Criticizing Islam, Islamism & Muslims: Evaluating the History & Beliefs of Islam with a Critical, Skeptical Perspective. What is Islam? What do Muslims believe? Is Islam a violent or a peaceful religion? In scholarship of Islam, traditionalists confine themselves to Muslim sources and take them at face value, accepting as true whatever they claim to be true. Articles here adopt a more critical and skeptical perspective. Islam & Racism: Does Islam have something to Teach the West? Islam and Religion in TurkeyPeople concerned about the direction Islam is taking or may take should pay careful attention to Turkey. Islamic Dress in French Schools & MulticulturalismIn many Western nations, Muslims are experiencing legal battles over whether women have a right to wear sectarian Muslim dress - specifically, a hijab which largely covers a women from head to toe.
Historical Islam: Superior or Inferior? Can Islam Be Reformed? Islam, Legalism, and SexTraditionally, Islam has generally been pretty open and frank when it comes to sexuality. Muslim Basic Beliefs: What Do Muslims Believe? Muslim Orthodoxy vs. FAQ's concerning Islam. The Noble Qur'an - القرآن الكريم. Surat An-Nisa' [4:34] The Status of Women in Islam. The Status of Women in Islam Some mistakenly believe that Islam honors women and dignifies them for the simple reason that they have not read the Qur’anic verses, and the sayings of Muhammad and all Muslim scholars concerning women.
Thus they take at face value all the claims of Muslim missionaries in this respect. We seek to excuse those who have converted to Islam and are deceived because no one would expect a religion which claims to be divine (at the same time) to treat women so disgracefully. We found on the other hand, some thinkers (even among Muslim Arabs) who have realized that women are not treated equal to men in Islam, though only a few of them occasionally dare to claim that publicly. Still, since their knowledge of Muhammad’s sayings and the commentaries of the scholars is limited, they present a few examples related only to the subjects of polygamy (marrying four women) and easy divorce. The Qur’an Commands Men To Beat Women This hemistich was composed by al-Zabayr: 1. 2. Myth: Muhammad Would Never Approve of Rape. TheReligionofPeace.com Presents: The Myth: Muhammad Would Never Approve of Rape The Truth: It is against Islam to rape Muslim women, but Muhammad actually encouraged the rape of others captured in battle.
This hadith provides the context for the Qur’anic verse (4:24): The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) sent a military expedition to Awtas on the occasion of the battle of Hunain. Actually, as the hadith indicates, it wasn't Muhammad, but "Allah the Exalted" who told the men to rape the women in front of their husbands - which is all the more reason not to think of Islam as being the same as other religions. Note also that the husbands of these unfortunate victims were obviously alive after battle.
There are several other episodes in which Muhammad is offered the clear opportunity to disavow raping women - yet he instead offers advice on how to proceed. "O Allah's Apostle! In fact, female slaves were traded like any other simple commodity by Muhammad and his band of devoted followers: More Fallacies & Scientific Inaccuracies In The Lying Koran - Religion. I created a thread on Nairaland scrutinizing the fallacies of the Koran, and I intend to continue my conversation in this second part. I have imported these from my study notes. I have them in volumes, anyone interested can request for them. The former thread: note how the Muslim defenders have skilfully evaded the questions till date, and/or have lied, threatened me or spoken even more foolishly in attempts to save face) Introduction: Issues in Islam.
The Qur’an is to Muslims the infallible word of God that they assert has been perfectly preserved on a tablet in heaven. The Qur’an teaches hand amputation for petty theft (Qur’an 5:38), that a man can own and have sex with slave girls (2:221; 4:3, 24-28; 23:5-6; 33:50-52; 70:30), allows child marriages (65:4-5, see N.J. Since the Qur’an makes some very high claims to infallibility, then a single error would render the whole dogmatic position as fallacious.
Miscellaneous errors. QUR'AN CHAPTER 27: AL-NAML (THE ANT, THE ANTS) Qur'an and Semen Production (Qur'an 86:7) Qur'an 86:7 says that sperm originates from the backbones and the ribs, a theory similiar to another erroneous theory proposed by Hippocrates in 5th century BC (1000 years before Islam). Hippocrates taught that semen comes from all the fluid in the body, diffusing from the brain into the spinal marrow, before passing through the kidneys and via the testicles into the penis.[1] This article analyzes the Qur'anic idea of semen production from between the sulb and the tara’ib. Introduction[edit] Many individuals have promulgated the Qur'anic idea of semen production from between the sulb and the tara’ib. This has led to several distinct classes of explanations provided by them. There are already articles available that refute these assertions.[2] However, this article aims to summarize the case against the various claims, so that a comprehensive review can be made of the issue.
Surah 86:7[edit] Arabic: يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب Transliteration: Yakhruju min bayni alssulbi waalttara-ibi Drs. 1. Islamic Science: Does Islamic literature contain scientific miracles? Over the last decade growing numbers of Muslims have declared the Qur'an to be a book filled with alleged scientific miracles. Numerous web sites, books and videos have been produced that proclaim Islam to be truly a religion of divine origin, citing "scientifically accurate" statements in the Qur'an and Hadiths.
Many of these productions introduce their claims with a statement like this: One of the most remarkable things in the Quran is how it deals with science. The Quran which was revealed in the 7th century to Muhammed (p.b.u.h.) contains unbelievable scientific facts which are being discovered in this century. Scientists are shocked and many times speechless when they are shown how detailed and accurate some verses in the Quran are to modern science. This article will confront this question, as well as confront the various verses from the Qur'an which Muslim's cite as scientific miracles.
Of the roughly 1.3 billion Muslims on the planet, 90% are Sunni. Creation of Earth Conclusion. The Quran on Semen Production. The Quran on Semen Production Sam Shamoun The Quran implies that semen production takes place in the kidney or back area: "Now let man but think from what he is created! He is created from a drop emitted - Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs:" S. 86:5-7 Dr. Here we find that Man is made from a 'gushing fluid' that issues from the adult father during the 'now' of the reproductive act, from a specific physical place 'between the loins and the ribs.' To avoid attributing a scientific error to the Quran, some Muslims claim that the Quran is not referring to the production of semen.
The latter part of this verse, i.e. Learner is not alone here. The problem with the above explanation is that Dr. At 'Understanding Islam', we present the explanation of Islam in the light only of the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Mohammed (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). That Muhammad is speaking of actual female sperm becomes clear from the following hadith: And, Mahmoud M. Finally: The Qur'an & the Bible in the Light of History & Science.
A Christian Response to Dr. Jamal Badawi's "Seven Wonders of The Quran" Considered to be North America's leading Islamic Apologist, Halifax Nova Scotia's Dr. Jamal Badawi is perhaps the most active Muslim as far as inter-Faith dialogue is concerned. Dr. Badawi has debated some of the world's finest Christian scholars on issues as diverse as the authority of the Quran and the divinity of Jesus. To support the contention that the Quran is inspired and that Muhammad is God's prophet, Dr.
The last three are further evidence of Divine inspiration since Muhammad, an illiterate man, could not have possibly known these facts and compose such a book. It is our intention in this study to take each of the propositions presented by Dr. The Quran claims to be the word of God. To argue that a book which claims to be from God is proof enough for its inspiration is fallacious. The question begs to be asked if God is speaking who then is the Lord that he serves? Other examples are: Obviously, God could not possibly be the speaker within these passages. "Umm Kulthum Uqba b. The Qur'an - Claims & Evaluation. Was Muhammad the Prophet like unto Moses?
By Cornelius Dear Muslim Friends, Muslim apologists claim that Muhammad was the prophet like unto Moses who is mentioned in Deuteronomy. This handout will mention some of the similarities and differences between Muhammad and Moses, and why Christians do not believe Muhammad was the prophet like unto Moses. First, let us look at the passage of interest: Deuteronomy 18:18-22 (KJV) “I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. Typical similarities between Moses and Muhammad claimed by Muslim apologists: Comments on similarities Muhammad not like Moses. The Truth About Mohammed (Brigitte Gabriel's Review of Robert Spencer's New Book Alert) Skip to comments. The Truth About Mohammed (Brigitte Gabriel's Review of Robert Spencer's New Book Alert) FrontPageMag.com ^ | October 30, 2006 | Brigitte Gabriel Posted on Mon Oct 30 10:43:58 2006 by goldstategop “Freedom of inquiry and speech, the quest for truth, should not be cowed into silence by violent intimidation or the acceptance of half-truths and propaganda meant to appease freedom’s enemies. One thing is certain: if no one is willing to take such risks, freedom of speech will swiftly become a relic of history.”
These are the words of author Robert Spencer, who is risking his life to educate Westerners about the life of the founder of Islam. Yet it's strange that any Muslim would react with anger to Spencer's book, since he bases it strictly on Islamic sources, all written by pious and serious Muslims. Within the Islamic world, by contrast, Muhammad is considered untouchable. Spencer warns that for the West to be intimidated into silence by this behavior is dangerous. Biography. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mohammed and Mohammedanism (Islam) To complement this article, which was taken from the 1910 Catholic Encyclopedia, New Advent recommends a prayerful reading of "Nostra Aetate" from the Second Vatican Council. Mohammed, "the Praised One", the prophet of Islam and the founder of Mohammedanism, was born at Mecca (20 August?) A.D. 570.
Arabia was then torn by warring factions. The tribe of Fihr, or Quarish, to which Mohammed belonged, had established itself in the south of Hijas (Hedjaz), near Mecca, which was, even then, the principal religious and commercial centre of Arabia. Mohammed's father was Abdallah, of the family of Hashim, who died soon after his son's birth. On his commercial journeys to Syria and Palestine he became acquainted with Jews and Christians, and acquired an imperfect knowledge of their religion and traditions. The sources of Mohammed's biography are numerous, but on the whole untrustworthy, being crowded with fictitious details, legends, and stories. A.