Isra’iliyat (Judaica) in Islamic sources

The case of Judeo-Christian legends in the early Islamic literature is very important for any objective student of the Islamic sciences. In this one needs to find out the reason and results of their getting into Islamic literature. Moreover we also need to find out some objective criteria to sort them out.

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Slavery in Islam and Christianity

Ka’b bin Malik narrates: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him, fainted for an hour. When he had a relief he said: “Fear Allah! Fear Allah! In the treatment of what your right hands posses (i.e. slaves). Cover their backs (i.e. clothe them), fill their bellies and be kind to them in speaking.” (Ibn Sa’d’s Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, Translated by S. Moinul Haq, Kitab Bhavan, New Delhi 2009 vol.2 p.317 The narration has been authenticated by Albani in Sahih al-Targhib wal-Tarhib Hadith 2288)

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Qur’an Preservation & Compilation -3 (under Abu Bakr)

In the last post of this series we discussed the circumstances during the time of Abu Bakr (RA) which lead him to seek the compilation of Qur’an in one binding. Today let’s analyze as to what he did and how actually;

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In our last session we discussed the general theories followed by the critics of Islam. In this article we refute the myth of Prophet (PBUH) learning from particular individuals, considering the each case. Following are the priests and monks whom the Prophet (PBUH) met ;

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In his bulk of lies on Qur’anic variants Sam Shamouns refers to the case of Surah 2 Verse 238 and tries to make an issue of what he calls the missing part on ‘Asr prayers.

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