Sean W. Anthony (@shahanSean)

Stumbled across this on my feed today: a great example of how the isnāds of even the most authentic (ṣaḥīḥ) ḥadīth often conceal just as much as they reveal. Though attributed to the prophet Muḥammad with no mention of Jesus, it clearly comes from Matthew 25. ...

I drafted a table today for my grad students of the so-called "satanic verses" which many early Muslim scholars allege were cast by Satan into Surat Najm after vv. 19-20: أفرءيتم اللات والعزى ومناة الثالثة الأخرى As one can easily see, there are many variances btw the versions ...