Advanced Polemics: depth on the critique of Islam
Best done after Core Polemics
Six deeper polemics lessons that go past the core. Hadith reliability with the actual classical and revisionist scholarship; abrogation (naskh) and what it implies; Sharia in detail across the four Sunni schools and modern reformers; failed Qurʼānic prophecies and historical errors; comparative ethics of Jesus and Muhammad from primary sources; and contextual rebuttals of the 'Muhammad in the Bible' claims. Best done after Core Polemics.
Lessons are ordered for the best build-up, but you can open any of them. We'll mark the recommended next lesson so you always know where to pick back up.
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Hadith reliability and contradictions
22 minCritique the ḥadīth corpus on its own terms — isnād limits, contradictory reports, what classical Muslim scholars themselves graded.
4 readingsIncludes practice - 2
Abrogation in the Qurʼān (naskh)
22 minWalk the doctrine of *naskh*, its scope (within the Qurʼān, of previous scripture, of recitation only), and the implications for divine speech.
3 readingsIncludes practice - 3
Sharia in detail: apostasy, women, slavery, jihad
24 minRead the four Sunni schools, the dissenting modern voices, and Pew Research data on what Muslims today actually hold.
5 readings - 4
Failed prophecies and historical errors
20 minSurvey the strongest examples of unfulfilled prophecy and historical confusion in the Qurʼān and ḥadīth.
2 readingsIncludes practice - 5
Comparative ethics: Jesus vs. Muhammad
22 minRead the ethical example of each — sermon on the mount alongside the sīra — fairly and source-by-source.
4 readings - 6
Bible 'prophecies of Muhammad' rebutted
20 minWalk Deut 18:18, Song of Songs 5:16, and Isaiah 29 in their actual context — show why each application to Muhammad fails.
2 readingsIncludes practice