The Messenger of God said, “I would not give this verse for the whole world: O My servants who have transgressed against their souls, do not despair of God’s Mercy.” (Surah 39:53) (Ahmad)
Hadith
The living and the dead
The Messenger of God (upon whom be peace) said, “One who remembers one’s Lord and one who does not are like the living and the dead.” (Bukhari & Muslim)
Evanescence
The Messenger of God (upon whom be peace) said, “Whoever loves this world finds hardship in the other world, and whoever loves the other world finds hardship in this world; so prefer what is lasting to what is evanescent.” (Ahmad)
Problematic/controversial hadiths
Send your hadith questions to Professor Jonathan Brown. Click the screen grab. Jonathan A.C. Brown (born 1977) is an American scholar of Islamic studies. Since 2012, he has been associate professor at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign… Read More ›
A must read: ‘The Canonization of al-Bukhrari and Muslim: The Formation and Function of the Sunni Hadith Canon’
The book is a published edition of his PhD thesis and like all of Professor Brown’s work is readable and accessible to the layman. Read it for free by clicking on the cover.
Does Islam Teach “Substitutionary Atonement”? – A Response to a Christian Apologist
Faiz S. is a regular commentator on Blogging Theology. His comments are always intelligent and erudite. He has just published this article in reply to the evangelical apologist and fellow commentator Ken Temple. It originally appeared on Faiz’s excellent website The Quran and the Bible: A… Read More ›
A 7th Century War On Terror – By Adnan Rashid – Hittin Institute
‘What is there now, I ask of delight in this world? Everywhere we observe strife; fields are depopulated, the land has returned to solitude…And yet the blows of Divine justice have no end, because among the blows those guilty of… Read More ›
Nabeel Qureshi & The “Question” of Muhammad’s Salvation
reblogged from The Facts About Nabeel Qureshi In the two blog posts that have so far been published I have shown Nabeel Qureshi to be a sly, cunning proselytizer, one who thinks he can cheat the intellectual faculties of his congregants. When… Read More ›
Doesn’t anything change? More bad reasoning on the cause of ISIS violence
Just published: a new article by Professor Jonathan Brown, an American scholar of Islamic studies. In his ‘piece’ titled ‘The Quran’s deadly role in inspiring Belgian slaughter,’ Nabeel Qureshi asserts that his “point is not to question the faith” of ordinary Muslims… Read More ›
Professor Jonathan Brown: Is there Justice Outside God’s Law? SOAS, University of London
Happily this amazing lecture was filmed. It is a MUST watch for those interested in the subject. As I recall, the lecture theatre was totally packed out. Is there Justice Outside God’s Law?: Making Sense of the Boundaries of the… Read More ›
David Wood Pwns Himself AGAIN: White Skin In Classical Arabic
Nice video by Yahya Snow. Perhaps David Wood should stick to his day job.
“Do not become angry”
Posted by Abu Amina Elias on Saturday, February 20, 2016
A simple, yet powerful word
Kindness – such a simple, yet powerful word. The Prophet Muhammad taught people to be kind to all of God’s creations, including their parents, relatives, neighbours, animals and the environment. source
Why a Christian Can View Muhammad As A Prophet
Dr. Craig Considine is a Catholic American of Irish and Italian descent. Craig is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Rice University in Houston, Texas. As a sociologist, he focuses on the sociology of religion, race and… Read More ›
Dr Hugh Kennedy speaking about the origin of Islam
An Interview with Dr Hugh Kennedy, Professor of Arabic History at SOAS, negating Tom Holland’s views on the authenticity of Islam and speaking about the origin of Islam.
The 9 Commandments
The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: My Lord commanded me to adhere to nine things: He commanded me to: Be sincere when in private and in public, Be Just in times of peace and when… Read More ›
Tribulation of the saddle blankets (فتنة الأحلاس) #ParisAttack
I have a sick feeling in my stomach that I feel like a good cry would relieve, but I can’t make myself cry. I won’t be sleeping tonight. I’ll be praying for those suffering and those who will predictably and… Read More ›
The truth about Hudud punishments
Extract from Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet’s Legacy by Jonathan A.C. Brown In the Shariah, offenses were divided into those against God and those against man. Crimes against God violated His Hudud, or ‘boundaries,’ and were offenses… Read More ›
The hyperbolic language of the hadiths
Extract from Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet’s Legacy by Jonathan A.C. Brown The prophetic language of the Hadiths is consistently hyperbolic. We often find the phrase that someone who commits a certain sin or holds some incorrect… Read More ›
What Does Islam Say About Gay Marriage? Dr Jonathan AC Brown
(This article was originally published in July 2015) The recent Supreme Court decision on Obergefell v. Hodges makes gay marriage legal in the United States. Dr Jonathan Brown (above) a professor at Georgetown University explores how gay marriage would be… Read More ›
Islam and modernity
In a frank and insightful discussion Professor Brown lays out the contemporary context Muslims face when we read the hadith collections and the Quran. A must watch!
The Bible may resemble Hadith more than scripture but with less certainty to its authenticity
Many muslims consider the Bible (which consist of Old Testament and New Testament writings) is unlike the Qur’an, they are not God’s direct speech, but are just like the Hadiths that is the Bible were written-collected by men, and are… Read More ›
Everyone is born with an innately pure nature
The Messenger of God said, “Everyone is born with an innately pure nature, just as cattle produce whole offspring without any branding. Then their parents condition them into following organised religion, be it Judaism, Christianity, or Zoroastrianism,” Then Abu Huraira… Read More ›
“But there will come an age when whoso fulfilleth one tenth of the law shall be saved”
In the superb biography of the Prophet Muhammad by Martin Lings Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources there is a wonderful paragraph about Muhammad’s counsel to his companions, ‘It was his wont to warn them continually that the privilege of living… Read More ›
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