The marriage of the Prophet Muhammad to Aishah bint Abu Bakr when she was at a young age has been the focus of intense criticism in the West.
Monthly Archives: November 2021
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Some people never look beyond sensational headlines, and are often taken in by the hysteria whipped up by our politicians, media, and right wing extremists. The issue of Shariah is a prime example.
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A common myth propagated by some groups is that the Khilafah ended 1924.
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The word ‘Sufi’ is derived from the Arabic word “soof”, meaning wool. This is because of the Sufi habit of wearing woollen coats, as part of their initiation into the Sufi order.
The h̩adīth of al-Ghadir Khumm is highly significant in Shī‘ī historiography and theology. According to Lalani and Jafri this incident was an affirmation of the clear divine designation of ‘Alī as the Prophet’s religious and political successor.
One of the key arguments of the Quraniyūn is that revelation is confined to the Quran and hence the Sunnah is not revelation. Therefore we follow the Quran alone, and no other source.
The Qur’aniyūn believe the sole function of the Prophet was to deliver the Qur’an, and not to explain it. Hence the hadīth does not explain the Qur’an.
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In this article I demonstrate that there was a strong tradition of writing among the Arabs prior to the Prophethood of Muhammad and hence hadith must also have been preserved
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One of the favourite (and historically inaccurate) arguments of the Quraniyun, is that there are no hadīth works written before Imam Bukhari.
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The Quraniyun argue that hadīth were written so long after the events that it is impossible to vouch for their authenticity.