his salient points and omit most of the comments that were already refuted in
Muhammad's Integrity : How His Opponents Viewed Him Paid Members Public
Muhammad The Doubter Still! Being Another Reply To A Dawagandist Sam Shamoun This is a partial response to Zawadi’s rebuttal (*) concerning Muhammad being a doubter and sinner who was often rebuked by his deity (*). The Quran says that Muhammad had doubts concerning whether he was really receiving revelations: And