Abolishing what Satan proposes? -- A Fresh Look at the Reason for Abrogation in the Quran Paid Members Public
Abolishing what Satan proposes? A Fresh Look at the Reason for Abrogation in the Quran Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz The official position of Sunni Islam is that the Quran contains a unique feature known as abrogation. Sunni scholarship maintains, on the basis of a few Quranic passages, that the
The Necessity of the Trinity Paid Members Public
Muslims often argue for the unity of God from the viewpoint that more than one God would bring chaos and fighting between the gods. This is true if we think of many separate gods, but Christians only believe in ONE God, not many gods. But we believe that there is
Why I am not a Muslim Paid Members Public
My Questions to Muslims Simplicity Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. -- Albert Einstein Quite a number of Muslims argue that the Islamic concept of God is true [and the Christian faith wrong] *because* the concept of God in Islam is "simpler". Let me illustrate
Was Muhammad Illiterate? Paid Members Public
Was Muhammad Illiterate? For me that is not a very important question since Muhammad's illiteracy doesn't prove anything. The famous classical Greek poet Homer was blind and hence couldn't read or write either. But he composed one of the most famous pieces of literature.
Was Muhammad the Prophet like Moses? Paid Members Public
The Claim that Muhammad was the Prophet like Moses "I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him." -- Deuteronomy 18:18 In regard to the
Muhammad And The Demons Paid Members Public
MUHAMMAD AND THE DEMONS by Silas PART 1 MUHAMMAD'S EXPERIENCES WITH SPIRITS [NOTE: My comments in the source material are in [ ] type brackets. Source author's / translator's quotes are in ( ) type brackets.] 1) An experience Muhammad had as a child. When Muhammad was a child
Slavery in Islam Paid Members Public
SLAVERY IN ISLAM by Silas ABSTRACT Islam institutionalized slavery. Muhammad began to take slaves after he moved to Medina, and had power. Slaves were usually taken in raids on nearby Arab tribes, or war, either through offensive or defensive actions. Islam allows the taking of slaves as "booty"
Why I am not a Muslim Paid Members Public
My Questions to Muslims Pressure and Pretence What would you think if your professor, or your employer said to you: "Please be completely honest with me, but don't dare to disagree!" ? In the last article on the issue of "taqiyya" we have seen how