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One of the challenges upholders of Hadith fall into is if they categorize the Hadith besides the Quran as divine revelation or not. If they claim it is not divine revelation, then there is no obligation to uphold any Hadith besides the Quran. If they believe it is divine revelation, then this creates many potential … Continue reading The Problem with Calling Hadith Revelations

In Classical Arabic poetry, there is a poem from Hassan ibn Thabit that states: حَصَانٌ رَزَانٌ مَا تُزَنُّ بِرِيبَةٍ وَتُصْبِحُ غَرْثَى مِنْ لُحُومِ الْغَوَافِلِ Here is the word by word translation of this expression. ArabicTranslationحَصَانٌA chaste [woman],رَزَانٌrespectfulمَاnotتُزَنُّshe conceives a suspicionبِرِيبَةٍin doubt / suspicion / evil thoughtوَتُصْبِحُand [she] becomesغَرْثَى[she] hungersمِنْforلُحُومِ(the) fleshالْغَوَافِلِthe unaware [women] Put another way: … Continue reading Backbiting Idiom

There was a time when the followers of the Quran were leading the world in science, technology, philosophy, and education. This period is referred to as the Islamic Golden Age, and took place in Baghdad which was the world's largest city at the time. This period began during the reign of the Abbasid Khalifa Harun al-Rashid (r. 786–809 CE) with … Continue reading How Hadith and Sunnism Destroyed Islam and Rationality

The Quran often cites scientific facts embedded in its verses. For instance, the Quran describes the orbit of planets when it makes the statement, "each floating in its own orbit" ( كُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ ). https://media.giphy.com/media/D3sbTsuhZzN0A/giphy.gif [36:40] The sun is never to catch up with the moon—the night and the day never deviate—each of them … Continue reading Tidal Locking

Nowhere in the Quran does it claim that Muhammad was the final messenger (rasool). The Quran only confirms that Muhammad was the final prophet (nabi). [33:40] Muhammad was not the father of any man among you. He was a messenger of GOD and the final prophet. GOD is fully aware of all things.  مَا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ … Continue reading Does the Hadith Claim Muhammad was the final messenger?

Historically, towards the end of the life of the prophet and predominately after the prophet's death in the year 632 AD (11 AH), numerous individuals proclaimed themselves be the prophet of God and coalesced their group of followers. This led to the Ridda Wars (Apostasy Wars). These were a series of military campaigns launched by … Continue reading False Prophets After Muhammad in 7th Century Arabia

I want you to read the following prompt and figure out what this is describing. A newspaper is better than a magazine. A seashore is a better place than a street. At first, it is better to run than to walk. You may have to try several times. It takes some skill, but it is … Continue reading First Comes Righteousness

The phrase Allahu Akbar ( الله أكبر ) as a standalone phrase would be translated to "God is the Greatest." If this expression was used in comparison to something else, then it would be translated as "God is greater." Some individuals have come up with the idea that it is an incorrect utterance to say … Continue reading Allahu Akbar

#1 Follow Only Commands in God's Book Narrated `Aisha: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to me and I told him about the slave-girl (Barirah) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Buy and manumit her, for the Wala is for the one who manumits." In the evening the Prophet (ﷺ) got up and glorified Allah as He deserved and … Continue reading Anti-Hadith Hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari

Bukhari is considered the most renowned collector of Hadith in the traditional Muslim world. He was born in 810 and was the first individual to collect a compilation of only Sahih Hadith, which he published around the year 846, some two hundred years after the death of the prophet. Sahih means authentic and is said … Continue reading Sahih Bukhari Hadith Lacks Consistency