The Qur'an and the Story of the Talking Ants Paid Members Public
Responses to Bismikaallahuma & NESSIA Talking Ants in the Qur'n? A long time ago, I published a short article titled Qur'an difficulty: Ants cannot talk in the section discussing Contradictions in the Qur'an. Over the years there have been a couple of Muslim responses
Shibli Zaman on Refuting "Answering Islam" Paid Members Public
Shibli Zaman's Refutation of "Answering Islam" The following are some thoughts on Shibli Zaman's page Refutation of "Answering Islam". When Mr. Zaman originally went public with his new NESSIA site, he had four sections listed in the category "Site Rebuttals."
Osama Abdallah and the 360 Joints Revisited Paid Members Public
The 360 Joints Issue Revisited Still staggering around in the dark Jochen Katz After having been humiliated so badly on this issue, Osama Abdallah would have done better not to revisit this topic, but he just could not leave it alone. Originally, Abdallah tried to convince people that Muhammad'
Islam’s Divine Insurance Scam Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz1 Bassam Zawadi has produced a short article (*) where he tries to show why Dr. William Lane Craig’s defense (*) of penal substitution is unsatisfactory. We recommend reading both articles first since this will make it easier to understand the context of Zawadi’s “reply” and
How can Allah be “given” an Inheritance? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun with Jochen Katz In the spirit of keeping Paul Williams honest and consistent, I have chosen to turn one his objections against the Deity of Christ against him. The Muslim scripture teaches that Allah is given an inheritance from his creatures! And most surely We bring to life
Islamic Genetics Paid Members Public
How a Jew’s testing of Muhammad proves that he was not a true prophet Sam Shamoun and Jochen Katz According to al-Bukhari, there was a Jew who went to see Muhammad when the latter first arrived to Medina in order to see whether he was a true prophet. The
Allah & Mo., Inc. Paid Members Public
Islam's Foundational Partnership Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz According to noted Muslim historian and exegete al-Tabari Muhammad boasted to his companions about the meaning of his specific names: Muhammad b. al-Muthanna – Ibn Abi ‘Adi – ‘Abd al-Rahman (that is, al-Mas‘udi) – ‘Amr b. Murrah – Abu ‘Ubaydah – Abu Musa [al-Ash‘
Islam’s Other god Paid Members Public
[Part 2] Analyzing the Quran’s Implicit Deification of Muhammad Sam Shamoun and Jochen Katz Despite the Quran’s explicit and emphatic position that Muhammad was a weak mortal, testifying of his frailty, fallibility and sinfulness (see Part 1), there are other verses which laid the foundation for the later