What is the hadith in Islam?
The hadith is the collected oral tradition about Muhammad—tradition that is crucial in shaping the beliefs of Muslims. In Islam, the primary holy text is the Qur’an, which Muslims believe was dictated to Muhammad by the supreme deity, Allah. This revelation is relatively short on detail. For all intents and purposes, Islamic doctrines are more…
Are there errors in the Qur’an (Koran)?
Though Muslims often argue for the divine origin of the Qur’an on grounds that “no error, alteration, or variation” has touched its copies since its inception, such a view does not accurately represent the facts. While it is indeed correct to say that the Qur’an of today is a nearly perfect copy of its seventh-century…
What are the satanic verses?
The satanic verses are two lines in the Quran that, according to some versions of Muslim history, Muhammad spoke under the direction of Satan rather than Allah. Some early Muslim sources record that Muhammad admitted that Surah (“Chapter”) 53, verses 21–22 of the Quran, as they originally read, were the result of a satanic trick…