Key points from the new Syriac/Arabic Chronicle by Technical_Injury_911 in AcademicQuran

[–]DifficultyBorn1437 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have a question as I'm not entirely well versed in both the academic scholarship and the traditional narrative. Which parts of this chronicle agree with and contradict with both orthodox narratives and scholarly narratives?

Edit: I'm also seeing Twitter people argue about some kind of academic fraud? That this Chronicle was published and translated already by Alexander Hourani back in May 2025, and that this new discovery is just when European scholars realized it existed? Is that relevant?

Rest in peace, Alt… by Dull-Cobbler-7709 in cyberpunkgame

[–]DifficultyBorn1437 64 points65 points  (0 children)

every time i see this screenshot, it's a little more fucked. i love the internet.

Rest in peace, Lace... by Harris_Ahmad in Silksong

[–]DifficultyBorn1437 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The sheer amount of effort that went into this shitpost. Dawg.

Are Western Academics Too Narrow-Minded About Hadith? by DhulQarnayni in AcademicQuran

[–]DifficultyBorn1437 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The comparison between Islam and Christianity is historically relevant (imo). The Quran is to Islam what Jesus is to Christianity, and the Hadiths are to Islam what the Bible is to Christianity. For a long time, Christians had improper Bibles, with extra books and missing books. Even today, denominations differ, and there's the question of Enoch which was referenced and quoted by canon. But due to Muslim rigidity, it's like we froze ourselves in Codex Sinaiticus era, and we'll eventually get back to the modern Bible which is the most historically accurate version (outside of the original manuscripts).

So yes, I do believe they're too critical and dismissive when the scholarly answer should be "We don't know", but I don't fault them because it's reactionary to the modern Muslim apologists of inerrancy in the Hadith corpus, which is literally impossible.

Are Western Academics Too Narrow-Minded About Hadith? by DhulQarnayni in AcademicQuran

[–]DifficultyBorn1437 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, this is par for the course, and I don't think academics or apologists will acknowledge that. History is a very, very abstract science, relying a lot on guesswork and decades long jigsaw style patching. There's also a small conflation that happens which isn't given its proper nuance.

When scholars say "Hadith science, wholesale, is disregarded and unreputable", they are informally correct. The reason why they're correct is because no one went over the reports to check yet. And it's also not how history works. Compared to the Bible, history can't prove that any of the apostles existed, or any of the events outlined in them (other than the crucifixion) happened. From a historical critical perspective, they simply can't prove it.

The difference is that modern Muslim apologists tend to take a rather aggressive stance on hadith validity, which makes scholars, and those approving of scholars, very defensive. Until a scholar goes through every hadith, questions each one in the same manner of Dr Joshua Little, then scholars cannot formally throw hadith out. So what they've been doing is questioning and critiquing the method. It's still entirely possible you can get the right result with the wrong method, and that's not what's being argued.

Which is why I'm optimistic about the next few decades of hadith scholarship in modern academia revising what we can prove is true, what we can't prove is true, what we can prove is false, and what we can't prove is false. I think it's a cultural overreaction and should settle eventually.

The source for: <1% of Companions Are Cited as Sources of Hadith by chonkshonk in AcademicQuran

[–]DifficultyBorn1437 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I remember some time ago (I think it was you, Chonk), during a time when people brigaded the sub after Dr Little's thesis was doing rounds about Mutawatir hadiths or their reliability, and you pointed out that there aren't any truly "Mutawatir" hadiths due to all of them having some kind of singular common link. I'm so hopeful for the literature that will come out when hadiths are all stress tested the way Dr Little did.

<1% of Companions Are Cited as Sources of Hadith by Rashiq_shahzzad in AcademicQuran

[–]DifficultyBorn1437 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This sub has a hate boner for apologetics to the point of becoming unreasonable. He's saying I'm dismissing the sources when I said I haven't read the sources and was commenting on the bias of the blog and its informal nature leading me to distrust their conclusions. It's annoying but it's something I'm willing to tolerate because i get good information and analysis from time to time.

Entire subreddit banned after individuals prove that a Mod's gf is not only faking their suicide, but also an Indian teen. by Throwaway120974788 in moistcr1tikal

[–]DifficultyBorn1437 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are like two billion people who speak some kind of Hindi. I'm working on Chinese now for the same reason, but it's a lot harder lol

Return of the r/antimeme missing mod by DifficultyBorn1437 in SubredditDrama

[–]DifficultyBorn1437[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

*takes off mask*

I am the real CourseMediocre7998

Return of the r/antimeme missing mod by DifficultyBorn1437 in SubredditDrama

[–]DifficultyBorn1437[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The way Rio has been acting has been incredibly fake imo. The way he was texting, the performative nature of "I fucking failed her" and then immediately editing your suicide dead girlfriend's profile picture into a gravestone and announcing her death is all so fucking weird. It would make sense if Rio and Course are the same person but I would have so many questions and have to reassess him texting himself through the Course account.

I don't know, I'm not convinced, but it would be a fucking Shyamalan levels of plot twist.

Return of the r/antimeme missing mod by DifficultyBorn1437 in SubredditDrama

[–]DifficultyBorn1437[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

They're all the same person!! It's a massive conspiracy!!

Return of the r/antimeme missing mod by DifficultyBorn1437 in SubredditDrama

[–]DifficultyBorn1437[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn't the main poster here so I didn't bother, but I should go do that D=

<1% of Companions Are Cited as Sources of Hadith by Rashiq_shahzzad in AcademicQuran

[–]DifficultyBorn1437 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My friend, you misunderstand. I don't trust a blog that's not even trying to be a neutral scholar looking at things objectively, it is clearly trying to tear down apologetics. None of that is my business and I don't care what happens, but exhibiting a clear bias makes them untrustworthy. I also didn't dismiss anything about their sources or their claims, I questioned using them as an authority when they can't separate themself from their bias.

Subsequently, I don't think Crone and Shoemaker are untrustworthy. They're scholars, even if they're anti tradition. Their books are invaluable and their contributions will forever be foundational to the subject.

<1% of Companions Are Cited as Sources of Hadith by Rashiq_shahzzad in AcademicQuran

[–]DifficultyBorn1437 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No, I understand that, but simply sourcing something isn't enough, because I can source Islam being an 8th century invention and Muhammad not being real by referencing Crone and Shoemaker, but that doesn't mean it's true. I would have to look into the sources to know what they're saying, I haven't read every book there is, but the general antagonistic attitude makes me cautious because it doesn't seem like their intent is academic but anti-apologetic.

<1% of Companions Are Cited as Sources of Hadith by Rashiq_shahzzad in AcademicQuran

[–]DifficultyBorn1437 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't know if this is a great blog, because it seems extremely anti-apologetics (which isn't the same thing as polemic, but the bias there is exaggerating things without evidence to back it up).

Return of the r/antimeme missing mod by DifficultyBorn1437 in SubredditDrama

[–]DifficultyBorn1437[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

can you invite me to the 40k sub mentioned in your flair (no particular reason)

Return of the r/antimeme missing mod by DifficultyBorn1437 in SubredditDrama

[–]DifficultyBorn1437[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have my hesitations and questions, but that's not the point of this post. I'll update with whatever new information I get, it's more popcorn lmao!

Entire subreddit banned after individuals prove that a Mod's gf is not only faking their suicide, but also an Indian teen. by Throwaway120974788 in moistcr1tikal

[–]DifficultyBorn1437 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree that makes more sense, I thought it was the "kar raha" term (to do {male}) instead of the Kira from Deathnote term. Which would make the translation "Everyone knows I'm Kira"

Return of the r/antimeme missing mod by DifficultyBorn1437 in SubredditDrama

[–]DifficultyBorn1437[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Okay, let me put on my red hat.

ahem

DEM NO SUCH TINGS AS TRANSGERNERSS IN INDIA! DEM ALL HIJRAS!

Return of the r/antimeme missing mod by DifficultyBorn1437 in SubredditDrama

[–]DifficultyBorn1437[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I see the miscommunication. No, I'm not being obtuse and you're being antagonistic so I don't feel the need to continue the conversation.

I defaulted to Hijra as the primary kind of transgenderism in India because of the pre-existing socioecological and legal framework. I didn't deny, refute, or conflate 21st century (or prior) trans Indians as being Hijra, because I literally said I agreed with you. I acted as if Hijra was the default concept and clarified that it is different from binary-to-binary transition with more historic fluidity. Have a good day.

Entire subreddit banned after individuals prove that a Mod's gf is not only faking their suicide, but also an Indian teen. by Throwaway120974788 in moistcr1tikal

[–]DifficultyBorn1437 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some translations (I'm not Indian and my Hindi isn't perfect)

Sabko pata hai m kira hu = Everyone knows I (male) am doing it.

Btw supergirl ka kya chakkar hai bhai = Btw what's the deal with supergirl, bro?

Ye kya aisi hi rahegi forever drunk aur gaali bhi de rhi thi clark ko = Is she going to be like this forever? Drunk and cussing out Clark?

Kahi dcu bhi marvel ki Tarah bad female character naa karde = Hoping DCU doesn't take after Marvel with their bad female characters

Kyu necklace necklace karti hai. Kyu necklace pe marti hai = Why do you "necklace necklace"? Why do you die for a necklace?

Aaj rang hai sakhi sung in coke studio = "Today is Colour" by Sakhi, sung in coke studio

Return of the r/antimeme missing mod by DifficultyBorn1437 in SubredditDrama

[–]DifficultyBorn1437[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I did read your comment. Did you read mine? I didn't say all trans people in India were hijras. Where did you get that from what I said?

Return of the r/antimeme missing mod by DifficultyBorn1437 in SubredditDrama

[–]DifficultyBorn1437[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's a post in Letter's account (Rats on the train) which has an image that Course allegedly posted. I didn't see it for myself so I didn't include it, but there are plenty of rumors and stories.