Nicolai Sinai & the Islamic Dilemma Paid Members Public
I quote from Nicolai Sinai’s Key Terms of the Qur'an: A Critical Dictionary, published by Princeton University Press in 2023. All bolded, underlined emphasis is mine. ahl al-kitāb | the scripture-owners, the (previous) recipients of scripture Further vocabulary discussed: kitāb | scripture al-tawrāh | the Torah al-
The Veneration of Sacred Objects Paid Members Public
The Holy Scriptures speak of God being worshiped at his holy temple, where the ark of the covenant lay: “Yahweh reigns, let the peoples tremble; He sits enthroned above the cherubim, let the earth quake! Yahweh is great in Zion, And He is exalted above all the peoples. Let them
Christ’s Gospel and God’s Eternal Wrath Paid Members Public
It is an interesting fact of the inspired Scriptures that everlasting destruction/wrath/torment/fire is always mentioned in relation to those who oppose and reject the Lord Jesus and his Gospel. I list all the places that speak of God’s everlasting wrath and judgment: “And calling the crowd
Zamakhshari, the Bible, Jesus and the Spirit Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from one of Islam’s greatest expositors of the 12th century named al-Zamakhshari who wrote a commentary on the Quran titled, Al-Kashshāf ‘an Haqā’iq al-Tanzīl. The Bible’s Preservation “the Book and the Criterion” means that it combines the
The Quran’s Violation of Tauhid Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue from where I left off: The Quran’s Violation of Tauhid Pt. 1. Allah shares his names with Muhammad The Quran ascribes the very names and attributes of Allah to Muhammad himself. Case in point: “Thus We have appointed you a middle nation, that ye may be witnesses
The Quran’s Violation of Tauhid Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
In this post I will show from both the Quran and ahadith that the Salafi belief in a threefold division of tauhid, i.e., Islamic monotheism, is false. The threefold classification of tauhid are: Tauhid al-rububiyyah: the sole lordship of Allah, being the one and only absolute sovereign owner
Satan’s Descendant Becomes Muhammad’s Follower! Paid Members Public
There is a story found in both Sunni and Shia sources that the great grandson of Iblis (Satan) named Hama bin Heem bin Laheem bin Iblis who eventually became a Muslim. Hama met and followed Noah, Moses, Jesus and eventually Muhammad who then converted him. Here is a version of
The Inscripturation of Allah's Revelations Paid Members Public
The Quran teaches that the divinely revealed scriptures such as the Taurat, Psalms, and even itself, were written down in sheets or parchments: And they measure not the power of Allah its true measure when they say: Allah hath naught revealed unto a human being. Say (unto the Jews who