Was Allah ever identical to Hubal in pre-Islamic Arabia ? This rebuttal dismantles the claim by examining historical sources, cultic practice, and theological continuity, showing that Hubal functioned as a foreign idol while Allah remained a transcendent high deity. Read the full rebuttal to see why the “Allah = Hubal” theory collapses under historical and logical scrutiny.
A missionary under the Yahoo ! Groups nome de plume of “Patriot Tim” has made an allegation in a discussion group by stating that the Syrian pagan idol RIMMON () as mentioned in 2 Kings 5:18 is the same Deity as for the Muslims, who sometimes call upon God as ar-rahman (The Merciful).
This study dismantles the al-zuṭṭ hadith polemic through close reading, lexicography, and narrative control. By restoring context to yarkabūn, examining transmission variants, and comparing Semitic parallels, it shows how innuendo translation exploits polysemy, suppresses closure, and manufactures scandal without historical warrant within disciplined philology and sober methodological limits alone here
Early Christianity lacked a single, unified theology. This article shows how later “orthodoxy” emerged through historical consolidation rather than original consensus.
The death of Muhammad ﷺ examined through Qur’anic language, hadith context, and history, exposing how poison claims rely on misreading sources.