Examine Islamic Claims in Depth: hadith, sources, and history
Best done after Examine Islamic Claims
Six deeper 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 the core Examine Islamic Claims track.
What you will be able to do
By the end of this track, you will be able to: critique the ḥadīth corpus on its own terms, walk the doctrine of *naskh*, engage the four Sunni schools of Sharia, survey failed Qurʼānic prophecies and historical errors, compare the ethics of Jesus and Muhammad source-by-source, and rebut the major 'Muhammad in the Bible' claims.
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