Myths of Islamists – The asceticism of the Companions
IF WE TAKE the first example, the man wearing patchwork, this refers to ‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb. The Ahl al-Sunna wal-Jamā‘a…
Islamic myths – Yajuj and Majuj – 2
THE NAME MĀGŌG is also mentioned in 1 Chronicles 1:5: The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and…
Islamic myths – Yajuj and Majuj – 1
THE NARRATORS OF THE ISRĀ’ĪLIYYĀT[1] took advantage of this verse to fabricate superstitions to plant in the minds of the…
Myths of Islamists – The ‘Sahih’ Hadith Collections
LET US TAKE A LOOK at what the writings of these two denominations say about these ten books and make…
Myths of Islamists – Love between the Companions – 2
IN HIS COLLECTION of Ṣaḥīḥ hadiths Muslim narrates a tale that demonstrates the position of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib as regards Abū Bakr…
Myths of Islamists – Love between the Companions – 1
WE WILL THEREFORE refer to the books of the Muslims to find out just how deep that brotherly relationship was,…
Islamic myths – The torment of the grave – 2
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA GOES ON to detail how, according to a description given by R. Eliezer (1st cent.) to his disciples,…
Islamic myths – The torment of the grave – 1
HOWEVER, IT WAS FROM THIS same Abū Hurayra that the largest volume of hadiths falsely attributed to the Prophet were taken. These…