Category: Muhammad

  • Will the Real “Demon-Possessed” Prophet Please Stand Up?

    The following is our partial response to the tirade authored by the belligerent Christian missionary Sam Shamoun, to be found here. This article will clearly establish Prophet Muhammad(P) as the true Prophet, insha’Allah. In the forthcoming papers, we will provide a detailed critique of the shoddy polemics of the missionary, together with a detailed examination…

  • The Subjective Consciousness of Muhammad

    Here we have two notions which appear differently from the point of view of the prophet: the notion of his subjective consciousness, which arises out of his human knowledge, and that of Qur’anic consciousness, which is revealed to him. It is necessary to establish a clear distinction between these two notions in order to better…

  • Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and the Slander towards Muhammad

    Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and the Slander towards Muhammad

    It is well-known that the polemics of the Christian missionaries and Orientalists where the character of the Prophet(P) ranges from the totally ludicrous to an outright lie and blasphemy. One such polemic is with regard to the allegation that the Prophet(P) suffered from a type of epilepsy known as temporal lobe epilepsy. This charge on…

  • The Psychological Impact of The Fatrah Experience

    In their hasty attempt to obfuscate and attack anything that invalidates their claims regarding the Prophet’s (P) experiences during the period known as the Fatrah, the Christian missionary Sam Shamoun had released a verbal barrage of rhetorical nonsense in his (ridiculously-)titled “A Christian Perspective[!] of the Fatrah of Muhammad”. Needless to mention, it is neither…

  • The Fatrah: Intermission of the Prophet Muhammad

    The Fatrah: Intermission of the Prophet Muhammad

    In between the period of time when the Prophet Muhammad(P) received his first Revelation during the Night of Power (laylat al-qadr) and when he finally received the second Revelation, the Prophet(P) showed signs of being distressed and disturbed by this period of silence from the Heavens. This period of time is known as the Fatrah,…

  • Qadi Iyad on the Story of Zayd and Zaynab

    Translated by Aisha Bewley from Muhammad, Messenger of Allah, Ash-Shifa of Qadi ‘Iyad, Madinah Press, Granada (1991), pp. 352-354 If you asked what Allah means in the story of Zayd ibn Haritha by His words, “When you said to the one whom Allah had blessed and you have blessed, ‘Keep your wife’ and you were…